June 28
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 »
Nigeria: Niger Raids Illegal Mining Sites, Arrests Seven Miners, Women in Minna
This Day
Officials of the Niger State Ministry of Mineral Resources have raided several illegal mining sites in Minna the state capital during which seven male illegal miners and " several… Read more »
Nigeria: Playback Nigeria Launches Project to Tackle Violence Against Women
Daily Trust
Playback Nigeria, with the support of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Women Affairs Secretariat, has inaugurated a groundbreaking initiative aimed at tackling violence against… Read more »
Nigeria: Minister Files N1bn Suit Against House Member Over Character Defamation
This Day
The Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye,has filed a suit against the Chairman, Women Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives, Kafilat Ogbara,as well as ARISE… Read more »
Nigeria: Target Widows for Empowerment, FG Urged
Daily Trust
The President of Rock of Ages Empowerment Foundation (RAEF), Evang. Ignatius Newman, has urged the federal government to evolve a special scheme to empower widows in the country. Read more »
June 26
Ghana: Anti-LGBTQ Lawsuit Resumes On July 3, To Be Televised Live
Accra Times
Last month, the Court heard the first legal arguments in the case, allowing the proceedings to be televised Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Records 13,000 New Fistula Cases Each Year - Govt
Leadership
Director-General of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Dr. Kelechi Ohiri has disclosed that about 13,000 women in Nigeria come down with obstetric fistula each year. Read more »
Botswana: Women Politicians Hope New Funding Bill Will Attract More Women Candidates
The Patriot
Botswana Women Caucus in Politics (BWCP) has expressed concern over the low numbers of women contesting Parliamentary seats in the 2024 general elections and is hopeful that… Read more »
Nigeria: Zazzau Emir Tasks Women to Embrace Vegetable Farming
Daily Trust
The Emir of Zazzau, Ambassador Ahmad Nuhu Bamalli, has urged Northern women to embrace vegetable farming as a means of livelihood. Read more »
West Africa: MFWA, CFI Train 32 Female Journalists in Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire On Women Empowerment
MFWA
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) in partnership with the French media development agency, Canal France International (CFI), has trained 32 female journalists, including… Read more »
Nigeria: Application Open for Access Bank's Womenpreneur Pitch-a-Ton Programme
This Day
In a bid to inspire, connect and empower women, Access Bank has opened the portal for registration for season six of its Womenpreneur Pitch-A-Ton programme. Read more »
Nigeria: Widows' Day - Fcta Distributes Palliatives to 400 Widows
Daily Trust
The FCT Administration, on Tuesday, distributed food items for about 400 widows as part of the programmes to mark 2024 Internation Widows' Day. Read more »
Nigeria: Uzo Oshogwe Amplifies Call for Women's Inclusion, Empowerment in Real Estate
This Day
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June 25
South Africa: Building Peace in Our Own Backyard - South African Women Take Center Stage in Peacebuilding
allAfrica
As part of South Africa's broader peacebuilding strategy, women who have long been at the forefront of grassroots efforts to combat issues ranging from gender-based violence to… Read more »
Africa: 113 Countries Yet to Have Woman Head of State, Says UN Women
Premium Times
The UN Women says electing and appointing women in leadership positions signals strong political will for gender equality and demonstrates a collective commitment to tackling the… Read more »