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Jul 10, 20221 min read

Yto Barrada Receives The Queen Sonja Print Award 2022

Queen Sonja Art Foundation is proud to announce the Moroccan artist as the winner of the prestigious Print award. The jury was deeply...

Jul 10, 20221 min read

Angelique Kidjo's 'Mother Nature' Wins Best Global Music Album

Congratulations to Angélique Kidjo on her Grammy award for Best Global Music Album last night for her critically acclaimed release,...

Jul 10, 20221 min read

NETWORK OF WOMEN LEADERS FOR DEVELOPMENT (RFLD)

The Network Of Women Leaders For Development has the general objective of promoting sustainable development. Its specific objectives are...

Jul 10, 20221 min read

JULIENNE LUSENGE

Julienne is the President of (Female Solidarity for Integrated Peace and Development)—a coalition of 40 grassroots women's groups in...

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...

Jul 10, 20221 min read

PUSH FOR MORE WOMEN POLITICAL PARTICIPATION GAINS MOMENTUM

The inclusion of women in political processes is a key element in achieving a truly inclusive democracy, and women must have a chance to...

Jul 10, 20221 min read

GIRLS’ EDUCATION IN CHAD PROGRESSES AFTER OUTLAW OF CHILD MARRIAGE

As the Chadian government works to improve educational conditions for girls and the population at large, Chad continues to receive a...

Jul 10, 20221 min read

RISE IN CHILD ABUSE, INCEST CASES IN SÃO TOMÉ AND PRÍNCIPE “QUITE ALARMING”

The number of reported cases of sexual violation of minors in São Tomé and Príncipe in which family members are perpetrators are on the...

Jul 10, 20221 min read

BOTSWANA: 5 WAYS THE WORLD IS CHANGING HOW IT SEES MENSTRUATION

"Menstruation is still considered a secret that is hardly discussed," Ogaufi Moisakamo, in Botswana, told UNFPA. "When I got my first...

Jul 10, 20221 min read

ZIMBABWE: FEMALE VILLAGE HEAD BREAKS NEW GROUND

Twenty-five-year-old, Ms Ketumile Nare broke new ground after being installed Headman Mahopolo at a colourful ceremony presided over by...

Jul 10, 20221 min read

NAMIBIA: LABOUR REPORT FOR YOUNG WOMEN

The United States government and Namibia's Ministry of Sport, Youth and National Service launched a labour market assessment report in...

Jul 10, 20221 min read

IVORY COAST: MARATHON AIMS TO EMPOWER WOMEN

The 3rd edition of the Women's Marathon of Côte d'Ivoire took place in Abidjan. "At each marathon, lives have been saved because cancers...

Jul 10, 20221 min read

MARIE-ALIX DE PUTTER NAMED “BEST WOMAN LEADER IN AFRICA”

The French-Cameroonian Marie-Alix de Putter, President of the Bluemind Foundation and CEO of HEMLEY Productions, named “Best Woman Leader...

Jul 10, 20221 min read

GHANAIAN WOMEN DRIVE NEW GROWTH IN COFFEE PRODUCTION

In Ghana, a modified coffee seedling and new farming practices are helping the country achieve steady growth in coffee production – which...

Jul 10, 20221 min read

SAMATAR BECOMES FIRST FEMALE ACTING PRESIDENT OF SOMALIA

Sadia Yasin Haji Samatar, the 1st Deputy Speaker of Parliament has become the first female acting president of the Federal Government of...

Jul 10, 20221 min read

IN MOROCCO, FISHERWOMEN ADOPT NEW CLIMATE-RESILIENT PRACTICES

In Morocco, climate change is now at the heart of political concerns, both at national and local levels, but its management requires a...

Jul 10, 20221 min read

WORKING TOWARDS FISTULA ERADICATION: AN ISSUE OF RIGHTS, DEVELOPMENT AND DIGNITY

Obstetric fistula is one of the most serious and traumatic childbirth injuries occurring in the world today. In Eritrea, one of many...

May 18, 20221 min read

Pharaoh of the Two Lands

Pharaoh of the Two Lands, Louvre Museum; The African story of the kings of Napata (April 28 – July 25) https://www.louvre.fr/en/what-s-on...

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