April 25

• Four Children Per Woman to Curb Population Growth, Gov't Says

  New Vision

  The Government wants each Ugandan woman to produce only four children in the next 27 years to curb the acute population growth, a planning expert has disclosed. Read more »

• Women Are 'Key Drivers' in Climate Change Adaptation

  SciDev.Net

  Plans to protect ecosystems and help people adapt to climate change ― also known as ecosystem-based adaptation (EBA) ― must involve vulnerable groups, including women and... Read more »

• Hajj 2013 - Planning for Women

  Daily Trust

  Hajj is Islam's fifth pillar and a journey for completion of a Muslim's faith. Those who have the resources and can travel in safety to Makkah are enjoined to perform hajj at least... Read more »

• Give It to Nigerian Women [editorial]

  Leadership

  As part of Nigeria's centenary celebrations, the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation organised a two-day conference to celebrate Nigerian women last week.... Read more »

• Lawyer Frowns On Sexual Abuse of Female Staff

  NEWS

  The Secretariat and Administrative Support Staff Association of the Ministry of Health (SASAMOH) has been officially launched with former Chief Justice criticizing the continued... Read more »

• CDP's Bamboo Craft Project Gets New Partners

  Ghanaian Chronicle

  A four member team led by Miss Ghana USA, Hilda Frimpong, has partnered 'The Beyond Aid Project', a non-governmental organization aimed at empowering women through Bamboo Craft... Read more »

• Women Are Fighting to Break Through the Glass Ceiling

  New Times

  The Independent, a British newspaper published an article on March 4, 2012, 'Revealed: The best and worst places to be a woman'. With women taking up 56.2 percent of the seats in... Read more »

• Bugesera Mothers Step Up Anti-Malnutrition Campaign

  New Times

  Children and their mothers enjoy an African meal made of pounded beans, cassava, bananas and green vegetables locally called dodo. Read more »

• Conversation With Lofa County First Female Paramount Chief

  Heritage

  A well built feminine structure, with a straightforward posture, in her early 60s but still very nimble and persuasive, Madam Martorma Saryon is Lofa County first female Paramount... Read more »

• Women Get Six Cabinet Positions So Far

  The Star

  Women have taken some of the most powerful Cabinet positions in the Jubilee government. President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Deputy William Ruto have nominated 6 women for Defense,... Read more »

• Rural Woman Wins N$500 000 Grand Prize… Life Tastes Better With Coke

  New Era

  A 60-year-old woman, who has lived in poverty for a large part of her existence, yesterday won a staggering N$500 000 in cash from Coca-Cola. Read more »

• Rap-Doctor - "Stop Abusing Women As Sex Objects in Videos"

  Ghanaian Chronicle

  Known for his prolific outspokenness and hard truth on issues, Okeame-Kwame has made another in-depth analysis towards contributing to the abuse of women as sex objects in music... Read more »

• Women Development Is Still Far Behind in Main Stream Economy [press release]

  SA Govt

  The participation of women in the main stream economy is lagging behind as compared to that of their male counterpart. This was said by the Department of Trade and Industry's (the... Read more »

• WITIN Hosts International Girls in ICT Day

  This Day

  Women in Technology in Nigeria (WITIN) will today, join the world to mark the International Girls in ICT day, an initiative of the ITU to advance a universal environment. Read more »

• High School Girl Solicits Fund to Settle Tuition Fees

  Foroyaa

  A 23 year old school girl approached the Foroyaa Newspaper to solicit for funding to settle her school fees amounting to D4500 (Four Thousand and Five Hundred Dalasis). Fatou Sey,... Read more »

• Launch of Local, German Project 'Ouissal' to Promote Economic and Social Participation of Women

  Tunis Afrique Presse

  A Tunisian-German mentoring project named "Ouissal" designed to promote the economic and social participation of women has been launched. Read more »

• Local Lady Golfers Get Nairobi Invitation

  Daily News

  TANZANIA has been invited to take part in this year's Kenya Ladies Golf Open, Amateur Stroke Play Championship, scheduled to tee of from 29th to 30th June in Nairobi, Kenya. Read more »

• Woman Held Over Sex Trade

  The Star

  A woman was yesterday summoned to the chief's office for luring other women in to sex trade. Speaking yesterday the chief of Kaivirya location, Tseikuru district Christine Kilonzi... Read more »

April 24

• Drunken Husbands Deny Us Sex - Gulu Women

  New Vision

  Women in Gulu want the hours for drinking alcohol regulated, arguing that excessive and unregulated consumption of alcohol is making their husbands inactive and unproductive. Read more »

• Can Rural Women Also Have It All?

  AlertNet

  In recent months, two new "third-wave feminist" writings have become the talk of the town: Anne-Marie Slaughter's Why Women Still Can't Have it All and Sheryl Sandberg's Lean In:... Read more »

• Rape Fury in Liberia - Families of Underage Girls Abused By Lebanese Speaking Out

  FrontPageAfrica

  Ma Mary sits at the back of her Battery Factory residence, head slightly leaning on one side resting on her hands. The mother of two of the girls currently in police custody, is... Read more »

• Child Marriage Blamed for Gender Inequality

  Daily News

  THE national website on gender issues clearly states that the government of Tanzania recognises that women's advancement and achievement of gender equality are a matter of human... Read more »

• Gender Indaba Opens in Jo'burg

  Times of Zambia

  GOVERNMENTS in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) have been told to do more to meet the agreed targets for gender parity by 2015. Read more »

• 2,000 Women Rally Against 'Unfair' Food Distribution in Darfur

  Radio Dabanga

  Frustrated with the "unfair" food distribution to non-displaced persons, 2,000 displaced women staged protests on Tuesday against the organization responsible for providing... Read more »

• Bungoma Woman Representative Claims MPs Unity Deal Fishy

  The Star

  Bungoma Women's Representative Reginalda Wanyonyi says the purported unity deal between some local MPs and Senator Moses Wetang'ula to pursue a common development agenda was... Read more »