June 16, 2020
Africa: COVID-19 Jeopardises Gains Made Towards Protecting Women and Girls from Violence
The passing of laws to end child marriage resulted in blocking thousands of child marriages and enabling second chance education for girls. However, these gains made over the years… Read more »
June 09, 2020
Africa: Unprecedented Crisis Presents Unique Opportunities for Unprecedented Action - Machel, Okonjo-Iweala, Songwe, Ramos
COVID 19 has unearthed massive inequalities within our societies and brought to glaring light the unique burdens which women carry the world over. As we respond to the impacts of… Read more »
May 27, 2020
Africa: Women and Children Will Pay For This Pandemic – Unless We Act
Wherever COVID-19 strikes, it magnifies unfairness and inequality. In every nation and every community touched by the virus, hard-won progress for women, newborns and young people… Read more »
October 31, 2019
Africa: What Ending Gender-Based Violence Means for Sustainable Development in Africa
As 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence nears, it has been revealed that 35% of women in the world and 45% in Africa have experienced gender-based violence in their… Read more »
May 01, 2020
Africa: Will Men Respond to COVID-19's Health Call?
The latest data from New York tells us that the novel coronavirus is killing men at twice the rate of women. Death rates are higher around the world, including China,… Read more »
April 26, 2020
Africa: Triple Threat - Conflict, Gender-Based Violence and COVID-19
The new coronavirus, officially called SARS-CoV-2, has infected more than three million people worldwide – 31,000 in Africa by 26 April – with Egypt, South Africa,… Read more »
March 27, 2020
Sierra Leone: 'Radical Inclusion' Approach to Education an Extraordinary Victory for Pregnant Girls
Mariatu Sesay was still a schoolgirl in Sierra Leone when she fell pregnant. Had it not been for her principal and class teacher, she would not have been able to finish her… Read more »
February 20, 2020
Africa: We Can Make Our World Better - Mark Suzman of Gates Foundation
AllAfrica's Juanita Williams talked with Mark Suzman, the CEO of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the world's largest philanthropy. He assumed the position this month. In… Read more »
February 05, 2020
Africa: Why Ending FGM Is 'Actually Not Hard', Says Activist Jaha Dukureh
Jaha Dukureh and her organisation Safe Hands for Girls have set themselves a date to end a war that has been going on for 15 years - ending female genital mutilation (FGM).… Read more »
January 24, 2020
Africa: When Climate Crisis, Food Insecurity and Conflict Shakes Foundation of Peace in Africa
Former UK foreign secretary, Jeremy Hunt, linked climate change to the growing conflicts in Africa, during his five-day visit to the continent. Hunt stopped in Nigeria and raised… Read more »
Africa: Let's Celebrate Quality, Not Just Quantity of Women-Owned Businesses
On the face of it, the progress is impressive: four out of the top 10 countries with high women business owner percentages are in Africa. Read more »
January 23, 2020
Africa: 'Conflict is Like a Cough, If You Don't Treat the Root Cause, It Comes Back'
With the ongoing conflicts in Cameroon, Somalia, Nigeria, the Sahel and Mozambique, peace on the continent may seem elusive, but Nigerian-based Joy Ada Onyesoh, president of the… Read more »
December 20, 2019
Africa: Why Banks Must See African Women Entrepreneurs As Game Changers - Angelique Kidjo
AllAfrica's Juanita Williams spoke with musician and activist Angelique Kidjo about her latest role in an African Development Bank and G7 collaboration, Affirmative Finance Action… Read more »
December 13, 2019
Africa: 16 Days of Activism is Over, But What's Changed for Women and Children?
The 16 Days of Activism of No Violence Against Women and Children - an international campaign to challenge and bring an end to violence - has just ended, but the work is only… Read more »
December 12, 2019
Africa: Healthcare for All - New Hope, Commitment Needed
Today, as we mark International Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day, I am encouraged by the growing momentum behind the belief that every single person should have access to the… Read more »
November 29, 2019
Kenya: How Self-Care Interventions are Advancing Sexual and Reproductive Health in Kenya
In June 2019 the World Health Organisation published consolidated guidelines on self-care interventions for sexual and reproductive health. It defines self-care as the ability of… Read more »
November 22, 2019
Africa: Reclaiming our Power - Reimagining the Global Agenda for Women and Girls
Last week, world leaders gathered in Nairobi for ICPD+25 to celebrate 25 years since the 1994 launch of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) , a… Read more »
November 19, 2019
Africa: How to Close the $42 Billion Financing Gap Women Face
In African cultures, women play a nurturing role, they are the backbone of the continent. Yet, they face a $42 billion-dollar financing gap with over 3/4 of them being financially… Read more »
November 18, 2019
Africa: Sahel Women's Project Shows Encouraging Results in West, Central Regions
After five years of implementation, the Women's Empowerment and Demographic Dividend in the Sahel program is producing satisfactory results. Authorities of the beneficiary… Read more »
Africa: Hold Your Govts To Account! - Plan International CEO After Nairobi Summit
AllAfrica.com’s Bacary Dabo spoke with Plan International’s CEO Anne-Birgitte Albrectsen, while attending the International Conference on Population and Development… Read more »
November 13, 2019
South Africa: Miss South Africa Asks Men to Write Love Letters Against Violence
It's not a secret that South Africa has seen high levels of violence against women across the country. Read more »
Africa: 'Sexual and Reproductive Rights Are Not Up for Negotiation'
Natalia Kanem, executive director of UNFPA, had a strong statement at the opening of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD25) in Nairobi, Kenya, on… Read more »
November 05, 2019
Africa: Pregnant Students in Africa Need Your Support, Not Rejection
In late 2018, Sierra Leone's First Lady, Fatima Bio, opened a national campaign "Hands Off Our Girls." Her campaign made big promises to reduce child marriages and… Read more »
South Africa: Mrwetyana Murder-Accused Faces Threats, Insults at Court Appearance
Luyanda Botha, the man accused of the rape and murder of UCT student Uyinene Mrwetyana, has appeared in the Western Cape High Court where members in the gallery demanded he show… Read more »
October 22, 2019
Africa: Women Question Safety of Sanitary Pads Using #MyAlwaysExperience
Since the beginning of the year, Kenyan women have been complaining about the quality of the pads that Proctor and Gamble (P&G), the manufacturers of Always pads, distributes… Read more »