Nigeria: The Neglect and Death of a Young Woman in Nigeria

I didn't expect to find children, let alone toddlers, in a state-run institution for adults in Kano, northern Nigeria. One of the them was Aisha, a girl between 3 and 4 years old,… Read more »

South Africa: Who's Behind 16 Days of Activism Online?

The 16 Days of Activism campaign was led by government and business accounts on South Africa X (formerly Twitter), according to a new report published by the Centre for Analytics… Read more »

South Africa: How South African Women Navigate Gender Issues on TikTok

The Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change (CABC) has released its latest report, Gender-Based Violence and Misogyny TikTok Analytics and Narrative Update in South… Read more »

South Africa: Le Kip Kip Revolutionizes HIV Prevention Conversations Among South African Women

Venessa Chen - a research program coordinator at the Program for Implementation Equity Research within the Johns Hopkins Center for Public Health and Human Rights - shared her… Read more »

Southern Africa: From '1-in-3' to Zero Tolerance - Shattering the Chains of Gender-Based Violence

It is estimated that one out of eight women and girls will experience sexual violence before the age of 18 as a result of gender-based violence. Read more »

Africa: Power of Choice - Family Planning as a Tool for Sustainable Development

Imagine a world where men bear the burden of family planning but lack the power to make decisions about it; a world in which the societal expectation to be fathers and husbands… Read more »

South Africa: Over 1,000 Spaza Shops Shut Down in National Crackdown - South African News Briefs - November 29, 2024

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Africa: Political Will Needed to End Violence Against Women and Girls in Africa

This week Africa celebrates the 19th anniversary of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa (the Maputo Protocol),… Read more »

South Africa: Masculinity, Femininity, and Queer Identity in the Age of Social Media

What does it mean to be a man, woman, or transgender in South Africa? Read more »

Africa: Unveiling Africa's Greatest Hidden Assets - The Rise of Female Entrepreneurs

The African investment climate is optimistic. The African Development Bank's 2024 outlook was explicit. Africa's economic performance was strong and shows resilience, but that… Read more »

Africa: America's Glass Ceiling Remains, But the Path for Women Leaders is Clearer Than Ever

This election didn't make Kamala Harris America's first female president, but what her campaign achieved reaches far beyond the vote count. As the former president of Liberia and… Read more »

Ghana: A Call to Action - Addressing Breast Cancer in the Upper East Region of Ghana

Breast cancer is one of the most significant health challenges facing women globally, and the Upper East Region of Ghana where I live is no exception. As we celebrate Breast Cancer… Read more »

Africa: 'Condoms Are Sex Toys' - Centering Pleasure to Save Lives

When you think of prevention in sexual health, what comes to mind? Most of us would think about risk, danger, and disease. But what if we changed that narrative to focus on… Read more »

Africa: Late Diagnosis Is Turning Cancer Into Death Sentence in Africa - This Project Wants to End That

African women die of breast cancer within five years in three out of five cases, compared to early diagnosis in developed countries. Read more »

South Africa: Petition Wants to Block Chris Brown's South African Tour

South African women's rights campaigners have launched a petition calling for controversial U.S. award-winning singer Chris Brown to be barred from performing in December. Read more »

Africa: Women in Low-Income Countries Bear the Brunt of Ovarian Cancer

"But conversely, when it comes to healthcare dollars spent per capita on ovarian cancer, middle- to lower-income countries spend significantly more." Read more »

South Africa: Online Culture of Dismissing Women's Experiences of Violence Raises Concerns

Online victim blaming and efforts to justify intimate partner violence are still prevalent, according to a new report by the Centre for Analytics and Behavioural… Read more »

Africa: Widows' Rights in Africa - No Woman Should Lose Her Rights When She Loses Her Husband

Recently I had the privilege of attending the inaugural African Widows Summit. For the first time, gender ministers, First Ladies, and African Union leaders from 11… Read more »

Africa: Queering Africa's Women's Day: Voices of Courage and Change

Africa's Women's Day, celebrated annually on 31 July, marks the contributions of our foremothers who championed liberation and development across the continent. Read more »

Africa: Immunization Stalls, Millions of Women and Girls at Risk of HPV

The stalling of the world immunization coverage in 2023 has left an additional 2.7 million children un- or under-vaccinated compared to pre-pandemic levels… Read more »

Africa: Traditional Masculinity Ideology Putting Men's Health at Risk Over HIV Tests, Treatment

Men are far more likely to die from an HIV-related illness than women, even though women are becoming infected with HIV at a much faster rate. Read more »

South Africa: Building Peace in Our Own Backyard - South African Women Take Center Stage in Peacebuilding

As part of South Africa's broader peacebuilding strategy, women who have long been at the forefront of grassroots efforts to combat issues ranging from gender-based violence to… Read more »

Africa: Why Women's Health Matters For Everyone's Future

Maternal health, which refers to the health of women during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period, according to WHO Africa, faces a troubling trend worldwide. Read more »

Gambia: 'No Medical Value' - Activist Cautions Parliament Against Reversing FGM Ban

A prominent campaigner against female genital mutilation urged Gambian MPs not to reverse the 2015 ban that the country's former president Yahya Jammeh signed into law. Jaha… Read more »

South Africa: Online Debate Rages Over Women's Participation in the Workforce

The online conversation surrounding women's participation in the labour force is heavily polarized, according to a new report by the Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change… Read more »