Female genital mutilation affects far more countries than previously thought, a new study says. FGM is traditionally associated with a swathe of African countries, but the study hi Read more »
Dar es Salaam Regional Commissioner, Paul Makonda, wants to introduce a law that will enable 40% of salaries of men in formal employment deducted and credited to the bank accounts ... Read more »
International Women's Day is marked on March 8 every year. But twenty-five years after the historic Beijing women's conference in China - a milestone in advancing equal rights - ... Read more »
Kenya has 42 individuals worth over U.S.$30 million each, South Africa tops the rankings in the continent with 1,033 such individuals, followed by Nigeria with 724 and Morocco 215, ... Read more »
While 93.2% of HIV-positive children between the ages of 0 and 14 years are on antiretroviral drugs, only 67.1% have achieved viral load suppression, that is when a person's viral ... Read more »
The Commission for Gender Equality in South Africa says that forced or coerced sterilisation for women living with HIV in South Africa's public hospitals is "cruel, torturous or ... Read more »
With violence wreaking havoc across the country, Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, says that his government is ready to hold talks with the main militant leaders in the ... Read more »
After being sentenced to 18 months in prison for the "cyber harassment" of President Yoweri Museveni, Ugandan activist Stella Nyanzi has won her court appeal and a judge has ... Read more »
How do you prep for heading the world's largest private philanthropy, aimed at significantly reducing poverty and disease? In the case of Mark Suzman, the path began as a working ... Read more »
In an AllAfrica interview, Bill Gates discussed his and his wife's philanthropic work through the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and provided an upbeat assessment on the ... Read more »
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