NIGERIA’S FEMALE-LED STARTUPS WINNING INVESTORS IN FIGHT TO CLOSE CASH GAP
At Nigerian snack company ReelFruit’s Lagos warehouse a woman places handfuls of dried mangoes in bags and workers hammer open coconuts...
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THESE WOMEN ARE BRINGING SOME PEACE TO WAR-STRICKEN CONGO
Five women in colorful clothing and headwraps walk hastily across fields of cassava near the village of Masumbuko in northeastern...
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FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION RATES PEAK IN KENYA DURING SCHOOL HOLIDAYS
In Kenya, girls are mostly subjected to the cut during the school holidays. They have a long period away from school and hence perceived...
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LAWMAKER WANTS 'BRIDE PRICE' SCRAPPED
Bride price as a requirement for marriage, should be scrapped in order to prevent problems facing Rwandan families, according to Leonard...
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BOTSWANA: ACHIEVING HER DREAM AND PROMOMOTING RIGHTS – JOURNEY OF A YOUNG WOMAN WITH DISABILITY
Gaborone, Botswana — Raised by a single mother in the village of Rasesa, Tsaone Mosweu was born with a genetic eye disorder that would...
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TANZANIA: ZANZIBAR FIRST LADY CALLS FOR CONTINUOUS EFFORTS TO END GBV
Zanzibar First Lady Maryam Mwinyi has called for continuous efforts to fight Gender Based Violence which is still rampant in the country....
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SOUTH AFRICA: SEX WORKERS WELCOME GOVERNMENT’S DECRIMINALISATION PLANS
Cabinet has released a bill that would decriminalise sex work for public comment. Sex workers and activists have been calling for...
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First Ever African Collaboration, Media Personality Bonang Matheba And Steve Madden Come Together
As part of its 10-year celebration in Africa, the brand has partnered with award-winning presenter and businesswoman, Bonang Matheba, for...
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The Me You Can’t See Video Poem
The me you can’t see video poem by Martha Ngwanda from Tanzania show casing how women hide their pain caused by sexual physical abuse...
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Fabric Map
A visual representation of the richness and beauty of Afrikan fabrics. Check out the favourite in your neighbouring country.
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THE WOMEN'S INITIATIVE OF THE GAMBIA(WIG)
The Women’s Initiative the Gambia(WIG) helps financially poor women in The Gambia to improve their skills and income so as to raise the...
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IBTISSAM JRAÏDI
ASFAR forward Ibtissam Jraidi has won the Golden Boot Award of the just-ended second edition of the CAF Women's Champions League...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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ZIMBABWEANS SEE GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE AS MOST IMPORTANT WOMEN'S-RIGHTS ISSUE TO ADRESS
Zimbabweans see gender-based violence (GBV) as the most important women's- rights issue that the government and society must address....
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BASOTHO ENDORSE EQUALITY FOR WOMEN, INCLUDING THE RIGHT OF A PRINCESS TO SUCCEED AS CHIEF
The United Nations' Sustainable Development Goal No. 5 calls for gender equality and empowerment of all women and girls, a cross-cutting...
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COMMONWEALTH-BACKED STUDY TRACKS COST OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS IN SEYCHELLES
Seychelles will use the results of a study that concluded in 2019 to address the cost of violence against women and girls while a...
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MEET THE KENYAN WOMEN LEADING IN FINANCE AS 100 WF CELEBRATES DEBUT IN KENYA
Women in Finance (“100WF”), a global non-profit finance industry organization, marked their formal launch in Kenya by ringing the closing...
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UGANDAN GIRLS LURED ACROSS BORDER FOR GENITAL MUTILATION
Female genital mutilation (FGM) and child marriage are illegal in Uganda, yet the practices persist. A fourteen-year-old Ugandan girl and...
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