The AllAfrica Media Group will celebrate International Women’s Day this year with a high-profile event, the AllAfrica Women’s Agenda Forum (AWA 2023), to debate the role of women in securing the continent’s food resources and combating poverty. The formal theme of the meeting, to be held from March 7 to 9 in Rabat, Morocco, will […]
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A group of women from Lüderitz donated baby items to teenage mothers on Tuesday, as part of the project ‘It takes a village to raise a child’. The project was launched two weeks ago with the purpose of supporting vulnerable and especially teenage mothers to cope and take care of their babies after giving birth. […]
Ahead of the forthcoming general elections, the Country Director, Plan International Nigeria, Charles Usie, has stated that political party manifestoes are not reflective enough of gender specific or child development-focused issues. According to him, their analysis of the parties manifestoes based on the four pillars of development; protection, survival and participation revealed this reality. He […]
Nairobi, Kenya — African women and girls are discussing the harassment and discrimination challenges they face trying to conduct cross-border business under the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). The meeting in Addis Ababa, called “Gender is My Agenda,” is taking place ahead of the African Union heads of state summit, which is set to […]
IN SHORT: If you have unprotected sex with a man, does the DNA from his semen stay in your body “forever”? No, of course not. There’s no evidence for this science-adjacent Facebook claim. “If you have sex with a man, his DNA lives in you forever,” reads a message circulating on Facebook since September 2022. […]
Daadab Refugee Complex, Kenya — Around Christmas time last year, Rukia Yaroow Ali, 38, arrived at Hagadera refugee camp in Daadab. Hunger and insecurity had forced her to flee her village in Jilib in Somalia, with her nine children in tow. “My husband was a successful farmer, but when the drought hit, he was not […]
Nairobi Kenya — Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has urged development partners to support government efforts to address malnutrition in a bid to avert an increase in mortality rates among expectant mothers and children. Gachagua who spoke on Thursday during celebrations for 45th Lions Day at the United Nation Office in Nairobi said malnutrition presented a […]
In a Joint Statement, UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem and UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell have on the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation said the ‘world will miss target of ending FGM by 2030’ if urgent action is not taken. The world has only eight years left now to hit […]
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Liberian Woman Recognized By Pope Francis
Juba, South Sudan — Pope Francis during his three-day visit to South Sudan over the weekend recognized Sara Beysolow Nyanti’s work as the United Nations Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General, Resident Coordinator, and also Humanitarian Coordinator of the East African nation. In a surprise move by the Vatican to single out Madam Nyanti, […]
Abuja — The United Nations (UN) has raised the alarm that 4.3 million girls were at risk of female genital mutilation in 2023 worldwide, with Nigeria ranking third on the globe. A statement jointly issued yesterday, by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) stated that the figure was based […]
Female Genital Mutilation, or FGM, is an “abhorrent violation of fundamental human rights” said the UN Secretary-General on Monday, marking the International Day of Zero Tolerance against the scourge, which remains a threat for a staggering 4.2 million girls this year. António Guterres said that the practice of genital cutting, prevalent in some cultures for […]
Nanyuki — A women’s group in Laikipia county has devised innovative ways to eradicate invasive cactus through biogas production. Iloplei Twala Cultural Manyatta Women Group Founder and Director Rosemary Nenini says Opuntia Stricta commonly known as cactus has invaded most of the farms in Laikipia North sub county affecting pastoralists community since when consumed by […]
THE finance ministry said tampons are not exempt from sales tax because they are considered to be luxury items. Finance spokesperson Wilson Shikoto, during a Desert Radio interview, said underprivileged women and girls typically do not use tampons, hence the decision to maintain 15% value added tax (VAT) on these items. Women’s menstrual products that […]
THE Ministry of Agriculture has announced a call for grant and soft loan applications for youth and women in farming activities as part of the Building a Better Tomorrow: Youth Initiative for Agribusiness (BBT-YIA) programme. According to BBT-YIA booklet, over the course of eight years, the programme aims to achieve 12,000 profitable enterprises across 12,000 […]
Nairobi — Two underage boys are among three more suspects arrested in the murder of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender+ (LGBTQ+) activist Edwin Chiloba. According to Police Spokesperson Resila Onyango, the three aided the prime suspect in carrying the metal box used in disposing Chiloba’s body. Onyango said that detectives have also detained a car […]
The Maiden Factor race finally concluded on Thursday as sailors reached Cape Town following a month-long epic that started on 3 December in Dakar, Senegal. One of the finishers was South Africa’s Vuyisile Jaca, who was taking part in the race for the first time. Jaca had only competed in one ocean race before this, […]
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Kenyan Gay Rights Activist Found Dead
The body of a Kenyan gay rights activist was found in a metal box discarded along a road in Kenya’s Uasin Gishu county, in the western region of the country. The Associated Press reports that a motorcycle taxi driver alerted police that a vehicle without license plates had dumped a box on a road. Police […]
A majority of citizens say violence against women and girls is common in their community. Key findings GBV tops the list of women’s-rights issues that Angolans say the government and society must address. A majority (62%) of Angolans say violence against women and girls is “very common” (27%) or “somewhat common” (35%) in their community. […]