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HIV Hits Uganda's Urban Women Hardest
According to a 2011 Aids survey, HIV prevalence amongst women in Uganda is highest in urban areas.
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Tradition Blamed for High Girl-Child Pregnancy Rates
Many elders, parents and teachers in Tanzania have cited traditional ceremonies involving all-night dancing as a reason for the country's high rate of teen pregnancy (file photo).
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Sierra Leone Reviews Abortion Law
A doctor consults a patient on family planning (file photo): Sierra Leone's government is reviewing a change in an 1861 law banning abortion except in exceptional circumstances.
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Award Aims to Inspire Tanzanian Women
Africa: Most Women Lack Safe Toilets
Uganda's Premature Birth Rate on the Rise
A pregnant woman visits St. Luke's Health Center in Uganda: Of the 1.5 million children born in Uganda every year, 210,000 are born too soon. More
A South African Mother and Child are Put to the Test
AllAfrica follows the journey of a mother living with Aids from a township in Cape Town, and the anguish of waiting to find out whether her baby girl is free from the disease. More
Zimbabwe: Life Without a Destination
For more than a decade, a farm worker and her 10-year-old grandson have endured a string of evictions in the aftermath of the country's fast-track land reform. More
Alarming Rates of Gender-Based Violence
A new study has called on South Africa's government to increase efforts to curb 'alarming' rates of gender-based violence in the country. More
Family Planning Changes Women's Lives
Investing in family planning could significantly reduce maternal and newborn health costs in the developing world, says United Nations Population Fund Director Babatunde Osotimehin. More
South Africa: Killed for Being a Lesbian
The Democratic Alliance says the Minister of Women, Children and People with Disabilities must act to stem the rising tide of homophobic attacks. More
Africa: Donors Renew Funding for Women Researchers
Funders have renewed support a programme that helps women in sub-Saharan countries to develop leadership and scientific skills. More
Tanzania Reconsiders Fate of Pregnant Schoolgirls
A committee has been formed by the Ministry of Education to come up with a revised policy that would allow schoolgirls to continue their studies after giving birth (file photo). More
Kenya: Obstacles to Family Planning Remain
A reproductive health division study has shown that most poor people in rural and urban areas do not use family planning. More
Kenya: Boosting Contraceptive Use to Cut Unsafe Abortions
Some 300,000 Kenyan women and girls have abortions each year. More
InFocus: Women and Gender
This is a series of stories, by Leonie Marinovich for Daily Maverick, in which urban African women speak frankly about the nuances and strategies of living with their HIV status, ... Read more »
The government has been called on to increase funding and leverage research to curb 'alarming' rates of gender-based violence as the country participates in the Sixteen Days of No ... Read more »
Top Headlines
- South Africa: Men's Forums Key to Ending Gender Based Violence (SAnews.gov.za)
- South Africa: Treat Male, Female Victims the Same - Chief (SAnews.gov.za)
- Rwanda: Parties Forum Wants More Women in Politics (New Times)
- Tanzania: Rape Victims Getting Row Deal From Law Enforcers (Daily News)
- Kenya: Test for HIV At Nairobi Women's All Saturdays This Month (The Star)
- Nigeria: Kogi First Lady - I Don't Rely On Government to Fund My Project (Daily Trust)
- Nigeria: Sexual Harassment of Female Students Worries Ogun Govt (Vanguard)
- Africa: Surgery Brings Hope to Survivors of Genital Cutting (Africa Renewal)
- Uganda: Government Announces All Women to Receive Antiretroviral Drugs (RFI)
- Africa: Women's Role in Advancing Peace and Security Must Be Supported - UN Officials (UN News)
- Egypt: New Constitution Criticized by Rights Group (AI London)
- Egypt: Nation Stresses Women's Role in World Peace (Egypt Online)
- Southern Africa: Governments Failing to Address Cervical Cancer (IRIN)
- Kenya: Kieni Man Kills Wife, Consumes Intestines (The Star)
- Nigeria: Niger State Places 108,280 Pregnant Women On Mother-to-Child Package (Leadership)
- Nigeria: Fayemi Inaugurates Committee On Violence Prohibition Law (Leadership)
- Kenya: Half Eastern Province Women Don't Use Contraceptives (The Star)
- Egypt: Women Initiatives Take Part in Tahrir Sit-in (Aswat Masriya)
- Uganda: Increasing Support to Survivors of Sexual Assault (IRIN)
- Zimbabwe: Black Rhinos Queens Verge of Glory (The Herald)
- South Africa: Community No Longer Safe Haven for Me (Gender Links)
- South Africa: Defending My Mother From an Abusive Man (Gender Links)
- South Africa: Accused of Being a Witch (Gender Links)
- South Africa: Always Scared After Rape (Gender Links)
- Liberia: Liberian Women Struggle Against Male Dominance - As Ellen Point Way Forward (Informer)
- Liberia: Women's 30 Percent Role Doubted (New Democrat)
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