LIBYA’S FIRST FEMALE FOREIGN MINISTER PRESSED TO QUIT
Libya’s first female foreign minister has come under pressure to resign and been subjected to personal abuse seven weeks into the job,...
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Jul 3, 20211 min read
RIYALS, EUROS OR DOLLARS: WOMEN MONEY CHANGERS AT HEART OF DJIBOUTI’S STREET ECONOMY
They are a familiar sight on the busy streets of Djibouti: women clutching handbags bulging with dollars, euros, riyals and rupees, the...
Jul 3, 20211 min read
THERE IS A WAR ON WOMEN IN SUDAN: WOMEN DEMAND PROTECTION AGAINST VIOLENCE AND HARASSMENT
Hundreds of Sudanese women took to the streets to demand security and safety in the private and public sphere, while calling for a...
Jul 3, 20211 min read
SOUTH AFRICAN WOMEN COULD BE ALLOWED TO HAVE MANY HUSBANDS
Women in South Africa could soon be allowed to marry more than one man in what has been termed as a push to promote equality. And the...
Jul 3, 20211 min read
UNAIDS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ENGAGES WITH WOMEN IN NAMIBIA
As part of the #BreakFree anti-violence campaign, Monica Geingos, the First Lady of Namibia hosted a women leaders’ dialogue to engage Ms...
Jul 3, 20211 min read
MALAWI: MADAM CHAKWERA CALLS FOR MORE INTELLIGENT DIASPORA ENGAGEMENT
The First Lady Madam Monica Chakwera has called on for Women in the Diaspora to come forward and engage more with the government so that...
Jul 3, 20211 min read
NIGERIA HAS FEW WOMEN IN POLITICS: HERE’S WHY, AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT
There are few women in political and leadership spaces in Nigeria. Currently only seven out of 109 senators and 22 of the 360 House of...
Jul 3, 20211 min read
TOGO IS THE BEST COUNTRY REGARDING THE PROMOTION OF WOMEN’S RIGHTS, IN WEST AFRICA
Togo is the first country in the ECOWAS region and the 7th in sub-Saharan Africa to promote women both in business as well as in top...
Jul 3, 20211 min read
MEET THE GIRLS FIGHTING DISCRIMINATION THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHY IN SIERRA LEONE
Grace Kamanda was always inspired by photography. She joined an apprenticeship program called Envizage Concept where she met Joy Gborie,...
May 27, 20212 min read
5 AFRICAN DESIGNERS OPENED MILAN FASHION WEEK FOR 2021
Milan Fashion Week is here. The digitally-focused schedule is stacked with brands on the half-hour, starting with Missoni, Alberta...
May 27, 20211 min read
MARIAMA BA: SO LONG A LETTER
So Long a Letter is a semi-autobiographical epistolary novel originally written in French by the Senegalese writer Mariama Bâ. This novel...
May 27, 20211 min read
HOW AFRICA’S WOMEN TRADERS ARE POISED TO DRIVE REGIONAL INTEGRATION
African women represent more than 70 per cent of workers in the informal sector. However, many women continue to face barriers to trade...
May 26, 20211 min read
NEARLY HALF OF ALL WOMEN ARE DENIED THEIR BODILY AUTONOMY, SAYS NEW UNFPA REPORT: MY BODY IS MY OWN
Nearly half of women in 57 developing countries are denied the right to decide whether to have sex with their partners, use contraception...
May 26, 20211 min read
STUDY FROM TANZANIA OFFERS LESSONS ON HOW TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF ADOLESCENT GIRLS WORLDWIDE.
Being an adolescent anywhere is challenging. This is particularly true in sub-Saharan Africa, where adolescents have some of the world’s...
May 26, 20213 min read
Concourt rules that marriage act oppressing thousands of women is unconstitutional
The court upheld a ruling that marriages under the old Black Administration Act be made in community of property by default The apartheid...
May 26, 20211 min read
MALAWI: THINK TANK URGES PARTIES TO INCLUDE YOUNG WOMEN IN TOP LEADERSHIP POSITIONS.
A political think tank has urged parties in the Malawi to consider young women for top leadership positions. Democracy Works Foundation...
May 26, 20213 min read
SOMALIA RECOGNIZES DECENT WORK FOR WOMEN AND MEN AS THE FOUNDATION OF PEACE AND RESILIENCE.
Somalia’s ratification of the Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (No. 190) and six more ILO Conventions was marked in a virtual...
May 26, 20211 min read
EGYPTIAN WOMEN RAIL AGAINST REGRESSIVE FAMILY LAW PROPOSALS
When Areej Ashraf, an Egyptian doctor, sought to apply for a school place for her son, she was told her husband had to be present. She...
May 26, 20211 min read
VIRTUAL MOROCCO-US COFFEE SHOP SUPPORTS FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS
Camille Richardson, US assistant under secretary of Commerce for Global Markets in the Middle East and Africa, hosted the meeting and...
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