June 25
Africa: The Unsung Heroes of Ocean Conservation Are Demanding to Be Heard
allAfrica
On a lawn overlooking the Indian Ocean, a group of women leaders from coastal Kenya sat together for a special conversation to share stories from their communities, discuss the… Read more »
Liberia: Women Farmers Urge Govt Action to Cut Food Imports
Liberian Observer
Women farmers in Liberia are calling on the government and development partners to increase investment in agriculture, arguing that stronger support for local food production is… Read more »
Rwanda: Experts Urge Detention Reforms to Protect Women, Children
New Times
Women and children in detention across Africa continue to face risks ranging from inadequate reproductive healthcare and poor mental health support to separation from their… Read more »
Africa: In West Africa's Benin, Women Make Centuries-Old Salt Production Methods Sustainable
IPS
It is barely noon, and a group of women sit near the beach on the outskirts of Djégbadji village, in West Africa's Benin, sifting through mounds of salt harvested from the… Read more »
Nigeria: Investigation - Commissioned but Locked: How an Idle Hospital Is Failing Women in Akwa Ibom
Premium Times
Almost a year after the Mother and Child Hospital was commissioned in Akwa Ibom, it remains closed. Read more »
Somalia: Banadir Regional Court Sentences Female Tuk-Tuk Driver to Three Years in Prison
Shabelle
The Banadir Regional Court has delivered a three-year prison sentence against Sadio Moalim Ali Hassan, widely known as "Sadio Bajaj," following nearly three months of government… Read more »
Uganda: NRM's Idah Nabayiga Declared Kalangala District Woman MP
Nile Post
The Electoral Commission has declared Nabayiga Idah of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) as the duly elected District Woman Member of Parliament for Kalangala District. Read more »
Africa: Ministers, Experts Flag Blind Spot Driving African Girls' School Dropouts [press release]
Education.org
For every 10 girls who complete primary school, fewer than four finish secondary Open source STEP tool supports ministries to manage vulnerable transitions Read more »
Rwanda: Mukansanga Named Var Official At U20 Women's World Cup
New Times
Rwandan international referee Salima Mukansanga has been selected by world football governing body FIFA to serve as a Video Assistant Referee (VAR) at the FIFA U-20 Women's World… Read more »
Uganda: NRM's Nabayiga Wins Kalangala Woman MP By-Election
Independent (Kampala)
National Resistance Movement (NRM) candidate Aidah Nabayiga has been declared the winner of the Kalangala District Woman Member of Parliament by-election. Kalangala District… Read more »
Namibia: Gunners, Nampol Battle It Out for Women's NFA Cup
Namibian
Mighty Gunners and Khomas Nampol will battle it out for the trophy when they meet in the NFA Cup women's final at Windhoek Independence Stadium on Saturday. Read more »
June 24
Cameroon: Failed Promise to Reduce Gender-Based Violence
HRW
Discriminatory Laws, Underinvestment in Public Services Enable Abuse Read more »
Sudan: New UN Human Rights Report - 'Brutal Use of Sexual Violence in Sudan'
Dabanga
A new UN Human Rights (OHCHR) report published yesterday lays bare the brutality and magnitude of conflict-related sexual violence in Sudan since the outbreak of the war in April… Read more »
Nigeria: Cubana Chiefpriest Agrees to Live TV DNA Test in Paternity Dispute With Kenyan Woman
Leadership
Nigerian socialite and businessman Pascal Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chiefpriest, has expressed willingness to undergo a DNA test live on television to resolve his… Read more »
Nigeria: Justice for Abused Children - 42% of Nigerian Schoolgirls Face Gender Violence As Govt, EU Act
This Day
Nearly one in every two female students in Nigeria experiences some form of gender-based violence during years in school, a disturbing trend fuelling school dropouts, inflicting… Read more »
Africa: What Helps Women Eat Well? Control Over Money, Time and Decisions Matters [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Worldwide, women carry the greatest burden of malnutrition. More than two-thirds of women of childbearing age don't get enough of at least one micronutrient. These are the vitamins… Read more »
Africa: Female Baboons Keep Family Bonds Strong - Research Reveals the Benefits [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Baboons are one of the most widespread of Africa's primate groups. They range across sub-Saharan Africa and into the Arabian Peninsula. Read more »
Tanzania: Tanapa Records Major Gains in Women's Leadership
Daily News
TANZANIA National Parks (TANAPA) has increased women's representation in senior leadership positions to 37 percent, up from 22.6 percent five years ago and above the global average… Read more »
June 23
Botswana: Cosafa and BFA Confirm Botswana As Host of CAF Women's Champions League 2026 Cosafa Qualifier
Cosafa
The Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) and the Botswana Football Association (BFA) are pleased to confirm that Botswana will host the 2026 COSAFA Qualifier… Read more »
Nigeria: Pastor Sarah Omakwu Shares Personal Story While Advising Women On Marriage
Leadership
Sarah Omakwu, founder of the Family Worship Centre in Abuja, has revealed that she wore a borrowed wedding dress because she and her husband could not afford one at the time. Read more »
June 22
Gambia: The Point's Editor Heads to China for Prestigious Women's Leadership Training
The Point
Isatou Ceesay Bah, Sub-News Editor of The Point newspaper and columnist of the widely read Women and Society column, has departed for the People's Republic of China to participate… Read more »
Somalia: Somalia Condemns Abuse of Young Woman After Video Circulates Online
Shabelle
Somalia's Ministry of Family and Human Rights Development has strongly condemned what it described as a "barbaric" assault on the dignity and rights of a Somali young woman, after… Read more »
South Sudan/Uganda: Cecafa Under-17 Championship - Serengeti Girls Crush South Sudan, Face Uganda in Final
Daily News
SERENGETI Girls have booked their place in the CECAFA Under-17 Championship final after a commanding 4-0 victory over South Sudan at the KMC Complex in Dar es Salaam yesterday. The… Read more »
Ghana: Accra Girls Shs Wins 2026 Nacoc Inter-Schools Quiz Competition
Ghanaian Times
Accra Girls Senior High School emerged winners of the 2026 Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) Inter-Schools Quiz Competition held in Accra on Friday. Read more »
Rwanda: Ishimwe in UK for Second Stint With Odiham Cricket Club
New Times
Rwanda women's cricket star Gisele Ishimwe departed for the United Kingdom on Sunday for a second stint with Odiham Cricket Club, where she will spend the next three months… Read more »
