Museveni Calls for Regulation of Bride Price
Independent (Kampala)
The President has called for moderation in the payment of bride price, warning that excessive demands are turning marriage into a commercial venture and discouraging young people… Read more »
Rwanda Signed the AU Convention but Prevention Must Begin Before Abuse Becomes Normal
New Times
Rwanda's signing of the African Union Convention on Ending Violence Against Women and Girls - becoming the ninth AU member state to join the landmark treaty - is an important… Read more »
Meet Nigeria's Comfort Ero, First Black Woman to Head International Crisis Group
Vanguard
When Comfort Ero accepted the role of president and chief executive of the International Crisis Group, she knew she was stepping into one of the world's most demanding leadership… Read more »
Sexual Harassment Declines in Uganda's Newsrooms
Independent (Kampala)
The report found one notable exception: men reported higher levels of rape than women. Eight male respondents (9 percent) said they had been raped, compared with about five women… Read more »
U.S. Senators Urge Rubio to Address Impact of Ebola Outbreak on Women [press release]
United States Senate
Yesterday, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio… Read more »
CAF Women's Champions League | Cosafa Qualifier Draw On Tuesday
Cosafa
The group stage draw for the CAF Women's Champions League | COSAFA Qualifier Botswana 2026 will take place in Gaborone on Tuesday, 3 August at 11h00 CAT (09h00 GMT) and will be… Read more »
President Appoints Members of National Council On GBVF
SAnews.gov.za
President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed members of the National Council on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide for a period of three years, effective from 1 August 2026 to 31 July… Read more »
Police Rescue Nigerian Woman Trafficked to Côte d'Ivoire
Premium Times
The police said the woman was lured by the suspected recruiter to Côte d'Ivoire with a fake apprenticeship promise before being forced into prostitution. Read more »
Whilst the World Debates Somaliland's Recognition, Its Girls Remain Invisible [analysis]
African Arguments
As international debate surrounding Somaliland's recognition has returned to global headlines in recent months, questions of sovereignty and diplomacy have dominated the… Read more »
Young Nigerian Women Want to Go Into Politics - Party Rules and Older Men Keep Them Out [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Nigerians will return to the polls in 2027. Campaigns will commence, crowds will fill the streets for party rallies, but the most consequential decisions about the elections are… Read more »
Troops Arrest Sudanese Suspected Terrorist Fighter, Ghanaian Woman
Premium Times
According to a statement by the task force spokesperson, Mohammed Goni, the operation was carried out at about 11.48 am on 19 July as part of ongoing efforts to disrupt terrorist… Read more »
World Population Day - Renewing Our Promise to Every Woman and Every Newborn Everywhere [opinion]
allAfrica
On World Population Day, we are often asked to look at numbers such as how many people we are, how fast we are growing, and what our population will need in the years ahead. They… Read more »
Female Genital Mutilation - Winning the Argument, Losing the Funding
IPS
Last August, a one-month-old girl in The Gambia bled to death after being subjected to female genital mutilation (FGM), a practice that had been illegal in the country since 2015.… Read more »
Woman Loses Ear in Suspected Rape Attempt in Kasese
Nile Post
Police in Kasese District have launched a manhunt for two suspects accused of attempting to rape a 29-year-old woman before cutting off her right ear during a violent attack in the… Read more »
Angola's First Lady Welcomes Counterparts for Continental Campaign Launching
ANGOP
Angola's First Lady, Ana Dias Lourenço, welcomed her counterparts from Equatorial Guinea, Constância Obiang, and Côte d'Ivoire, Dominique Ouattara, to Luanda… Read more »
