Somalia Records Increase in Rape Cases - Govt
Updated: Tue 28 May, 06:29 am
Ministry of Health has recorded a steady increase of rape cases reported with the number reaching 299 between the years 2012 and 2013. read more »
Zimbabwe: Gang Forces Man into Sex with Three Women
Updated: Thu 15 Mar, 02:05 am 2012
A Zimbabwean man was forced to be intimate with three women at gunpoint, he is the latest victim of a series of attacks by a small gang of men and women. read more »
Human Rights Violations 'Rampant in Tanzania'
Updated: Thu 2 May, 03:18 am
A new report by the Legal and Human Rights Centre has indicated an increase in human rights violations, including child abuse, in the country. read more »
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On Sunday, June 16, the world will commemorate the Day of the African Child under the theme, "Early Marriage and its Consequences". In a guest column for AllAfrica, youth advocate ... Read more »
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Two men are standing trial on charges relating to laws which prohibit any sexual conduct between men that is considered 'against the order of nature'. Read more »
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The governments of the UK and Brazil, and the Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF), co-hosted a high-level international meeting, Nutrition for Growth: Beating Hunger ... Read more »
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A new Lancet series on maternal and child nutrition examines the problems associated with undernutrition and successful interventions. A similar report released by Lancet in 2008 ... Read more »
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South Africa's Koketso, LK4 from Uganda, Tanzania's Feza, Namibian Dillish and Zimbabwe's Hakeem are up for eviction this Sunday. Read more »
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Six Nigerians have been arrested for allegedly smuggling women to Spain and forcing them into street prostitution by burning them with irons and using voodoo rituals. Read more »
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Beitbridge will host the fourth edition of the Mr Ugly contest scheduled to take place at Pagomo Heights Leisure Centre in August. Read more »
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Women Deliver 2013 concluded today with a call for continued investments in girls and women. The conference was the largest of the decade focused on girls' and women's health and ... Read more »
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Toyin Saraki's efforts on behalf of mother and child survival are part of a growing global push to invest in the health of women and their families. Read more »
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Leading female CEOs, politicians and businesswomen from across Africa, including Toyin Ojora-Saraki, founder and president of the Wellbeing Foundation Africa, who gathered at the ... Read more »
