While 93.2% of HIV-positive children between the ages of 0 and 14 years are on antiretroviral drugs, only 67.1% have achieved viral load suppression, that is when a person's viral ... Read more »

The Commission for Gender Equality in South Africa says that forced or coerced sterilisation for women living with HIV in South Africa's public hospitals is "cruel, torturous or ... Read more »

With violence wreaking havoc across the country, Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, says that his government is ready to hold talks with the main militant leaders in the ... Read more »

After being sentenced to 18 months in prison for the "cyber harassment" of President Yoweri Museveni, Ugandan activist Stella Nyanzi has won her court appeal and a judge has ... Read more »

How do you prep for heading the world's largest private philanthropy, aimed at significantly reducing poverty and disease? In the case of Mark Suzman, the path began as a working ... Read more »

The Minister for Gender and Culture Peace Mutuuzo has warned school matrons against initiating young girls into genital elongation, a practice she says does not add value to their ... Read more »

AllAfrica spoke with Gambian activist Jaha Dukureh about her new campaign against FGM, the victories that Safe Hands For Girls celebr Read more »

After decades of conflict in the DR Congo, women and girls continue to suffer disproportionately from the crisis. In November 2019, the police's action plan against sexual violence ... Read more »

With the ongoing conflicts in Cameroon, Somalia, Nigeria, the Sahel and Mozambique, peace on the continent may seem elusive, but Nigerian-based Joy Ada Onyesoh, president of the ... Read more »

For black women married in South Africa before 1988, the husband owned all matrimonial assets and could sell them without consulting his wife - until a landmark court judgment ... Read more »