November 06
South Africa: Pregnant Teens - Girls in South Africa Need Focused, Supportive Healthcare and More Information About Safe Sex [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
An estimated 12 million teenage pregnancies are reported globally every year. Read more »
Uganda: Museveni Directs On Grow Loans
Nile Post
President Museveni has directed the Ministry of Gender to put in place a mechanism through which money paid back from GROW loans is pooled. Read more »
Liberia: SOA Defeat Liberian Champions in Fiba Zone-3 Women's Basketball Africa League Opener
FrontPageAfrica
The 2024 FIBA Africa Zone-3 Women's Basketball Africa League (WBLA) commenced on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, at the Samuel K. Doe Sports Complex in Paynesville, with Ivorian… Read more »
Nigeria: International Road Racer Mhlaba-Adebo Gears Up for Lagos Women Run
Premium Times
Concurrently, the Lagos Women Run Expo kicked off on Tuesday at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, featuring an empowerment programme for women Read more »
Uganda: Bridging the Gap - How the Grow Project Is Connecting Women Entrepreneurs to Financial Resources in Uganda.
Independent (Kampala)
The launch and execution of the GROW Initiative, a program which offers a monumental opportunity for women entrepreneurs across the country, to receive funding, business advisory… Read more »
November 05
Nigeria: Ministers - Tinubu Ignores Campaign Promise On Women Representation [opinion]
Premium Times
President Tinubu is not alone in jettisoning fair women representation in his cabinet. Since 1999, no Nigerian president has attained the 35 per cent women affirmative action. Read more »
Africa: UNAIDS Calls for an End to Violence Against Women and Girls. No Excuses
UNAIDS
Gender-based violence persists as one of the most appalling violations of human rights. It also thwarts efforts to end AIDS as a public health threat because intimate partner… Read more »
Namibia: Geingos Awarded 2024 Hall of Femme Award
New Era
Namibia's former First Lady and advocate for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Monica Geingos was one of three women to be awarded the 2024 Hall of Femme Award by the… Read more »
Sudan: Sexual Violence Against Sudanese Women and Children in El Gezira
Dabanga
The Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA) has documented 25 cases of rape in El Gezira involving girls aged between 11 and 17, in addition to six cases of… Read more »
Zambia: Supporting Women to Lead Zambia's Green Energy and Climate Action Transformation [press release]
Graça Machel Trust
Zambia is currently grappling with an energy crisis impacting economic growth and daily life across the nation. Recognising the untapped potential of women to drive change, the… Read more »
South Africa: National Shelter Movement Demands Action on GBV and Femicide [press release]
National Shelter Movement of South Africa
The National Shelter Movement of South Africa (NSMSA) – an umbrella organisation serving 103 shelters – is calling for immediate government intervention to address the… Read more »
Kenya: Govt to Launch Safe Spaces Campaign to Address Gender Disparity, GBV
Capital FM
The government is set to launch safe space campaigns geared towards addressing the gender disparity and increasing femicide cases including Gender-Based Violence (GBV). Read more »
Nigeria: UN Women, ILO Ask Private Sector to Invest in Care Economy
Daily Trust
UN Women and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) have called on Nigeria's private sector to scale up investment in the care economy in order to create more jobs, improve… Read more »
November 04
Uganda: Police Arrest Woman for Feeding Baby With Feaces
Nile Post
Police in Masaka have arrested a woman who appeared in a video feeding a baby with faeces. Read more »
Kenya: Hope for GBV Victims in Kenyan Athletics As Stakeholders Establish Hotline
Capital FM
Stakeholders in Kenyan athletics have heightened the war against gender-based violence (GBV) with the establishment of a hotline to assist those in distress. Read more »
Africa: Five Days to CAF Women's Champions League - Sharpshooters, Jraidi, Badu and Tholakele
CAF
With the clock ticking to the kick off of the CAF Women's Champions League, today marks exactly five days to the start of much-anticipated continental competition. Read more »
Africa: Brightermonday, Arifu Launch Initiative to Empower Women in East, West Africa
Capital FM
Kenyan recruitment platform BrighterMonday has teamed up with ed-tech company Arifu to launch the #BeaBossLady initiative, a program designed to support and empower women aged… Read more »
Africa: Namibia Tops Africa Gender Index 2023 As Most Gender Equal Country
Namibian
Namibia is ranked as the most gender equal country in Africa. Read more »
South Africa: Women in SA Could Have Access to a Three-Monthly HIV Prevention Ring By 2026
spotlight
A flexible silicone ring that slowly releases antiretrovirals is one of just two long-acting HIV prevention products registered for use in South Africa. Results from a new study… Read more »
Uganda: New UN Data Highlights Impact of Unpaid Care On Women's Economic Opportunities Worldwide
Nile Post
This data, shared on the UN's X account, underscores the far-reaching impact of unpaid care work on women's economic opportunities and well-being. Read more »
Nigeria: Fintiri Launches N3bn Business Initiative for 60,000 Women, Youths in Adamawa
Daily Trust
Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State has introduced the Fintiri Business Wallet initiative, a new programme aimed at empowering 60,000 women and youths in the state by… Read more »
November 03
South Africa: Linking LGBTQI Experiences With Gender-Based Violence Elimination [interview]
Spotlight Initiative
Spotlight Initiative speaks with Dumiso Gatsha, an activist working to eliminate the barriers between grassroots experiences and global policy-making. They are a member of… Read more »
Nigeria: Lessons From Hannah
Vanguard
Recently, there have been several high-level meetings to discuss the need for constitutional and legal frameworks to enhance space for women in political leadership in Nigeria. Read more »
Nigeria: Women Affairs Minister Visits Detained #endbadgovernance Minors, Assures Fair Judicial Process
Vanguard
The Ministry of Women Affairs has expressed deep concern over the recent detention of 52 children who were reportedly arrested on August 3, 2024, during the End Bad Governance… Read more »
Nigeria: In Abuja, Tola Wewe Roots for Womanhood
This Day
Womanhood was the centrepiece of Nigeria's master-artist Chief Tola Wewe's two-week of electrifying artistic expression at Orisun Art Gallery, Abuja. Read more »
