SHEA TREE: EMPOWERING AFRICAN WOMEN THROUGH SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
The shea tree, which grows only in Africa and whose fruit is harvested almost exclusively by women, is emerging as a real development...
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May 4, 20231 min read
REPORTERS’ DIARY: WHAT WOMEN WHO STAY CAN TELL US ABOUT MIGRATION
Most of the time, to write about migration means telling the stories of people who move: those forced from their homes by natural...
May 4, 20231 min read
CERVICAL CANCER CAN BE BEATEN - THE KEY IS VACCINATING YOUNG GIRLS
In 2020 the World Health Organization introduced a plan to eliminate cervical cancer as a public health threat by 2030. The first step...
Jan 30, 20231 min read
AFRICAN WOMEN NETWORK INTERGENERATIONAL RETREAT ENDS WITH A RESOLVE TO INSPIRE MORE WOMEN LEADERS
Women in Africa make up 58% of the continent's self-employed population. Undeniably, the impact of women in leadership cannot be...
Jan 30, 20231 min read
100 MOST INFLUENTIAL AFRICAN WOMEN: 100 WOMEN | AVANCE MEDIA
Leading African PR & Rating firm, Avance Media has announced the 4th & 2022 edition of its annual publication of 100 Most Influential...
Jan 30, 20231 min read
AFRICA: GENDER PARITY, THE ONLY PATH TO GENDER EQUALITY- GUTERRES
Gender equality remains essentially, a question of power, said the UN chief, but to change the culture of male-domination and bring...
Jan 30, 20231 min read
ASFAR DETHRONE MAMELODI SUNDOWNS TO WIN FIRST CAF WOMEN'S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TITLE
ASFAR are first-time CAF Women's Champions League winners after beating nine-woman holders Mamelodi Sundowns 4-0 on the night at Stade...
Jan 30, 20231 min read
THE 27 DEMANDS AFRICAN WOMEN WANT ADDRESSED AT COP27
Women activists say their voices have been absent or have gone unheard at previous climate summits. Due to the increase in global urgency...
Jan 30, 20231 min read
IN FOCUS: 16 DAYS OF ACTIVISM AGAINST GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE
The United Nations is marking the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence from 25 November to 10 December 2021, under the...
Jan 30, 20231 min read
AFRICA: AFCFTA POSITIONING WOMEN AND YOUTH AS DRIVERS OF INTRA-AFRICAN TRADE
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Conference on Women and Youth in Trade, convened under the patronage of Tanzania...
Jan 30, 20231 min read
IN FOCUS: INTERNATIONAL DAY OF RURAL WOMEN
The theme for the International Day of Rural Women (15 October), “Rural Women Cultivating Good Food for All”, highlights the essential...
Jan 30, 20231 min read
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE GIRL CHILD 11 OCTOBER
In 2022, we commemorate the 10th anniversary of the International Day of the Girl (IDG). In these last 10 years, there has been increased...
Oct 20, 20221 min read
GOVERNMENTS CAN DO MORE TO PROTECT MANY PREGNANT STUDENTS AND MOTHERS FACING EDUCATION BARRIERS
Teenage pregnancy has become commonplace in our communities with social determinants of health, such as low education and low-income...
Oct 20, 20221 min read
WEST AFRICA’S FISHER WOMEN ARE EXPERTS AT COPING WITH JOB INSECURITY
All along West Africa’s coastline, women play a vital role in the fisheries sector as processors, traders and distributors. But they face...
Oct 20, 20221 min read
“ONE-STOP CENTER”, PROTECTION OF WOMEN AND GIRLS AGAINST SEXUAL AND GBV IN THE SAHEL
The African Union Commission (AUC) had a two-day regional consultation meeting of stakeholders from the G5 Sahel aimed at strengthening...
Jul 10, 20221 min read
INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN CONFLICT
When wars begin, so does the terror and devastation of sexual violence. The bodies of women and girls become battlefields. Rape is used...
Jul 10, 20221 min read
END RIGHTS ABUSES AGAINST GIRLS
African governments should not tolerate or legally permit child marriage, denial of education, or other human rights abuses against...
Jul 10, 20221 min read
DAY OF THE AFRICAN CHILD (DAC)
The theme for the Day of the African Child (DAC) 2022 is “Eliminating Harmful Practices Affecting Children: Progress on Policy & Practice...
May 18, 20221 min read
AFRICA: RESEARCH PROJECT TO GET RURAL GIRLS IN ETHIOPIA, KENYA AND TANZANIA BACK INTO SCHOOL
According to UNESCO, over 97 million children in Africa are out of school, and 52 million are girls, and this number continues to grow...
May 18, 20221 min read
OPINION:THE DISTANCE STILL TO GO IN RECOGNISING THAT WOMEN’S RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS
Another generation of women will have to wait for gender parity, according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2021....
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