Africa: Data Has Critical Role in Driving Inclusive Development - Bisa Williams

The Obama administration supports a three-track approach to financing development, according to U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Bisa Williams. Interviewed by AllAfrica's… Read more »

Zambia: Street Harassment - Women Fight Back

Driving to work I heard a call-in radio show about a woman who had been stripped naked in the streets because her dress was seen as indecent. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Mobile Courts Tackle Sexual Violence in DRC

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a woman. According to a 2011 American Journal of Public Health report, more than… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: 'New Dawn' in Land of Rape and Child Soldiers

Since Jeanine Mabunda Lioko Mudiayi became the Advisor on Sexual Violence and Child Recruitment to DRC President Joseph Kabila last year, she has become a high-profile advocate for… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: 'New Dawn' in Land of Rape and Child Soldiers

Since Jeanine Mabunda Lioko Mudiayi became the Advisor on Sexual Violence and Child Recruitment to DRC President Joseph Kabila last year, she has become a high-profile advocate for… Read more »

Africa: Corporate Africa Needs More Women As Company Directors

Africa must have more women serving on company boards to sharpen the continent's competitive edge and to make inclusive growth a reality - all the way to the top. Read more »

South Africa: South Africa Needs to Move Beyond 'The Birds and Bees'

I have been a teacher all my working life, first in a rural high school and currently in a university. As a professor of rural education, my work focuses on gender and sexuality… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Combatting Sexual Violence & Child Recruitment

Following is the text of remarks before the United Nations Security Council by Jeanine Mabunda Lioko Mudiayi, the personal representative of the president of the Democratic… Read more »

Nigeria: Rape and Forced Marriage By Boko Haram

An excerpt from the Amnesty report on Boko Haram atrocities, on rape and forced marriage: Read more »

Nigeria: Aisha's Story of Abduction

The Amnesty International report on atrocities committed by Boko Haram included the following account from a 19-year old girl: Read more »

Nigeria: 'Our Job Is to Shoot, Slaughter and Kill' - Boko Haram's Reign of Terror in North-East Nigeria

The Executive Summary of the Amnesty International report released on April 14: Read more »

Nigeria: Boko Haram Has Abducted 2,000 Girls - Report

Boko Haram militants have abducted upwards of 2,000 girls in the past two years, some of whom have been forced to become child soldiers alongside abducted boys, reports the human… Read more »

Africa: New Development Goals 'Unprecedented' Opportunity for Families

The two of us met for the first time more than a decade ago, in the small rural village of Momemo, an hour's drive and a world away from the urban bustle of Maputo, Mozambique's… Read more »

Africa: Call to Fight Diabetes in Pregnancy

Diabetes in expectant mothers is a widespread but little-recognised threat which could be fought relatively easily and cheaply, according to a new study just published. Read more »

Uganda: Science and Empathy Drive Inventiveness in Kampala

A storied university in Uganda's capital city still delivers achievements, despite years of decline in Africa's institutions of higher learning. A technology-for-development… Read more »

Senegal: Bridging a City's Gender/Digital Divide

In Senegal's booming, bustling capital, the country's first technology network for women aims to alter the landscape for technology developers. Read more »

Nigeria: Legendary Uli Women of Nigeria

The Legendary Uli Women of Nigeria: Their Life Stories in Signs, Symbols and Motifsby Ambassador (Dr.) Robin Renee Sanders Read more »

Sierra Leone: Mobile Tech Fights Freetown Health Shocks

"The phone rang and I heard Isatu's cheery voice," said Moiyattu Banya, who co-founded the Girls Empowerment Summit Sierra Leone two years ago. "She was flashing me." Read more »

Egypt: Doctor Walks Free After Girl Dies from Genital Cutting

An Egyptian court has acquitted the first doctor ever brought to trial in Egypt on female genital mutilation charges that resulted in the death of 13-year-old Sohair… Read more »

Africa: Africa Can Boost Economy By U.S. $500 Billion

Africa can boost its growth by a third and generate an "economic miracle" if it invests enough in the younger generation, says a top United Nations official tasked with promoting… Read more »

Africa: The Role of Seed in Africa's Agricultural Revolution - Interview

Joe De Vries, Director for the Program for Africa's Seeds Systems (PASS) at the Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa, spoke to allAfrica at the sidelines of the Alliance for a… Read more »

Africa: How Polygamy Slows Small Business Growth

Amelia Kyambadde, Uganda minister for trade, industry and cooperatives, has some 30 years of civil service in her resume, but even with a mission that keeps her on a… Read more »

Africa: Making Trade an Engine for Growth and Development

International Trade Centre (ITC) Executive Director Arancha González is passionate about this: Trade brings prosperity and other good things.She spoke to allAfrica at the… Read more »

Africa: Trade Group Promotes Women Power

Let's say you're an African woman with a fabulous idea, and you build a creative small business around it. You and your associates are euphoric - but then you hit a wall. Read more »

Africa: Panel Director Warns Against Economic Inequality

The Africa Progress Panel, an advocacy group which lobbies for equitable and sustainable development for Africa, was represented at the recent Africa Rising meeting in Mozambique… Read more »