November 12, 2021
Uganda: Young, African Climate Activists Like Vanessa Nakate Need Our Support #AfricaClimateCrisis
When we speak about young African voices fighting climate change, Vanessa Nakate comes to mind. Read more »
November 09, 2021
Africa: Peacebuilding Needs More Women, Youth - What's Holding Them Back?
AllAfrica's Silence The Guns series focuses on peacebuilding on the continent. Today we take a closer look at the role of women and youth in peacebuilding in Africa. There's no… Read more »
October 06, 2021
Central African Republic: Looking Ahead, Banking On Human Capital - The Keys To Development In The Central African Republic
Géraldine Wonzangba is a student like any other all over the world: a chemistry major at the University of Bangui, she is at that age where one can dream about any and… Read more »
October 04, 2021
Africa: Helping Girls Attain Their Educational Dreams without Discrimination
Nineteen-year-old Justina (not her real name) from the southwestern region of Nigeria had just been admitted to the Federal University of Technology in Minna, Nigeria, when she… Read more »
September 24, 2021
Nigeria: Nigerian States Should Protect Girls by Ending Child Marriage
Over 10 million children are out of school in Nigeria and the global pandemic has only made it harder for young people to stay in school. There have been dire consequences… Read more »
September 01, 2021
Africa: Sahel's Conflict Crisis – Women Hold Key to Building Peace
It is now a decade since the Sahel crisis unfolded. Yet, the region has picked up the hard lessons and remains of interest globally. Read more »
July 29, 2021
Kenya: Kenya Needs an Inclusive Social Protection Policy
Doris is a 75-year-old woman from Kayaba informal settlement in Nairobi. As with most families in the settlement, her house is a single dilapidated room with mud walls, a… Read more »
July 14, 2021
Africa: As a Pan-Africanist Feminist, Here's Why I Want to See Jacob Zuma Held Accountable
I am passionate about South Africa despite its painful history: the horrors of Dutch colonization, the segregation that predated apartheid and the deep wound of the apartheid era… Read more »
May 07, 2021
Africa: Mothers Need Not Give Birth Alone
It is difficult to think of any event that is more profoundly life-altering than childbirth - a process steeped in wonder and pain and, too often, fear. But giving birth does not… Read more »
Africa: Reflecting on the Needs of Africa's Working Mothers
Balancing work and family obligations has long been a reality for women. In the past year however, the COVID-19 pandemic has upset this delicate juggling act, reminding us just how… Read more »
April 19, 2021
Africa: When Will Women Have Equal Access to Land?
In Kenya, residents of a women-only village established in 1990 were finally granted ownership of their tract of land this month. In Tanzania, the government affirmed its… Read more »
April 07, 2021
Uganda: Let's Save Ugandan Lives with Abortion Law Clarity
Until I witnessed a death from complications of an unsafe abortion, I never felt comfortable talking about abortion services. Joan (not her real name) was an intelligent and… Read more »
March 30, 2021
Africa: Salute to The Sahel's Resilient Women
While the rich history of Women’s Day goes back to 1909 with civic action by working women in the streets of New York and was highlighted in 1911 across several European… Read more »
March 19, 2021
Africa: Change For Africa's Women - So, Where Do We Start?
The years 2010-2020 marked the African Women’s Decade. As we take stock of the last ten-plus years, it is clear is that we have not kept the promises that were made to the… Read more »
March 09, 2021
Africa: Shocking Levels of Violence Against Women - UN Report
Shocking levels of violence inflicted by men upon women are reported in a United Nations study published today. The analysis shows that in Sub-Saharan Africa, one in every three… Read more »
March 08, 2021
Africa: African Nation Still Leads the World With Woman MPs
Rwanda still leads the world with the number of women in a lower chamber of parliament, says the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Sixty-one percent of members of the country's… Read more »
March 06, 2021
Africa: World Bank and AllAfrica Mark International Women’s Day with Webinar - 'COVID-19, Revealer of African Women’s Incredible Resilience'
In this time of pandemic, Sub-Saharan African women have, more than ever before, shown extraordinary resilience. In response to adversity, the strength and intelligence of African… Read more »
March 02, 2021
Africa: African Women’s Incredible Resilience in Times of COVID-19
The World Bank and AllAfrica Global Media Group will jointly organize, on Monday March 8, 2021, a virtual panel on the topic: COVID-19, Revealer of African women's incredible… Read more »
January 22, 2021
South Africa: Xenophobic Attacks Continued in 2020 - Rights Report
An excerpt on South Africa from the annual Human Rights Watch publication, World Report 2021: Read more »
December 23, 2020
Africa: South Africa's Land and Women's Rights Activist Sizani Ngubane Dies
South African women's land rights activist Sizani Ngubane has died, according to the Rural Women's Movement (RWM) - an organisation of which she was the director and founder. Read more »
December 14, 2020
Africa: How The Digital Revolution Can Help Level The Playing Field for African Women in Agriculture
The race to limit the spread of Covid-19 has, through necessity, accelerated many other transformations that were already under way, including the digital revolution in African… Read more »
December 03, 2020
Africa: Women's Voices 'Locked Out' in Covid-19 Reporting
Due to the political nature of the crisis, the marginalization of women in decision-making roles in the countries analyzed "locks in" the suppression of women's voices, the… Read more »
November 24, 2020
South Africa: Malawi's Bushiri Wanted For Rape
South Africa's National Prosecuting Authority has issued three warrants of arrest against Enlightened Christian Gathering (ECG) church founder Shepherd Bushiri for rape. Read more »
November 16, 2020
Africa: Challenges, Progress in Women, Peace and Security Agenda Brought to Light - Part 2
Between the Covid-19 pandemic, regional conflicts, aggravated sexual and gender-based violence, as well as continuous economic hardship, women of Africa face hardships that require… Read more »
Africa: Progress and Challenges to Women, Peace and Security Agenda Brought to Light - Part 1
Between the Covid-19 pandemic, regional conflicts, aggravated sexual and gender-based violence, as well as continuous economic hardship, the women of Africa face hardships that… Read more »