Source: WeNews
Sihem Badi, Tunisia's minister of women's affairs, admits there's something wrong, at this date, in talking about the country's first public shelter for victims of domestic violence.
Source: Amnesty International
In March 2012, Moroccan 16-year-old Amina Filali swallowed rat poison and killed herself, after being forced to marry the man she said had raped her.
Source: ANHRI
The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI), denounces the depriving a of the female student from being honored for her excellence because she does not wear the veil.
Source: Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric Aids Foundation (Washington, DC)
Foundation Ambassador Florence Ngobeni — Foundation Ambassador Florence Ngobeni-Allen wrote this piece on her story and her role in the fight for an AIDS-free generation for the Huffington Post.
Source: Open Democracy
My mother gave me a long hug and a kiss at Heathrow’s terminal three – it had been nine months since I had move backed to London and I hadn’t seen her since.
Source: Tanzania Daily News
Teenage pregnancies remain a thorn in the flesh for the education sector in this country. And, from the look of things, no light is shinning at the end of the dark tunnel as thousands of schoolgirls' dreams continue being cut short.
Source: dailymaverick
For the optimistic, there are signs that South Africa may be at a watershed moment when it comes to responses against violence against women.
Source: Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric Aids Foundation (Washington, DC)
Foundation President and CEO Chip Lyons wrote about the ongoing battle against HIV/AIDS and how close we are to achieving the end of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and the creation of an AIDS-free generation.
Source: UN News Centre
After a period of brutal violence and economic collapse in Mali, access was now stable enough so that aid, if adequately funded, could help hundreds of thousands rebuild their lives, a top United Nations humanitarian official said today after a visit to the West African country.
Source: ASWAT MASRIYA
This is written with love, respect and in solidarity. I present in this article a brief critique of the contemporary Egyptian feminist movement. I hope that this would be considered constructive criticism and channeled in a way that would strengthen the movement.
Source: Open Society Initiative for South Africa
In a remarkable turn-around, South Africa's National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and the South African Police Service (SAPS) have formally agreed to open an investigation into widespread rape perpetrated in the lead-up to Zimbabwe's 2008 presidential elections - a landmark decision that was made in response to a legal submission filed by AIDS-Free World, requesting that South African authorities investigate and prosecute the crimes.
Source: ASWAT MASRIYA
Political activists launched on Saturday an initiative called E'rafni (Know Me) to support women candidates in the upcoming parliamentary elections, to help convey their voices to everyone in Egypt.
Source: Capital FM
The National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) has expressed concern over harassment and intimidation of women candidates, as the anticipated March 4 election draws near.
Source: UN News
With the support of the United Nations and partners, an all-female team will climb Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania to highlight the importance of women's rights and in particular, education for girls.
Source: The Namibian
A total of 14 girls aged between 14 and 18 years fell pregnant at Bethanie village in the South between January 2012 and January 2013.
Source: Heritage (Monrovia)
A United Kingdom (UK) based Registrar in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, working with the Blackpool Victoria Hospital, Dr. Matt Prior, has asserted that pregnant women in Liberia have a 25% chance of dying at child birth. Dr Prior, while recently visiting Liberia averred that pregnant women in the country had a 25 per cent chance of dying in childbirth,
Source: The New Dawn (Monrovia)
Emergency-care training for Liberian midwives and nurses has ended at the headquarters of the Bong County Health Team in Suakoko, Bong County. The training was organized by the Maternal and Child-health Advocacy International, a medical organization based in Scotland.
Source: IRIN
Boosting women's access to reproductive healthcare could significantly reduce both the number of unsafe abortions and the high cost of post-abortion medical care in Uganda, experts say.
Source: Kuwait News Agency
Algerian Minister of National Solidarity and Family Affairs Souad Bent Jaballah on Monday called for putting in play woman role in Arab economic development and facing up to accelerated changes in the region.
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) says it has embarked on massive mobilisation of women ahead of the 2015 general elections.