Nairobi — Three suspects are in police custody after a botched abortion, leading to the death of a middle aged woman. A police report indicates that the three includes the husband who facilitated payment for the botched exercise are facing murder charges, alongside two suspected quack doctors who conducted the failed operation. Police said the […]
Tag: Women and Gender
THE East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) has launched a five years strategic plan aimed at empowering women leaders on how they can track development of the group and various opportunities in the regional bloc. EALA Member from Rwanda Fatuma Ndangiza said the strategic plan will be beneficial to women, because it will enable women leaders […]
In Nigeria, women and girls are subjected to multiple forms of violence in the home ranging from deprivation, starvation hitting, suffocating, burning, acid baths, poisoning, neglect, lack of care, verbal insults, degrading comments, torture and intimidation, female genital mutilation, child marriage, child abuse, denial, neglect, deprivation and abandonment. While the real number of women who […]
In the last of our Year In Review features, we honour the work of activists helping to protect women’s rights, which once again, came under attack in many countries throughout 2022. It often takes considerable bravery to stand up for the rights of women. The UN, which is committed to empowering women and girls, works […]
The kora – a stringed instrument that combines the features of a lute and a harp – is traditionally reserved for men in West Africa, but that hasn’t stopped British-Gambian artist Sona Jobarteh from carving out her own place alongside its greatest players. Born in London in 1983, Jobarteh first played the kora at age […]
All Josphine Omenta had was a 70 by 100 feet piece of land. It was a plot in the outskirts of Kisii town on which she needed to build a house, a cowshed, and two chicken coops. But Omenta, 62, was set on growing vegetables, too. How could she grow a vegetable garden on practically […]
Washington DC — There are two sides to the problem of Gender Parity at the United Nations. On the one hand, member states need to appoint more women to their senior ambassadorial ranks. There is always tremendous competition for the post of UN ambassador, especially if a member state is on the UN security Council. […]
The Law Development Centre(LDC) has fired its Academic Registrar, Everest Turyahikayo after being accused of sexually harassing female students. The Law Development Centre(LDC) has fired its Academic Registrar, Everest Turyahikayo after being accused of sexually harassing female students. In a statement released on Tuesday, the LDC secretary, Hamis Lukyamuzi Ddungu explained that a meeting by […]
Female genital mutilation is a practice deeply rooted in cultural traditions around the world. The World Health Organisation defines it as comprising all procedures that involve removal of parts of the external female genital organs for non-medical reasons. The cut is practised for various reasons. Some communities use it as a rite of passage. Some […]
A $1.5 million grant to the UN’s peacekeeping mission in Mali, MINUSMA, announced on Tuesday, is designed to enable a more inclusive environment for women blue helmets serving in the country, while also improving living conditions. The allocation is from the Elsie Initiative Fund (EIF), which supports women’s meaningful participation in UN peacekeeping overall. The […]
Spread This News WOMEN in Zanu PF party have said if President Emmerson Mnangagwa had been in charge of Zimbabwe since 1980, the country would have made a huge socio-economic leap. Addressing the women’s league in Kwekwe recently, Zanu PF women’s league Midlands Provincial chairperson, Tsitsi Zhou said women feel Mnangagwa is development-oriented and must […]
Nairobi — Police in Njoro are looking for a circumciser who was caught taking youthful women through Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). Two women arrested during the illegal ritual at Ewaat village in Mauche area are receiving treatment at Njoro Sub-County Hospital under police watch. Nakuru Principal Chief, Nicholas Kipkorir Ruto, said they were circumcised on […]
Surveys conducted by Wassu Gambia Kafo (WGK) in 2021 and 2022, have disclosed a high prevalence rate of child marriage in the Gambia, of about eighty percent (80). Unwanted pregnancy and avoidance of premarital sex were found to be the most outstanding reasons for the continuous practice of child marriage. The study was said to […]
We, the participants of the 3rd Africa Forum on Women, Peace, and Security,” whose theme is “Leveraging on Women, Peace and Security Monitoring to Enhance Women’s Participation and Leadership in Peace Processes in Africa,” convened in Addis Ababa, from 14-15 December 2022, acknowledge our diversity and common objective of advancing the women, peace and security agenda and silencing the […]
The Minister designate for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Abudu Larina Zuweira, has promised to introduce a toll-free mobile application codename “Boame”, to wit, ‘help me’ to promptly respond and rescue victims of gender-based violence, especially women, if approved by the Parliament. She said in collaboration with the Ghana Police Service, the app would make […]
Nimba County — -Health workers in Nimba disclose Over 20 pregnant women reportedly died this year in Nimba County during home delivery, which is said to be on the increase in the county. Several health workers told The NEW DAWN that the prevalence of home delivery in various towns and villages is because of lack […]
MONROVIA, 14 December 2022, Wednesday, The National Elections Commission (NEC), through its Gender Section, with support from partners, has completed a one-day dialogue with Lawmakers and Female Aspirants in the 2023 General Elections on Violence Against Women in Elections and Politics or (VAWIE/P) Protocol and its Action Plan in Monrovia. The one-day dialogue was held […]
Promoting gender equity and equality is a cornerstone of U.S. foreign policy in Africa and around the world. Advancing the status of women and girls is not only a matter of human rights, justice, and fairness—it is also a strategic imperative that reduces poverty and promotes sustainable economic growth, increases access to education, improves health […]