Musu Bakoto Sawo, a Gambian changemaker, women rights advocate and human rights lawyer, has been named the 2020 'African of the Year' by Nigeria's Daily Trust. Former Botswana ... Read more »

The introduction of antiretroviral drugs has resulted in a remarkable decline in mother-to-child HIV transmission. New infections among children declined by 52% worldwide and 55% ... Read more »

Four Nigerian women have been recognized among the nominees for the 100 Outstanding Women Nurses, Midwives, and Leaders by the Women in Global Health for their pivotal role in ... Read more »

Sierra Leone has one of the highest rates of female genital mutilation in Africa. According to UNICEF figures from 2017, the practice has been performed on an estimated 86% of ... Read more »

Former Malawi president Joyce Banda has expressed concern over the continued exclusion of rural women and girls in development programmes and policies although they make up the ... Read more »

More than three months ago, President George Weah declared rape a national emergency at a keynote conference, vowing to improve support for rape survivors and strengthen the ... Read more »

In a landmark judgment, the High Court has ruled that the government failed to effectively investigate and prosecute sexual crimes from the 2007-2008 post-election violence and ... Read more »

A year ago, feminist academic Stella Nyanzi was serving an 18-month jail term for cyber-harassment over a provocative Facebook post targeting Ugandan President, Yoweri Museveni. ... Read more »

The Sexual Offences Awareness and Response Initiative in collaboration with the Ushafa ward councillor Maryam Barnabas, launched the 'Safe Space' initiative in Ushafa, a rural ... Read more »

"We have 107 new cases of girls who have fled their homes and they are sheltered at Mugumu Hope Safe House and Butiama Safe House," Director of Hope for Girls and Women Tanzania ... Read more »