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The Kano State Hisbah Board has postponed its plans to marry off 1,000 widows and divorcees in the third batch of its mass marriage programme. Read more »
Officials have stressed that leadership and responsibility on the part of the DR-Congo's government is critical to addressing conflict-related sexual violence. Read more »
Women's groups have condemned assaults by members of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood on a female activist in front of the Brotherhood's headquarters in Muqattam. Read more »
The gender and equity commission chair, Winfred Lichuma, has warned that Kenyans will have to pay more to sustain a third of the women nominated in the county assemblies after ... Read more »
The Gender and Equality Commission has moved to court seeking all lists of party nominations be withdrawn after the number of women elected did not meet the one third gender rule ... Read more »
In Dandora, one of the most notorious slums in Nairobi, gang rape has become the order of the day, according to Phyllis Mbeke, the programme manager of an non-governmental ... Read more »
South Africa has become one of the first countries to sign a commitment pledge with the United Nations to end violence against women and girls. Read more »
The general election has proved an uphill task for women in politics with only 16 having been elected to the National Assembly out of 290 seats. Read more »
While African women have made remarkable progress in emancipation and empowerment, significant challenges remain, writes African Arguments. Read more »
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