Lagos State has for the first time in parliament read the Rape Bill that will champion the rights of women and hold perpetrators of rape and sexual harassement accountable for ... Read more »
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 45-year-old for allegedly raping his 16-year-old daughter. Read more »
A Bill that seeks to legalise polygamy and give authority to couples to borrow money in their partner's name has been set before Parliament for debate. Read more »
Stella Nantumbwe has been crowned Miss Uganda 2013 and will represent the country in the Miss World pageant that takes place this September. Read more »
Former Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka has been congratulated for being appointed Executive Director of UN Women. She takes over from former Chilean president Michelle ... Read more »
Lawyers and rights activists are calling for changes to the country's personal status laws which allow for the marriage of girls as young as 10. Read more »
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Women's rights groups have spoken out against the sexual assault of women over four days of political protests in Cairo's Tahrir Square. Read more »
The third national summit of Women in Parliament is recommending that the National Assembly put issues concerning women into consideration during the constitutional review. Read more »
In order to change the habit of men staying away from the voting polls and leaving voting to women, a female government minister has called on women to withhold sex from their ... Read more »
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