EDNA ADAN ISMAIL
Edna Adan Ismail is a nurse midwife, activist, and was the first female Foreign Minister of Somaliland from 2003 to 2006. She previously...
top of page
Inform.Konnekt
Search
Feb 171 min read
AFRICAN WOMEN FISH PROCESSORS AND TRADERS NETWORK
The AWFishNET is a collaborative network joining women fish processors and traders from all over Africa to share the best practices,...
Feb 171 min read
HADDIJATOU JOBE
In a world where technology reigns and many youthful minds are lost within the translucent light of a pixel screen, mindlessly gobbling...
Feb 171 min read
THE SOCIETY OF WOMEN ADVANCEMENT IN MALAWI (SWAM)
SWAM aims to empower women and children by enhancing their capacity to exercise their rights, while advocating for women's advancement.
Feb 171 min read
SAFIA ELMI DJIBRIL
Safia Elmi Djibril is a Djiboutian politician and women's rights activist. She is a member of the National Assembly from the People's...
Feb 171 min read
THE ORGANISATION OF ACTIVE WOMEN IN IVORY COAST (OFACI)
The Organisation of Active Women in Ivory Coast (OFACI) formed in 1999 when a group of young women who share a love of liberty, equality,...
Feb 171 min read
SALIMA MUKANSANGA
Salima Mukansanga of Rwanda won the Forbes 2023 Sports Award. Mukansanga is an international football referee from Rwanda who has been a...
Feb 171 min read
WOMEN UNLIMITED
Women Unlimited is a registered not-for-profit organisation based in The Kingdom of Eswatini (Swaziland). A women’s rights and...
Feb 171 min read
ELIZABETH MARUMA MREMA
Elizabeth Maruma Mrema has been recognised for her dedication to conservation awareness. She is among the only two African women on TIME...
May 4, 20231 min read
The American Dream.
Many hope for it, but how many truly find it? Imbolo Mbue’s debut novel paints a fascinating look at immigrant life – the struggles with...
May 4, 20231 min read
WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BUILD UP WOMEN’S RIGHTS AFTER WAR?
“War, Women and Post-conflict Empowerment: Lessons from Sierra Leone” depicts the everyday struggles of women trying to improve their...
May 4, 20231 min read
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S MONTH 2023: ABIDJAN-BASED WOMEN INVESTMENT CHAMPIONS SHARE THEIR JOURNEYS
The Africa Investment Forum marked International Women’s Day by hosting a special evening session for African women business leaders and...
May 4, 20231 min read
AFRICAN HEALTH LEADERS CALL FOR RESILIENT HEALTH SYSTEMS
THE African continent needs to devise ways of building resilient health systems against growing threats such as the impacts of climate...
May 4, 20231 min read
SAP RESEARCH REVEALS TOP TECH SKILLS CHALLENGES FOR AFRICAN ORGANISATIONS
SAP Africa has released a new report, Africa’s Tech Skills Scarcity Revealed, which seeks to unveil the specific challenges and...
May 4, 20231 min read
EAST AFRICA: HOW MILITARISATION IMPACTS RURAL WOMEN IN THE HORN OF AFRICA
From the Tigray conflict between Eritrea and Ethiopia to the ongoing Somalia Al-Shabaab crisis, to civil wars in South Sudan and the...
May 4, 20231 min read
DRC MIDWIVES USE NEW GROUNDBREAKING BIRTHING MODEL WITH SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE
When 16-year-old Esther arrived at Panzi hospital in Bukavu, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, doctors confirmed her worst fear:...
May 4, 20231 min read
MALAWI: IRISH MINISTER HAILS GENET FOR PROMOTING GIRLS’ RIGHTS
Ireland's Minister of State for International Development and Diaspora, Sean Fleming has hailed Girls Empowerment Network (GENET) for...
May 4, 20231 min read
ACCELERATING PROGRESS TOWARDS RURAL WOMEN'S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT - SECOND PHASE KICKS OFF IN TUNIS
Tunis/Tunisia — The second phase of the programme "Accelerating Progress towards Rural Women's Economic Empowerment - JP RWEE," which...
May 4, 20231 min read
NIGERIAN WOMEN ARE UNLEARNING THE SHAME ATTACHED TO WOMEN'S BODIES.
In numerous societies, women are raised to believe that their sexual desires and the parts of their bodies made for reproduction are...
May 4, 20231 min read
SUDANESE WOMEN 116 YEARS LONG FIGHT FOR EQUITY
The first school for girls in Sudan was established in 1907 by a Mahdist warrior named Babiker Bedri, who realised from that time the...
bottom of page