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April 26
Namibia: Namibia Struggles With Delay in Rollout of HPV Vaccine
Namibia is recognized as one of the few African nations to reach continental health targets outlined in the Abuja Declaration, allocating at least 15% of its national budget to… Read more »
April 25
Congo-Kinshasa: Congolese Woman Excels in Beekeeping
In the eastern reaches of the Democratic Republic of Congo, women entrepreneurs in Goma continue to catch the eye of the business world, thanks to their creativity and resilience.… Read more »
April 23
Africa: Guns Fueling Rape of Children, Women in War Zones - UN
Actor and U.N. Goodwill Ambassador Danai Gurira told diplomats Tuesday that finding a child to sexually abuse in a conflict zone can cost less than one dollar. She urged… Read more »
Malawi: Malawi Takes Steps to End Poverty Among Women and Girls
Malawi and its development partners are trying something new to help the country's most vulnerable women and girls get out of extreme poverty. Besides enhancing their… Read more »
March 18
Gambia: Gambian Lawmakers to Vote On Bill to Repeal FGM Ban
A Monday vote could make Gambia the first country to repeal its ban on female genital cutting. Also referred to as female genital mutilation, or FGM, the procedure includes the… Read more »
February 05
Somalia: Killings of 3 Somali Women, Allegedly By Their Husbands, Stir Outrage
Three women were killed in Somalia last week in what police say were marriage disputes. The country's parliament called for urgent investigations and the arrest of the perpetrators… Read more »
January 18
Somalia: Somalia's Frontline Women Journalists Face Multiple Risks
In early January 2017, journalist Shukri Aden Hussein received an anonymous call, conveying an order. "Leave the government station," the caller told her. Read more »
December 05, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: UN Says Gender-Based Violence Is Increasing
The United Nations humanitarian agency, OCHA, says it is working with other humanitarian agencies to help mitigate and respond to increasing incidents of gender-based violence in… Read more »
August 25, 2023
Nigeria: Attack On Soldiers, Abduction of Women, Spark Security Concerns
A series of violent events in recent weeks has fueled a growing concern about Nigeria's internal security. Read more »
August 08, 2023
South Africa: Activist - 'Nothing to Celebrate' On Women's Day
With more than 10,000 rapes recorded in the first three months of 2023 and more than 900 women killed, one rights activist says there isn't much to celebrate as South Africa marks… Read more »
July 31, 2023
Cameroon: Women Protest Separatist War, Cost of Living On Pan African Women's Day
Hundreds of women and activists marched in the capital of Cameroon Monday, calling for an end to the country's separatist crisis and for the government to provide more help to… Read more »
July 20, 2023
Zambia: Zambia Women's Football Team Makes World Cup Debut
Zambia's national women's football (soccer) team will make its World Cup debut Saturday (July 22) against Japan at the games in Australia and New Zealand. The national team's… Read more »
June 23, 2023
Cameroon: Cameroon Widows Protest Government Neglect, Plead for Assistance
In Cameroon, hundreds of women made widows by the country's separatist conflict are protesting what they call the government's lack of support. The widows say they have been left… Read more »
May 22, 2023
Cameroon: Aid Groups in Cameroon Urge Women With Obstetric Fistula to Seek Medical Treatment
As the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula approaches Tuesday, scores of women who have been treated for the medical condition are encouraging their peers in northern… Read more »
May 15, 2023
Ethiopia: Ethiopian Journalist Melkamsew Puts Women At Show's Heart
Ethiopian journalist Melkamsew Solomon broadcasts a weekly radio program, Yimechish, which focuses on rural women in Ethiopia. Read more »
May 09, 2023
Somalia: In Somalia, Spike in Gender-Based Attacks Compounds Plight of Displaced Women, Girls
Somali humanitarian workers and United Nations officials said women and girls in displaced camps are facing gender-based violence and rape amid the recurring droughts in the… Read more »
April 11, 2023
Somalia: Displaced Women Use Survival Skills
Since the 1991 collapse of Somalia's central government, many Somalis had fled the country, while thousands of others have been internally displaced. Many get help from aid… Read more »
April 05, 2023
Namibia: Gender Activists Welcome Appointment of Women Justices to Supreme Court
Gender equality activists in Namibia have welcomed the first ever appointment of female justices to the country's supreme court. Read more »
April 04, 2023
Ethiopia: Analysts Say Ethiopia's Media Need to Empower Woman Journalists
In her 15 years of working in Ethiopian media, Melkamsew Solomon says she still doesn't see enough women in senior roles. Read more »
March 31, 2023
Central African Republic: 'Woman of Iron' Honored for Protecting the Constitution
In March 2022, Daniele Darlan, then-president of the Central African Republic's Constitutional Court, faced intense pressure to modify her country's constitution to allow the… Read more »
March 29, 2023
Africa: U.S. VP Harris to Announce U.S.$1 Billion in Funding for Women's Economic Empowerment
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris is set to announce Wednesday $1 billion in public and private financing for programs focused on economic empowerment of women as she wraps up a… Read more »
March 08, 2023
Zambia: Police Arrest Feminist NGO Leaders, Accuse Them of Promoting Homosexuality
Zambia's government said it will not tolerate the promotion of LGBTQ rights, saying such rights are against the country's Christian values. The warning came a day after police… Read more »
Cameroon: Women Protest High Cost of Living
Thousands of women in Cameroon took to the streets on Wednesday, International Women's Day, to protest the high cost of living. The government blames soaring food and energy prices… Read more »
March 06, 2023
Africa: Progress Won Over Decades is Vanishing Before Our Eyes - UN Chief
The United Nations secretary-general warned Monday at the start of a major women's conference that at the current pace, gender equality is projected to be 300 years away. Read more »
March 01, 2023
Somalia: Women Journalists Are Changing the Narrative
As a school kid in Mogadishu, Farhia Mohamed Kheyre spoke in an unusual way. When her teachers asked questions in class, Kheyre would answer in a newsreader's voice, she told VOA,… Read more »
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