International Men’s Day is globally celebrated on November 19 to celebrate men and also highlight pertinent issues that affect them including their health. Uganda will, however, commemorate the International Men’s Day celebrations on November 30, at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds under the theme, Celebrating Men’s Leadership for Health and Economically Empowered Families. This year’s celebrations are […]
Tag: Women and Gender
Senegal has appointed Carlos Alberto Antuna as the new head coach of their Women’s basketball national team. Antuna takes over Senegal job following his resignation as Uganda head coach in October. He led the Gazelles to the quarters of the FIBA Women’s Afrobasket, beating Senegal, DR Congo and Guinea. Since finishing second behind Nigeria’s D’Tigress […]
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, has disclosed that the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) has recorded 27.9 percent female participation in peacekeeping operations. This is against the 17 percent benchmark stipulated by the United Nations for gender mainstreaming. General Musa stated this in his welcome address at the Defence Headquarters Gender […]
Harare — Conflicting groups in Sudan have not agreed upon an instant ceasefire, indicating that violence would likely continue despite efforts by mediators to call for a ceasefire and humanitarian corridors, the East African reports. The conclusion of the latest round of negotiations in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, which was facilitated by the U.S., Saudi Arabia, […]
Liberia achieved another significant milestone recently in its relentless battle against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) as former practitioners from Nimba County, in northern Liberia, relinquished traditional tools they once used to perform FGM, symbolizing an end to this harmful practice in that part of the region. The ceremony unfolded at the Gbanquoi Vocational and Heritage […]
The Chief Medical Director of MeCure Healthcare Limited, Dr. Adeniji Adeoluwa, weekend raised the alarm that 23 percent of Nigerian women suffer from breast cancer, saying 140,000 people are likely to have the disease annually. Adeoluwa lamented that the mortality rate of breast cancer in West Africa has failed to reduce because victims seek preventive […]
Leiden University (Netherlands) formally recognised Mrs Graça Machel’s unwavering commitment to women’s and children’s rights in Africa and beyond with an Honorary Doctorate on October 27, 2023. Mrs Machel was able to accept the prestigious honour in person after the announcement was made in 2021. She delivered a public lecture discussing intergenerational justice, human rights, […]
A Zamfara State commissioner says the students received the money from the federal government through the Federal Ministry for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation. The rescued female students of the Federal University Gusau (FUG), have received financial assistance from the federal government, the Zamfara State Commissioner for Humanitarian and Relief Matters, Salisu Musa, has said. […]
Several African governments will submit proposals calling for more concerted global action to protect women – and a growing number of men – from suffering permanent skin damage and more severe health dangers from exposure to poisonous skin creams. Toxic skin-lightening creams have been banned in South Africa and many other nations for decades. Yet […]
Kampala — In an emotional testimony presented before the Committee of Presidential Affairs, female opposition Members of Parliament are demanding transparency and accountability concerning incidents of police brutality they endured in April 2023. These brave lawmakers have come forward with distressing allegations of physical abuse at the hands of police officers. As a response to […]
Swakopmund — Minister of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare Doreen Sioka said tackling the under-representation of women in the National Council continues to be an ongoing battle. There are currently six women in the National Council, which consists of 46 members. This shows that women are still not part of key positions in […]
A study has established that pregnant women who smoke (tobacco) are at greater risk of delivering stillbirths, premature births and/or miscarriage while passive smokers (exposure of the non-smoking mother to second-hand smoke) also run the risk of harming the foetus. Kenyan Consultant Paediatrician, Epidemiologist and Researcher, Dr. Michael Kariuki, made the revelation at the Third […]
When the 2023 CAF Women’s Champions League kicks off in Cote d’Ivoire next month, Ghanaian club Ampem Darkoa Ladies will carry the weight of a nation’s expectations on their continental debut. The tournament, now in its third edition, is set to take place from November 5th to 19th, and they have raised the hopes of […]
In 2015, Fernande Tchetche and the entire Cote d’Ivoire women’s put up a gutsy performance at the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Canada. Despite exiting the tournament in the group stages, the team’s enterprising play is still very much talked about when fans discuss the 2015 edition of the women’s global showpiece. The former national […]
International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Dr Naledi Pandor, has undertaken a working visit to New York to participate in two high-level debates at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). According to a Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) statement, the leaders will discuss the Middle East situation. The debate, the department said, will also […]
In a powerful gathering of innovative minds, UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, in collaboration with the UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation and the Spotlight Initiative, hosted a three-day summit to address the deeply entrenched social and cultural norms of female genital mutilation (FGM) and child marriage. […]
Woodstock police say they are investigating About a hundred people picketed outside the Woodstock Police Station in Cape Town on Sunday to demand justice for a woman who was assaulted during a pro-Palestine protest. Anthea Houston, Chief Executive Officer for social housing agency Communicare, was among a group of pro-Palestine picketers on the roadside during […]
The African Development Bank Group, AfDB, in collaboration with African Guarantee Fund, AGF, has commenced it’s Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa, AFAWA, initiative series in a bid to unlock financing for women entrepreneurs in Nigeria and other African countries. Speaking during the 5th series of the event in Lagos, the Minister of Finance, […]