May 15, 2023
Ethiopia: Ethiopian Journalist Melkamsew Puts Women At Show's Heart
Ethiopian journalist Melkamsew Solomon broadcasts a weekly radio program, Yimechish, which focuses on rural women in Ethiopia. Read more »
May 09, 2023
Somalia: In Somalia, Spike in Gender-Based Attacks Compounds Plight of Displaced Women, Girls
Somali humanitarian workers and United Nations officials said women and girls in displaced camps are facing gender-based violence and rape amid the recurring droughts in the… Read more »
April 11, 2023
Somalia: Displaced Women Use Survival Skills
Since the 1991 collapse of Somalia's central government, many Somalis had fled the country, while thousands of others have been internally displaced. Many get help from aid… Read more »
April 05, 2023
Namibia: Gender Activists Welcome Appointment of Women Justices to Supreme Court
Gender equality activists in Namibia have welcomed the first ever appointment of female justices to the country's supreme court. Read more »
April 04, 2023
Ethiopia: Analysts Say Ethiopia's Media Need to Empower Woman Journalists
In her 15 years of working in Ethiopian media, Melkamsew Solomon says she still doesn't see enough women in senior roles. Read more »
March 31, 2023
Central African Republic: 'Woman of Iron' Honored for Protecting the Constitution
In March 2022, Daniele Darlan, then-president of the Central African Republic's Constitutional Court, faced intense pressure to modify her country's constitution to allow the… Read more »
March 29, 2023
Africa: U.S. VP Harris to Announce U.S.$1 Billion in Funding for Women's Economic Empowerment
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris is set to announce Wednesday $1 billion in public and private financing for programs focused on economic empowerment of women as she wraps up a… Read more »
March 08, 2023
Zambia: Police Arrest Feminist NGO Leaders, Accuse Them of Promoting Homosexuality
Zambia's government said it will not tolerate the promotion of LGBTQ rights, saying such rights are against the country's Christian values. The warning came a day after police… Read more »
Cameroon: Women Protest High Cost of Living
Thousands of women in Cameroon took to the streets on Wednesday, International Women's Day, to protest the high cost of living. The government blames soaring food and energy prices… Read more »
March 06, 2023
Africa: Progress Won Over Decades is Vanishing Before Our Eyes - UN Chief
The United Nations secretary-general warned Monday at the start of a major women's conference that at the current pace, gender equality is projected to be 300 years away. Read more »
March 01, 2023
Somalia: Women Journalists Are Changing the Narrative
As a school kid in Mogadishu, Farhia Mohamed Kheyre spoke in an unusual way. When her teachers asked questions in class, Kheyre would answer in a newsreader's voice, she told VOA,… Read more »
February 24, 2023
Africa: U. S. First Lady Rallies for Freedom, Women's Empowerment On Historic Africa Visit
United States first lady Jill Biden on Friday ended her first visit to Namibia on a hopeful, encouraging note, stressing the power of youth in a nation where youth unemployment… Read more »
February 23, 2023
Namibia: Jill Biden Highlights Empowering Women, Children On Second Day in Namibia
U.S. first lady Jill Biden is due to speak Thursday at a state luncheon with Namibia's President Hage Geingob and first lady Monica Geingos at the Namibian presidential residence,… Read more »
February 20, 2023
Kenya: BBC Uncovers Sexual Abuse On Tea Plantations
The BBC said Monday it has uncovered evidence of sexual exploitation on Kenyan tea plantations that supply some of Britain's most popular brands. Read more »
February 16, 2023
Cameroon: Women's Protest Pushes Military to Release Detained Youths
Cameroon's military has released about 30 youths it detained as suspected rebels after a protest by several hundred women, including mothers of those detained. The women from the… Read more »
February 13, 2023
Africa: Businesswomen Call for Dialogue on Border Harassment
African women and girls are discussing the harassment and discrimination challenges they face trying to conduct cross-border business under the African Continental Free Trade… Read more »
January 17, 2023
Cameroon: Activists Push Gender Parity for Senate Elections
Activists in Cameroon are urging more women candidates to enter races for Senate seats before a January 28 deadline. Only 26 members of Cameroon's 100-member senate are women, a… Read more »
December 09, 2022
Cameroon: Cameroon Rights Groups Demand Protection of Displaced Women and Children From Rights Abuses
Ahead of World Human Rights Day this Saturday (12/10), Cameroonian rights groups are protesting what they call dehumanizing treatment of women and children displaced by the… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Rights Commission Set to Probe Alleged Secret, Forced Abortion Program By Military
Nigeria's human rights commission said Friday it will probe a report that the Nigerian military has secretly run an abortion program that terminated thousands of pregnancies among… Read more »
November 29, 2022
Namibia: Ruling Party Chooses First Female Presidential Candidate
Namibia's ruling party has selected Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah as the party's vice president, putting her in line to be the country's first female presidential candidate when the… Read more »
November 24, 2022
Senegal: Senegal's Women Gold Miners Carry Heavy Burden
Every few minutes, 14-month-old Awa coughs, the phlegm rising from deep within her chest. Read more »
November 21, 2022
Benin: Meet Benin's Real-Life 'Woman King'
"The Woman King" is a rare example of an African story told in the form of a Hollywood historical epic. Around the world, it has won praise for its acting, directing, and themes of… Read more »
November 17, 2022
Africa: African Women Entrepreneurs Call for Support of Africa Free Trade
African women entrepreneurs from 35 countries have called for more support from lenders and governments to help them benefit from the African Continental Free Trade Area. Meeting… Read more »
November 09, 2022
Somalia: Somali-American Women Score Wins in U.S. Midterm Elections
At least seven Somali-American women won races in Tuesday's U.S. midterm elections, results show. Read more »
November 03, 2022
South Africa: Ramaphosa Says Number of Women Murdered up 50 Percent
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, at a summit on gender-based violence in the country, said murders of women jumped by 50% this year and called for action to stop the trend.… Read more »