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 »

Congo-Kinshasa: Rape, Sexual Violence Targets Women Across the DRC

Rape and other forms of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are not limited to the war zones in the eastern parts of the country - women detained miles away… Read more »

Africa: 'No Excuse' for Newborn Death Rate

A series of papers published on Tuesday is laying the ground for concerted international action to reduce deaths among newborn babies - which reach their highest levels in… Read more »

Africa: 'We Can Save Newborns' - Melinda Gates

Amid a renewed push by a coalition of organizations to reduce high death rates among newborns, the co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation answered questions from… Read more »

South Africa: City Women Generate Food & Income on Tiny Urban Plots

"It's a lot of work", says Mama Lulama Jim as she takes respite from the wind in a makeshift container kitchen. She pauses to study her notes made during an early morning… Read more »

Nigeria: Women's Group Receives Major U.S. Award

A Nigerian organization dedicated to promoting the rights of women in the country's legal systems has received a major award from an American foundation for its "outsized impact"… Read more »

Morocco: Parliament Repeals Controversial Rape Law

The Moroccan parliament has amended a controversial law that allowed a rapist to marry his underage victim in order to escape prosecution, according to Al Jazeera. The vote to… Read more »

Africa: Empowering Women Builds Better Futures

Melinda Gates says everyone wins - and lives are saved - when teenage girls are in school rather than having babies. Excerpted from the 2014 Gates annual letter, published by the… Read more »

Central African Republic: Seleka Soldiers Raped Women, Girls in Bangui - Report

An excerpt from the Amnesty International report, "CAR: Human rights crisis spiralling out of control": Read more »

Africa: Ethiopia Proclaims Right to Family Planning

"Unmet need", in the context of family planning, is a rather mundane term that masks an urgent social justice and human rights issue. An estimated 220 million women in the world… Read more »

Africa: Survey Reveals Africa's Top Promoters of Gender Equality

Rwanda is Africa's top-performing advocate of gender equality, followed by the Seychelles, Mozambique, South Africa and Botswana. Read more »

Africa: Africa Loses As Women Farmers Are Marginalised

The “enormous potential” of small-scale farming to reduce poverty in Africa is not being realised mainly because rural women are neither recognised nor supported enough… Read more »

Ghana: Inspiring Rural Communities Through Technology

In Ghana most girls are expected to go to a decent school, find a well-paying job, then seek out a husband - not many women pursue careers in male-dominated fields like computer… Read more »

Kenya: Increasing Access to Family Planning in Informal Settlements

Kenya's infant mortality shows the fastest rate of decline among the 20 countries in sub-Sahara Africa, according to the World Bank. Among the possible reasons for this decline are… Read more »

Tanzania: Improving Access to Health Care for Women and Children

Women in Tanzania face challenges accessing adequate and proper health care services, partly as a result of inadequate funding for healthcare facilities and limited access to… Read more »

Africa: Democracy, Transparency Are Not 'Western Exports' - Obama

An excerpt from President Obama's speech at the University of Cape Town: Read more »

Africa: An Africa Fit for Women and Girls

I believe in an Africa that is fit for women and girls; that protects their well-being and creates a supportive environment for them to realise their aspirations. As I look at the… Read more »