July 02
Africa: 'He Didn't Allow Me' - Gender and the Great Green Wall [analysis]
African Arguments
Experiences in northeast Nigeria suggest women struggle to participate in climate initiatives unless gender dynamics are carefully integrated. Read more »
Cameroon: Conflict, Land Dispossession, and the Struggle for Gender Equality in Cameroon [analysis]
African Arguments
Debating Ideas reflects the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarship, original and activist writing from… Read more »
July 01
Liberia: Rural Women Educated On Rights in District Decisions Making
New Republic
Under the auspices of the Foundation for Empowerment of Rural Dwellers (FERD), rural women in Todee District are exerting efforts aimed at ensuring that their rights are upheld and… Read more »
Malawi: Lilongwe Not a Good Place for Women As Gender-Based Violence Continue to Skyrocket
Nyasa Times
The Lilongwe District Council has expressed concern over the increase in gender-based violence (GBV) cases in the district. Read more »
Uganda: Take the Lead in Fighting Domestic Violence, Minister Musasizi Tells Women
Nile Post
The State Minister of Finance in charge of general duties, Henry Musasizi, has urged women in Rubanda District to be champions of fighting domestic violence. Read more »
Nigeria: EFCC Operatives to Face Disciplinary Panel Over Alleged Assault of Woman
Premium Times
The EFCC disciplinary panel will investigate the two officers for allegedly assaulting a woman during an arrest operation and make recommendations. Read more »
Uganda: Soldiers' Spouses Urged to Prepare for Life After Retirement
Nile Post
The spouses of soldiers have been encouraged to consider life after their partners' retirement from active service. Read more »
June 30
Nigeria: How Teenage Female Bombers Killed Pregnant Women, Children On Borno
This Day
The Director-General of Borno State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Dr. Barkindo Saibu, has given a detailed account of how teenage female suicide bombers detonated explosives… Read more »
Uganda: Technology Boom Fuels Online Violence Against Women and Girls - Report
Nile Post
Women and girls are disproportionately experiencing violence fuelled by the increasing use of technology, with online abuse often spilling over into physical violence, an alarming… Read more »
West Africa: Training of Women Leaders On Education for the Culture of Peace By Ecowas
New Dawn
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) held a pivotal training for Women Leaders from June 27th to 29th, 2024, at the ECOWAS Commission Headquarters in Abuja,… Read more »
Nigeria: Challenging Barriers to Girls' Education
This Day
Bukola Oyinloye, Faith Mkwananzi and Patience Mukwambo Read more »
June 28
Africa: UN Rights Chief Calls Time On 'Economic Violence' Against Women and Girls
UN News
On Friday, at the UN Human Rights Council's (OHCHR) first panel for the annual full-day discussion on women's rights, The UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Friday told a… Read more »
Gambia: Campaigners Continue Advocacy to Stay Criminalisation of FGM in Gambia
Foroyaa
Anti-FGM campaigners are continuing the advocacy to stay the criminalisation of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in The Gambia amid a looming vote by lawmakers aimed at… Read more »
Rwanda: Women Parliamentary Candidates Pledge Advocacy for Family Promotion, Gender Equality
New Times
Sixteen candidates vying for two seats reserved for female lawmakers in the Chamber of Deputies to represent women in City of Kigali have pledged to advocate for women's rights and… Read more »
Liberia: Uncertainty Hangs Over Liberia Women's Amputee Team World Cup Participation
FrontPageAfrica
FrontPageAfrica has learned that the Liberia Female Amputee National Team's participation in the World Cup is uncertain due to financial constraints. Read more »
June 27
South Africa: Why SA's Health Department Will Send Flood and Heatwave Warnings to Pregnant Women
Daily Maverick
The chance of a miscarriage or stillbirth can be up to 8% higher during floods or long periods of heat than in normal times. That's why the health department will soon send… Read more »
Southern Africa: Govt Approves SADC Charter On Women
The Herald
Zimbabwe has approved the signing and ratification of the organisation charter for the SADC Women in Science, Engineering and Technology Organisation, Minister of Information,… Read more »
Nigeria: EFCC Chairman Orders Arrest of Officers for Assaulting Woman During Hotel Raid
Premium Times
The EFCC chair ordered the operatives' arrest after a video clip capturing some of their activities during their raid on the Lagos hotel went viral on Thursday. Read more »
Rwanda: What Does the Electorate Expect From New Women MPs?
New Times
As women parliamentary candidates start their campaigns, expectations are high. Sixteen candidates from the City of Kigali who are vying for seats reserved for women lawmakers in… Read more »
Rwanda: Women Parliamentary Candidates Take Campaign to Kigali
New Times
Sixteen candidates from the City of Kigali who are vying for seats reserved for women lawmakers in the Chamber of Deputies on Thursday, June 26, campaigned in Kicukiro District. Read more »
Rwanda: What Women Expect From Their Next Representatives in Parliament
New Times
As women parliamentary candidates start their campaigns, expectations are high among women. Read more »
Cameroon: UNFPA-Supported Tech Innovations Advancing the Rights of Women and Girls in Cameroon, Kenya and Turkmenistan
UNFPA
Technology has transformed people's ability to meet their sexual and reproductive health needs and claim their rights, serving as a gateway to information, revolutionizing… Read more »
Southern Africa: UNFPA Launches Groundbreaking Digital Innovation Strategy and Toolkit to Help End FGM and Child Marriage in East and Southern Africa
UNFPA
With the clock ticking towards the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency announced a groundbreaking new… Read more »
Tanzania: Tanzania's Her Initiative Gets Sh27.7mn for Women's Empowerment
Capital FM
The Her Initiative, a Tanzanian organization that bets on women's economic empowerment, has received Tsh560 million (Ksh27,678,161) from the King Baudouin Foundation Africa Prize… Read more »
Zimbabwe: 'The Harsh Reality of Zimbabwean Women Facing the Double Burden Syndrome'
263Chat
As dawn breaks over the countryside, women rise to face a demanding day of work both inside and outside the home and they are the backbone of a nation in economic turmoil, yet they… Read more »