In the agricultural sector, women are engaging in serious farming, concentrating on crops such as sisal, tobacco and cashew nut farming. Read more »
King Mswati III has taken a 19-year-old former beauty pageant contestant as his newest wife shortly after thousands of girls participated in the kingdom's annual Umhlanga or Reed ... Read more »
Integrating digital payments into the economies of emerging and developing nations addresses crucial issues of broad economic growth and individual financial empowerment, according ... Read more »
The Canada-based model Everline Aboka has won the African-Canadian Model of the Year award at the African Fashion Week in Toronto. Read more »
The Falconets will meet Germany in the U-20 soccer World Cup final after four goals from Rivers Angels forward, Asisat Oshoala, with one each from Courtney Dike and Uchechi Sunday ... Read more »
A group of motorcycle riders has allegedly been shooting motorists around town, and female drivers seem to be the main targets. Read more »
The just-concluded US-Africa Summit showcased a colourful fashion trend from the First Ladies of the various states, writes Halimatou Ceesay for The Point in Gambia. Read more »
After decades battling high maternal death rates, the government took a stand: it prioritized newborn and maternal health, and in 2005 it relaxed its abortion law in an effort to ... Read more »
RNW blogger Shaun Matsheza had the opportunity to meet Clare and Melissa, two LGBT activists from Uganda and Kenya. Shaun gained insight into the anguish some people face for ... Read more »
New data from Unicef show that while prevalence of child marriage and genital cutting has decreased slightly over the past three decades, rates of progress need to be scaled up ... Read more »
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