South Africa: Gauteng's Shelter System Is 'Broken' Because of State Incompetence

[GroundUp] Several gender-based violence shelters in the province were forced to close because of uncertainty over their funding from the Department of Social Development

Posted on: 3 May 2024 | 9:06 am

Nigeria: Ibom Developers Supports 160 Women With Skill Acquisition Training in Akwa Ibom

[Vanguard] Empowering women with vocational skills is a vital step towards fostering gender equality and inclusive growth in society.

Posted on: 3 May 2024 | 7:31 am

Africa: Why Is Advancing Women in Finance Important for the Future of Africa?

[Graça Machel Trust] Insights from Aishatu Debola Aminu: Country Director, New Faces New Voices-Nigeria

Posted on: 2 May 2024 | 11:40 pm

Nigeria: Pregnant Woman, Children, Others Sustain Burns in Lagos Gas Explosion

[Vanguard] Lagos -- A gas explosion, yesterday, rocked the densely populated Alayabiagba community in Ajegunle area of Lagos, leaving nine people injured, including a pregnant woman and children.

Posted on: 2 May 2024 | 12:34 pm

Liberia: How Women Peace Huts Are Transforming Lives and Communities in Liberia

[Spotlight Initiative] Evon Gbarduo lives in Putu, Tiama Town, a community along the Liberian-Ivorian border.

Posted on: 2 May 2024 | 2:33 am

Mozambique: - Government to Register 15 Million Undocumented Women

[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Justice Ministry intends to register and issue birth certificates and identity cards to about 15 million women.

Posted on: 1 May 2024 | 10:36 am

Southern Africa: Time to Deliver On Decent Work for Women Informal Cross-Border Traders

[AI London] Today, on International Workers' Day, we call attention to the findings of the report Southern Africa: "Cross-border is our livelihood. It is our job." and its connection to this year's theme of 'Social Justice and Decent Work for All'. The report highlights systemic state failures in upholding the right to just and favourable conditions of work and ensuring access to decent work for women in informal cross-border trade in Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, including failure to protect them from gender-based

Posted on: 1 May 2024 | 5:33 am

Kenya: More Women of Reproductive Age Using Modern Birth Control Methods

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- 377 million women aged 15-49 years of reproductive age in 85 countries are using modern birth control methods, according to a recent report by Family Planning 2030 (FP2030).

Posted on: 1 May 2024 | 1:07 am

Africa: We Shouldn't Have to Beg or Negotiate for Women Rights

[Africa Renewal] -- Isata Mahoi, Sierra Leone's Minister of Gender and Children's Affairs

Posted on: 30 April 2024 | 11:37 pm

Nigeria: Uniabuja Female Student Declared Missing

[Daily Trust] A female student of the University of Abuja, Murjanatu Zubairu, has been declared missing while on her way to school.

Posted on: 30 April 2024 | 12:32 pm

Nigeria: Harsh Economy - Nigerian Women Now Shun Maternity Leave

[Vanguard] ·Hit the streets after birth...to make ends meet

Posted on: 30 April 2024 | 11:44 am

Nigeria: Why I'm Still in Love With Shade, 25 Years After - Razaq Okoya

[Premium Times] Shade married Mr Okoya in 1999 when she was 21, while he was 59.

Posted on: 30 April 2024 | 10:52 am

Liberia: Mopt Leads Campaign for Female Representation in ICT

[New Dawn] The campaign kicked off over the weekend when the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications joined the rest of the Global Village to celebrate the International Day of Girls in ICT.

Posted on: 30 April 2024 | 7:34 am

Zimbabwe: Women Soccer League Returns

[The Herald] Zimbabwe Women Soccer League is to return to action with commencement date tentatively set for May 11 despite some hanging, unsettled issues.

Posted on: 30 April 2024 | 3:51 am

Africa: Persistent Gender Disparities Hinder Women's Safety and Productivity in Zimbabwe

[World Bank] The Zimbabwe Gender-Based Violence Assessment and the Gender Assessment show that the country has made progress but there are further actions that can be taken to address gender disparities.

Posted on: 29 April 2024 | 11:42 pm

Nigeria: Black Weekend in Rivers As Pregnant Woman, Others Die, 79 Vehicles Burnt in Fire Disaster

[Vanguard] *Gov Fubara visits scene, promises compensation

Posted on: 29 April 2024 | 12:37 pm

Ethiopia: Women's Engagement Crux of Matter for Nat'l Dialogue Success

[Ethiopian Herald] Women need to participate in the National Dialogue not only because it is their right, but they could also play an invaluable role in realizing its vision of bringing national consensus, President Sahlework Zewde said.

Posted on: 29 April 2024 | 12:32 pm

Ghana: Margaret Busby - How a Pioneering Ghanaian Publisher Put African Women's Writing On the Map

[The Conversation Africa] Published in 1992, Daughters of Africa is a groundbreaking volume of writing by women of African descent. It was followed by an expanded second edition, New Daughters of Africa, in 2019. The mind behind the books is pioneering Ghanaian-born publisher, writer and editor Margaret Busby. She became the first Black female publisher in the UK at 20 when she co-founded Allison and Busby in 1967. The company was first to publish a number of significant writers during her two-decade tenure.

Posted on: 28 April 2024 | 11:37 pm

Namibia: Namibia Struggles With Delay in Rollout of HPV Vaccine

[VOA] Namibia is recognized as one of the few African nations to reach continental health targets outlined in the Abuja Declaration, allocating at least 15% of its national budget to health.

Posted on: 27 April 2024 | 4:46 am

Rwanda: Supreme Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Public Indecency Law

[New Times] The Supreme Court on Friday, April 26 dismissed a petition brought by a feminist organisation challenging the country's public indecency laws.

Posted on: 26 April 2024 | 11:01 am

Ethiopia: Empowering Women Farmers, Accelerating Sustainable Development

[Ethiopian Herald] African women are not only the ones who are destined to carry out backbreaking house chores and are accountable to look after their children and the entire families. They are also the ones who bear the responsibility of taking care of the economy of their family.

Posted on: 26 April 2024 | 8:00 am

Congo-Kinshasa: Congolese Woman Excels in Beekeeping

[VOA] Goma, DR Congo -- In the eastern reaches of the Democratic Republic of Congo, women entrepreneurs in Goma continue to catch the eye of the business world, thanks to their creativity and resilience. Thirty-year-old Deborah Nzarubara is one of Central Africa's pioneers of beekeeping, repeatedly recognized worldwide for the quality of her honey and its contribution to environmental preservation.

Posted on: 25 April 2024 | 11:56 pm

Ethiopia: In Ethiopia's Somali Region, Women Build Businesses and Resilience to Climate Change

[WFP] World Food Programme enables refugee and local women to challenge gender norms in conservative pastoralist communities

Posted on: 25 April 2024 | 9:05 pm

Cameroon: The Women Leading the Charge Against Malaria in Cameroon

[Global Fund] We have new tools, but it is the health workers on the frontline who make the difference against malaria.

Posted on: 25 April 2024 | 9:05 pm

Djibouti: Women Leaders in Djibouti Speak Out Against Gender-Based Violence and Harmful Practices

[UNFPA] Djibouti City, Djibouti -- "There are so many young girls who get pregnant and have hidden, illegal abortions. Young girls are forced into sex work, and many are forced to undergo female genital mutilation."

Posted on: 25 April 2024 | 7:48 am