"The Legendary Uli Women of Nigeria," by Dr. Robin Renee Sanders, was launched in the country that inspired its writing -- Nigeria, where she served as U.S. ambassador. The book ... Read more »
There is a hint of humour to apps like these but, considering that perceptions of morality and respectability are often used to police women's behaviour, it is also disturbing, ... Read more »
Speaking at the World Hijab Day celebration in Abuja, wife of the Vice President, Hajiya Amina Mohammed Namadi Sambo, said the hijab is for protecting women from indecent men and ... Read more »
As we begin 2015, the African Union's Year of Women's Empowerment, one thing is clear. Reduction in poverty will not be achieved without working to achieve gender ... Read more »
A study by the South African National AIDS Council has concluded that an estimated 153,000 sex workers are active in the country. Read more »
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has demanded a comprehensive probe into the rape, and subsequent death, of a 12-year-old-girl. Read more »
A doctor has been convicted of manslaughter after a 13-year-old girl died in a botched female genital mutilation procedure. Read more »
More than 99 percent of women and girls reported being subjected to sexual harassment in a 2013 study by UN Women, while Amnesty said the number of sexual assaults in public had ... Read more »
Fears have been raised that the schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram militants in Chibok are being used as suicide bombers. Read more »
Africa's celebration of a "Year of Agriculture and Food Security" is also a call to boost agricultural development. One in four people in sub-Saharan Africa are undernourished ... Read more »
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