Africa: UK Charity Calls to Close Gender Employment Gap for Disabled

A British charity for the disabled, citing World Bank data, says the world could gain trillions annually in Gross Domestic Product if women were employed at the same rate as men.… Read more »

Africa: Women's Rights Advocates Warn UN to Confront Backlash Against Progress

Female activists raised their voices at the United Nations on Friday as they marked International Women's Day amid a global trend of backsliding on hard-won rights. Read more »

Somalia: Somali Activists Mark International Women's Day With Eye Toward Future

As the world commemorates International Women's Day, the stories of courageous women like Zahra Mohamed Ahmad highlight their resilience amid ongoing conflict and struggles for… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: UN Decries Sexual Violence As Weapon of War in DR Congo

As fighting between M23 rebels and Congolese armed troops escalate in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights warns that the… Read more »

Africa: Trump's Executive Orders On Gender Draw Mixed Reaction Across Africa

Conservatives across Africa applauded U.S. President Donald Trump's executive orders Monday regarding gender and diversity, while gay rights activists and the LGBTQ community on… Read more »

Botswana: Botswana Records Grim Gender-Based Violence Statistics

Despite efforts by Botswanan authorities to combat gender-based violence, nearly 100 women were raped and 10 murdered during the late-December festive season, officials said… Read more »

Kenya: Kenya Records 7,000 Cases of Violence Against Women Since September 2023

Kenya's security report this year has been dominated by the violence and killings of women and girls, with more than 7,100 cases of gender-based violence since September 2023.… Read more »

Zambia: Women's Football On Rise in Zambia

The international success of Zambian footballers Barbra Banda and Racheal Kundananji is inspiring girls and young women in Zambia to take up the sport. The success of the two stars… Read more »

Kenya: Indigenous Kenyan Men Campaign Against Female Genital Mutilation

Naomi Kolian recounts the ordeal at her parents' house at the age of 13. Kolian, now a mother of five, said her parents arranged for her genital mutilation during a school break.… Read more »

Africa: Africa's Women-Led Startups Struggle to Find Investors

Businesses started by women have received less than 5% of venture capital funding in Africa over the past decade, according to a new report. The report says investment in… Read more »

Chad: Chad Activists Fight Violence Against Women

Activists in Chad have launched a campaign to educate clerics and traditional rulers against early marriages, female genital mutilation and other harmful traditional practices on… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Activists, Lawmakers Coalesce Against Gender-Based Violence

Hundreds of people, including women's rights activists, Nigerian lawmakers, and other participants, chanted as they walked from the National Assembly through the streets of Abuja… Read more »

Chad: Chadian Women Complain of Underrepresentation in December Elections

An estimated 8 million voters in Chad go to the polls Dec. 29 in legislative, local and district elections. Female leaders and activists, however, say women candidates are being… Read more »

Botswana: Activists Want More Women in Botswana's National Assembly

Three out of 28 female candidates were elected to Botswana's National Assembly in last week's general election, as women's rights activists called on the new administration to… Read more »

South Sudan: South Sudan Works to Reintegrate Young Mothers Back Into School

South Sudan is making significant strides in addressing the gender gap in education by reintegrating teenage mothers into schools, experts say. Read more »

Africa: Africom, African Militaries Unite to Combat Gender-Based Violence

U.S. Africa Command, or AFRICOM, is working with southern African countries to combat gender-based violence in the military. This week, AFRICOM and regional military officials are… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Starts Providing Free Treatment for Women With Obstetric Fistula

Zimbabwe's government has given in to pressure from rights groups and is now providing free treatment to women with obstetric fistula, a condition that makes it hard for mothers… Read more »

Africa: Thailand Reports Suspected First Case of New, Menacing Mpox Variant

Thai health officials are reporting the suspected first case of the new, more dangerous strain of mpox in the country, in a European traveler who arrived in Thailand from Africa… Read more »

Botswana: Botswana, U.S. Address Challenges Facing Women in Military

U.S. and Botswanan military personnel took part in a workshop focusing on better integrating women into the African country's army, addressing issues such as sexual harassment and… Read more »

Sudan: Female Delegates to Join Sudan Peace Talks, Address Gender Violence

Representatives from female-led Sudanese civil society groups are planning to take part in next week's Sudan peace talks in Geneva, a significant gesture of inclusion in addressing… Read more »

Africa: Discrimination Drives Gender Inequality in Africa - Report

Despite progress in policy and legislation intended to end gender inequality in most African countries, the continent is still far from achieving gender equality, according to… Read more »

Africa: Women Athletes Aim to Beat 17 Olympic Medals Won in Tokyo

The 2024 Olympics begin Friday, with more than 10,000 athletes gathering in Paris dreaming of winning gold, silver or bronze. Among them will be dozens of women from African… Read more »

Gambia: Gambia Lawmakers Reject Bill to Reverse Ban On Female Genital Cutting

Gambia's parliament rejected a bill Monday that sought to reverse the country's ban on female genital cutting. Read more »

Chad: Chadian Women Contest Underrepresentation, Say It Undermines National Dialogue Recommendation

Chad's female leaders and activists have strongly condemned what they say is their negligible representation in President Mahamat Idriss Deby's first civilian government after a… Read more »

Sudan: UN Warns of Nutrition Crisis for Women, Children in Sudan

United Nations aid agencies warn that an entire generation of children in war-torn Sudan is at risk of malnutrition, disease, and death without urgent action. Read more »