A pastor was forced to be intimate with a woman while her two male accomplices stood guard before robbing him of US$30. Read more »
The three men arrested on charges of human trafficking and child sex should not be granted bail, chairperson of parliament's portfolio committee on Social Development has said. Read more »
Political instability, civil strife and humanitarian crises have over the past decades reversed maternal health development gains on the continent, health experts warn. Read more »
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 »
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization estimates that closing the gender gap in agriculture could increase output in developing countries by up to four percent. Read more »
Women farmers battle to access land and financial services, despite comprising more than half of the agriculture workforce, highlighting the need for the first Global Conference ... Read more »
Churchgoers at hundreds of Catholic services in England and Wales have been urged to oppose the Government's proposals to legalise gay marriage. Read more »
Namibian women are receiving support for their business ventures from various quarters, which will have a positive impact on growth of the economy. Read more »
A military court in Egypt has acquitted an army doctor who had been accused of forcing female protesters to undergo "virginity tests" while in military custody. Read more »
This International Women's Day focuses on the empowerment of rural women who represent around 40 percent of the agricultural workforce in the developing world, but own only one ... Read more »
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