‘Made in Ivory Coast’ fashion show in Abidjan promotes local materials
Ivory Coast held its 15th edition of the Afrik Fashion Show to showcase various new and upcoming talents all over the country. ‘Made in...
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Dec 1, 20211 min read
In the Eye of the Sun
Set amidst the turmoil of contemporary Middle Eastern politics, this vivid and highly-acclaimed novel by an Egyptian journalist is an...
Dec 1, 20211 min read
WHO TALKS TRANSFORMATION AFTER SEXUAL ABUSE IN DR CONGO
The World Health Organization has been under pressure after nearly two dozen of its employees were accused of sexual abuse in the...
Dec 1, 20211 min read
CAR: THE ASSOCIATION OF FEMALE LAWYERS (AFJC)
The Association of Female Lawyers (AFJC) was founded in 1992 to promote human rights and to protect the rights of women and children in...
Dec 1, 20211 min read
The Gravedigger's Wife: Somali love story wins Africa's top film prize at Fespaco
A Somali film exploring what people will do for love has won the grand prize at the prestigious pan-African film festival in Burkina...
Dec 1, 20211 min read
FAIR COP? THE AFRICAN WOMEN SHOWING WHY GENDER JUSTICE EQUALS CLIMATE JUSTICE
While women and girls are bearing the brunt of increasingly brutal climate impacts in the developing world, they also hold the key to...
Dec 1, 20211 min read
THE GRAPE FARMER WHO LOVES WATCHING THINGS GROW
KYENPIYA Deshi had no thought of becoming a grape farmer until local demand for the grapes in her back garden pushed her to go...
Dec 1, 20211 min read
TANZANIA: 'SAFE ONLINE SPACES CRUCIAL TO CLOSE DIGITAL GENDER GAP'
To close the digital gender gap in Tanzania, Launchpad Tanzania has advocated for gender-responsive policies and laws that promote...
Dec 1, 20211 min read
UGANDA: 23,000 GIRLS IMPREGNATED IN LANGO IN ONE YEAR – NGO
A new report by Communication for Development Foundation Uganda (CDFU), an NGO, shows that 23,549 teenage girls visited health facilities...
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16 DAYS OF ACTIVISM AGAINST GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE
The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence is an annual international campaign that kicks off on 25 November, the...
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BOTSWANA: WOMEN DEMAND NEW DEAL IN CONSTITUTION
Women from across the political spectrum in Botswana are calling on President Mokgweetsi Eric Masisi to appoint an equal number of women...
Dec 1, 20211 min read
LESSONS FROM THE PAST: PROTECTING WOMEN AND GIRLS FROM VIOLENCE DURING COVID-19
COVID-19 has impacted women and girls around the globe in adverse ways. However, little attention has been paid to women and girls in...
Dec 1, 20211 min read
BENIN PROJECT TURNS WASTE FABRIC INTO RECYCLED ‘GOLD’
EVERY morning, Amake Yessoufou makes the rounds of the sewing workshops of Ouidah, a small coastal town in the south of Benin, and...
Nov 29, 20211 min read
Africa Future Summit (Rwanda Tech Summit)
To accelerate developments within the Africa’s tech ecosystem, Africa Future Summit is to host the largest tech tour across the continent...
Nov 29, 20211 min read
Global Fund for Widows Honors the Graça Machel Trust & Novartis Global Health
The Global Fund for Widows will hold its 13th Annual Fundraising Gala on November 11, 2021. We dedicate our work on both the public...
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12th African Union Private Sector Forum
“Strengthening African private sector’s capacity to respond to disrupted markets and ensure economic resilience in the face of COVID-19...
Nov 29, 20211 min read
2021 Conference on Land Policy in Africa (CLPA-2021)
Land governance for safeguarding art, culture and heritage towards the Africa We Want 2 to 4 November, 2021. Hybrid format - Online and...
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Obituary: Agnes Tirop, the slain 'jewel' in Kenya's athletics crown
In just a few years, Agnes Tirop established herself as one of the brightest stars in the world of athletics, smashing records and...
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African Women Writers and the politics of Gender
This book examines the work of a group of African women writers who have emerged over the last forty years. While figures such as Chinua...
Nov 29, 20211 min read
‘A poem is a powerful tool’: Somali women raise their voices in the nation of poets
"Whenever I hear the old voices, it’s always men; I don’t see women represented in [Somali] history or poetry, I do believe there were...
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