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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Africa: How These Women Scientists Will Help Africa Adapt to Changing Climate

A group of 25 women from eastern and western Africa have joined the list of young researchers racing to bridge the shortage of women agriculture scientists in Africa. Read more »

Uganda: Jessica Nabongo - First Documented Black Woman to Visit Every Country

Jessica Nabongo is officially the first black woman to have visited every single country in the world, writes Africanews. Nabongo was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan in the… Read more »

South Africa: Femicide - Stabbing, Death of Student Sparks Outrage

Sinethemba Ndlovu, a student at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) has died in hospital after she was stabbed by a man who allegedly "forced himself on her" while she worked at… Read more »

Africa: It's Time for Women to Claim a Voice in Agriculture

It is said that women are the backbone of the family and the bedrock of a nation, but yet we hardly hear about their successes and triumphs. Read more »

Africa: Xenophobia, March Against Gender-Based Violence Loom Over WEF Summit

Protesters and mourners demanding to see President Cyril Ramaphosa over recent incidents of violence against women have marched to the Cape Town International Convention Centre… Read more »

West Africa: Building Peace in West Africa - Women Decision-Makers are Key

AllAfrica's Nontobeko Mlambo spoke with Levinia Addae-Mensah, Program Director and Deputy Executive Director of the West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP), about how she… Read more »

Africa: Why AfCFTA's Success Depends on Including Informal, Women-Run Enterprises

There is renewed optimism that Africa’s small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) could be big winners with the launch of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)… Read more »

Africa: #MeToo in Africa - Govts Urged to Enact Protections They Fought For

In June, labor advocates from across the world celebrated the passage of a landmark global treaty that builds on the unprecedented gains made in the era of #MeToo. By recognizing… Read more »

South Africa: How More Women in Agriculture Will Ensure Food Security, Tackle Land Reform

Addressing gender disparities in the agricultural sector is a prerequisite to increasing women and youth participation in the sector, creating much-needed employment opportunities… Read more »

Tanzania: 'Set Your Ovaries Free', Magufuli Tells Tanzania Women

Tanzania President John Magufuli has urged the country's women to "set your ovaries free" and have many more children so the economy can grow, Reuters reports. Read more »

Africa: World Champ Caster Semenya Digs In Heels Over IAAF 800M Battle

World 800m champion Caster Semenya has said that if she loses her legal battle with the IAAF on new rules regulating testosterone levels in female athletes, she will not… Read more »

South Africa: Tackling Questions and Debunking Myths on Sexual and Reproductive Health

Health-E News hosted a question and answer session to answer pertinent questions on why South Africa's public health facilities are experiencing frequent contraceptive stockouts… Read more »

Africa: After ECHO, Let's Find Out Why Women Are Not Using Barrier Methods

So, the Evidence for Contraceptive Options and HIV Outcome (ECHO) study has found no significant difference in risk of HIV acquisition among women using one of three most methods… Read more »

Africa: On the Day of the African Child, Fight for the Rights of Our Girls

On this year's Day of the African Child on June 16, heads of state, ministers, religious leaders, community leaders, survivors' networks and campaigners will come together for the… Read more »

Africa: Gender Inequality is Dangerous to Our Health – And it is Time We Address it

Unbiased health systems are necessary for effective and efficient health care delivery. Their strength is fundamental to achieving universal health coverage, a target of the SDGs… Read more »

Nigeria: Police Accused of Raiding Family Planning Clinic

Activists in Nigeria have accused police officers of raiding a Marie Stopes clinic in Lagos on May 21. The officers reportedly "harassed the health workers and patients and took… Read more »