Source: Daily Trust
At a recent consultative session with a delegation of the Nigerian parliament, the National Assembly, the issue of women’s participation in politics came up, and one of the male parliamentarians said: “it’s not that we dislike your (women’s) participation in politics, in fact the Nigerian constitution does not discriminate against women, it’s just that you women are mostly not organised and you do not support and encourage yourselves”.
Source: Daily Trust
On Wednesday, the Women's Rights Advancement and Protection Alternative (WRAPA) celebrated the end of the Raising Her Voice Project (RHV) in the country.
Source: New 24
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood has warned that a UN document demanding global standards to prevent violence against women is un-Islamic and would lead to the "complete degradation of society".
Source: Amnesty International
When she met her husband, Amina Agami never thought her home would become the place of nightmares – nor that one day she would have to gather the courage to leave him.
Source: The Star
Some 20 Kiambu women who lost in the March 4 elections have asked President-elect Uhuru Kenyatta to appoint them to government. They said it is only fair for Uhuru to appoint them because they spent their resources to campaign for elective posts.
Source: The New York Times
During its decades as an underground Islamist movement, the Muslim Brotherhood has long preached that Islam required women to obey their husbands in all matters.
Source: Maghreb Arabe Presse
The royal approach in favor of the promotion of youth and women's conditions was fostered anew through the inauguration by HM King Mohammed VI, on Wednesday in Sefrou, of two centers for women's training and youth competence development respectively.
Source: The Chronicle
The Takoradi Market Women Association is calling on the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA) to ensure a safe environment which will make the market attractive and safe for customers to patronise the market.
Source: This Day
No fewer than five hundred women from five local government areas (LGAs) and eleven local council development areas (LCDAs) in Lagos State recently benefitted from an empowerment programme initiated by the Gbenga Ashafa Trust Endowment (GATE) for indigent women.
Source: Aswat Masriya
Three Egyptian women have decided to challenge their social and economic statuses by starting up small projects, presenting an example of how women can contribute to developing society.
Source: New Times
The Japanese Embassy has extened a $316,408 grant to three local organisations; AVEGA-Agahozo, Gira Impuhwe Association and ARECO-Rwanda Nziza. The grant, which was handed over to the beneficiaries at the embassy offices in Kigali recently, is to facilitate various projects that will benefit the public through the three organisations.
Source: Daily Trust
Senator Nenadi Usman, PDP Kaduna South, has distributed improved seeds that include soya beans, groundnuts, tomatoes, cucumber, carrots, okro and maize to various women farmers and religious groups to boost agricultural activities in the area.
Source: Daily Trust
Youth and women selected from some states of the federation have been trained on bee-keeping and honey processing by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development with a promise to provide them with starter packs.
Source: South African Government
The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Free State handed over awards to female farmers during the event called Female Entrepreneur Awards under the theme 'Women Feeding Families'.
Source: The New Vision
Breastfeeding does not seem to protect babies against becoming overweight or obese children, according to a European study that included more than 10,000 mothers and babies.
"It's just a reality check that in itself, promoting breastfeeding, while a good thing that will have other health benefits,
Source: Democratic Alliance (Cape Town)
Reports that an estimated 45 000 learners fall pregnant each year stresses the need for an effective and holistic learner pregnancy policy.
I will be writing to the Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education, Hope Malgas,
Source: Cameroon Tribune
The call was first echoed at the Yaounde May 20 Avenue during their brilliant march past that marked festivities of the 28th edition of the International Women's Day, chaired by First Lady Mrs Chantal Biya.
Source: AlJazeera
An unprecedented investigation by South African authorities into an alleged campaign of politically motivated mass rape in Zimbabwe has given hope that justice will finally be served four years on, and prevent more sexual assaults with a new election approaching, human rights advocates say.
Source: AlJazeera
UN gender equality conference may have opposite effect as countries push agendas.
Source: South African Government
The Gauteng AIDS Council (GAC) which is a partnership between the Gauteng Provincial Government (GPG) and Civil Society Networks, local government, community based organisations like non-profit organisations (NPO) and non-governmental organisations (NGO) met earlier today to discuss priorities in stopping new HIV infections in the province and adopt a multi-sectorial plan for the financial year 2013/14 and beyond.