Kenya's Femicide Cases - 'Declare a Crisis Now' [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Ugandan athlete and Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei died in September 2024 after being set alight by a man she knew in Eldoret, Kenya. Cheptegei's murder was reported to have been about… Read more »
Zimbabwe Starts Providing Free Treatment for Women With Obstetric Fistula
VOA
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 »
Rebecca Cheptegei Laid to Rest in Home Village in Bukwo
Independent (Kampala)
Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei, who tragically died after allegedly being set on fire by her former boyfriend in Kenya, was on Sept.14 laid to rest at her ancestral home in… Read more »
Somalia Arrests Turkish National Over Sexual Harrasment of Local Female Employees
Radio Dalsan
The Somali government on Tuesday confirmed the arrest of Ertugrul Karafayeli, a Turkish national and operations manager at Favori LLC, following allegations of sexual harassment… Read more »
Online Culture of Dismissing Women's Experiences of Violence Raises Concerns
allAfrica
Online victim blaming and efforts to justify intimate partner violence are still prevalent, according to a new report by the Centre for Analytics and Behavioural… Read more »
How Education Is Transforming the Lives of Women in South African
Africa Renewal
The remarkable journey of Prof. Zethu Nkosi and Dr. MaseTshaba Mantepu Read more »
Hiding the Coco - Women Farmers Anticipating Old Age [analysis]
African Arguments
Debating Ideas reflects the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarly, original and activist writing from within… Read more »
How to Save More Mothers From Dying During Childbirth
spotlight
COVID-19 temporarily reversed South Africa's hard-won reduction in maternal mortality, but the death rate has now stabilised, and hopes are high that the downward trend will… Read more »
Mardv Condemns Torture of 16-Yr-Old in Lofa
Liberian Observer
It has come to the attention of Men Against Rape and Domestic Violence (MARDV) a very bad, sad video on social media from Lofa County wherein a 16 year old was seen being tortured… Read more »
Gender Equality - 2030 Global Goal May Not Be Met - - Report
Premium Times
According to the report, the world still needs to catch up to its commitments to women and girls. Read more »
'RSF Slaughtered Three Young Men and Ordered Women to Jump Over the Corpses...'
Dabanga
A year and a half ago, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militias turned El Geneina, the capital of West Darfur, into a ghost town and an unprecedented massacre for… Read more »
Why Women Stay Silent in Toxic Relationships - Unspoken Pressures and Fears
Nile Post
Many women remain silent in toxic relationships due to societal pressures, personal fears, and emotional complexities. This silence is significant: studies show that about 35% of… Read more »
First Lady Charges Women to Rewrite Nigeria's Negative Narrative Through Tech
Vanguard
Senator Oluremi Tinubu, wife of President Bola Tinubu and National Chairman of the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI), has urged women to harness technology to rewrite Nigeria's… Read more »
How Abducted Female Student Was Killed, Buried After Ransom
Daily Trust
A 20-year-old man, Paul Jeremiah, has been arrested for the murder of a 100-level female student at the Federal University, Lokoja, Kogi state. Read more »
FGM Practice Still Taking Place in Nimba County
New Republic
Female Genital Mutilation of FGM is reportedly still being practiced or carried on Nimba County by traditional women, prompting Ambassador Juli Endee to raise alarm. Read more »