April 15, 2022
Africa: Gender Equality: People Without Reliable Connectivity are Being Left Behind
When I was invited to submit comments to the United Nations on how to best "leave no one behind" during the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), I faced a… Read more »
March 31, 2022
Africa: WHO Prioritises Maternal Mental Health in New Global Postnatal Care Guideline
The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched its first ever global guideline to support women and newborns in the postnatal period – the first six weeks after birth. 50%… Read more »
March 28, 2022
Africa: Sexual Violence Soared During Covid Lockdowns, Reports Amnesty
Coronavirus lockdowns have contributed to “soaring rates” of sexual and gender-based violence across Africa, says a new report. And “almost all actors” in… Read more »
March 22, 2022
South Sudan: Sexual Violence As A Weapon of War - the Horrifying Details
The 48-page paper presented by the UN Human Rights Council's commission on South Sudan in Geneva on Monday provided horrifying details of the use of sexual violence against women… Read more »
March 19, 2022
Nigeria: Women's Fight for Gender Equality Gathers Momentum
Women's rights groups across the country are protesting for a reconsideration of the gender bills rejected by lawmakers. Read more »
March 18, 2022
South Sudan: Warring Parties Use Sexual Violence As 'Weapon of Terror and Political Repression' - Report
Excerpts from the report of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan, presented to the Human Rights Council in Geneva on March 18: Read more »
March 12, 2022
Africa: Time to Halt Infant Formula Marketing that Harms Our Children
As societies, we are failing to protect children and families from the marketing of products that undermine their health and development. One of the most egregious examples of this… Read more »
March 11, 2022
Africa: 'Let's Treat Sexual and Reproductive Health Services as a Regular Part of Health Care to Remove Stigma'
Too many girls and women continue to die and face both the short and long-term repercussions of unsafe abortions, yet potentially life-saving information on receiving quality care… Read more »
Africa: Women Bear Brunt of Climate Disasters - They Should Lead Climate Solutions #AfricaClimateCrisis
Global news headlines focus on climate projections about rising sea levels and high temperatures - but we rarely discuss how girls and women are on the frontline of dealing with… Read more »
March 09, 2022
Africa: Fintech Leads in African Startup Investment But Huge Funding Gap Remains
A Briter Bridges report reveals African startup investment trends, as interest in startups across the continent continues to grow, particularly in the financial technology… Read more »
Africa: To Get to The Top, Women Must Know There's No Limit - AllAfrica Panel
AllAfrica convened a webinar to commemorate International Women's Day on Monday 7 March around the UN's theme of "Equality today for a sustainable future". Organised by the Dakar… Read more »
March 08, 2022
Africa: Women Entrepreneurs Can't Get Access to Capital ... Unless Other Women Are Managing It
Around the world, it’s much more difficult for female entrepreneurs to get the funding they need to grow their businesses. The gender gap prevents women from reaching their… Read more »
March 07, 2022
Africa: Ending Global Hunger Should Be at the Top of the Women's Rights Agenda
Today is International Women's Day, a day dedicated to the millions of women working in their countries and communities to make the world a better place for all. It is on this day… Read more »
March 02, 2022
Africa: Gender Equality for a Sustainable Future to be Spotlighted at AllAfrica's Convening for International Women's Day
[Visit the AllAfrica Women's Agenda page to watch the webinar and virtual panel which will livestream on March 7, 2022, 12h GMT] Read more »
February 24, 2022
Africa: Peeling Back the Layers of African Women's Sex Lives!
Sex. Read more »
February 15, 2022
Africa: 'You Can Think Of Us as a One-Stop For All Pharmaceutical Needs in Africa'
Med-tech entrepreneur and Medsaf founder Vivian Nwakah spoke with AllAfrica's Sethi Ncube about how she's building her company to be a one-stop shop for all pharmaceuticals in… Read more »
Africa: We are the Future; Investors Should Be Scrambling to Partner With Us – Med-Tech Entrepreneur Vivian Nwakah
Losing a friend because of a fake malaria drug and inadequate healthcare services pushed Vivian Nwakah to take on the pharmaceutical industry in Nigeria. In 2017 she founded the… Read more »
December 06, 2021
Congo-Kinshasa: "Today, We Are At the Door of Economic Liberation" - Vera Songwe, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
The DRC-Africa Business Forum 2021, which was held on November 24 and 25 in Kinshasa, has come to a close. The process of manufacturing a regional electric battery industry from… Read more »
November 28, 2021
Africa: Sixteen Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Launched in Nigeria
Violence against women and girls is among the most widespread, and devastating human rights violations in the world, but much it is often unreported due to impunity, shame and… Read more »
November 23, 2021
Africa: Sexism, Violence Rife for Women in African Parliaments, Says Study
Sexism, harassment and violence against women permeate parliaments across Africa, according to a new study published Tuesday. Read more »
November 18, 2021
South Sudan: Healing Trauma and Peacebuilding Go Hand-in-Hand for South Sudan
Welcome to AllAfrica's Silence The Guns series where we focus on peacebuilding on the continent. This is Juanita Williams and today we take closer look at what the road to… Read more »
South Sudan: South Sudan Still Struggling Towards Peace
In January 2011 the people of South Sudan voted in a referendum to secede from Sudan, putting behind them two civil wars which had consumed 39 of the 55 years of Sudanese… Read more »
Africa: Let's Use the Covid-19 Wakeup Call to Help Women Rise From the Nightmare of Cervical Cancer
Four African First Ladies and Tedros of WHO issue urgent appeal for health equity Read more »
November 17, 2021
Nigeria: 'It's Not Enough to Save Lives, We Must Do It Sustainably' - Temie Giwa-Tubosun | Transcript
AllAfrica's Juanita Williams talked with Nigerian entrepreneur Temie Giwa-Tubosun, who not only built her healthcare, technology and logistics company Lifebank from the ground up… Read more »
November 16, 2021
Nigeria: The Vision That Drives Lifebank Founder Temie Giwa-Tubosun
"I don't sit here and say, back me because I'm a woman, I say back me because I'm doing something that is great, back me because we're going to be great. We're going to prove once… Read more »