Nigerian activist Aisha Yesufu started participating in protests as a school student nearly three decades ago - but she says it has not been easy. Nigeria's female activists ... Read more »

President Yoweri Museveni, who has led Uganda since 1986, has appointed a woman, Jessica Alupo, as vice-president and another woman, Robinah Nabbanja, as prime minister. He has ... Read more »

Malawi has one of the highest rates of preterm births globally. Figures from 2015 indicated that over 1 in 10 Malawian babies were born prematurely. And its neonatal death rate was ... Read more »

"If he does not hit you, he does not love you enough" is the sort of age-old belief that Zimbabwe activists say gives men free rein to beat their wives and stops women complaining. ... Read more »

South Africa has released a new set of guidelines for handling intimate scenes in film and television shoots. The protocols were compiled in consultation with the country's major ... Read more »

In times of conflict, women, girls, and children usually bear the brunt of violence, and Dikwa is one of the communities most affected by the insurgency in the North East of ... Read more »

Milcah Hadida, a Kenya Red Cross volunteer, was among 25 other health workers and volunteers nominated globally by the Red Crescent Society for the award. Hadida runs a campaign to ... Read more »

A new report has exposed the behaviour of Department of Home Affairs administrators who misapply the law and use bigoted language against gender-diverse applicants fleeing ... Read more »

More than 20 Congolese women have accused aid workers of sexual abuse in claims that include rape and unwanted pregnancies, with United Nations investigators uncovering similar ... Read more »

Instead of celebrating the senior women's national football team's first participation in an international friendly, the country has had to hang its head in shame over the sexist ... Read more »