Source: All Africa
President Dr Ernest Bai Koroma on Friday October 16 assured representatives of the parliamentary female caucus of the Republic of Sierra Leone House of Parliament of government's continued commitment to ensure women's participation in the post-Ebola recovery programme.
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
Women farmers in western Cameroon are leading the way in commercial rice production, benefiting from new seeds and marketing opportunities that are helping them cope with climate stresses and provide for their families.
Source: African Brains
The African Development Bank (AfDB) hosted an inaugural Innovation Weekend at its headquarters in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, from October 9-11. The goal: to find technology-led solutions from West Africa to better the lives of women and youth.
Source: All Africa
A painting in which President Jacob Zuma's genitals are depicted is distasteful and degrading to women, the ANC said on Tuesday.
Source: Relief
Secretary-General Urged to Initiate Revised Strategy with Aim of Doubling Number of Women in Peacekeeping Operations in Next Five Years
Source: All Africa
The Ministry of Health in collaboration with UNFPA and other partners has launched a "Family Planning Week" in various communities in Montserrado County, distributing contraceptives, including condoms, pills, and injections, among others to teenage girls, students and young mothers to avoid unwanted pregnancy.
Source: All Africa
The Independent Commission on Human Rights (INHCR) says the frequency of rape is alarming and must be tackled by the state in prosecuting the perpetrators. Releasing the Commission's 2014 report, its chairperson, Cllr. Gladys Johnson said the frequency of rape, including gang rape, has become increasingly alarming.
Source: All Africa
Most parents and circumcisers in West Pokot do not know about the anti-FGM law, activist Domtilah Chesang has said.
Source: CNBC Africa
Cross-border trade in Sub-Saharan Africa is dominated by women traders who engage in informal trade because they lack market information but their economic potential can be elevated through skills training and education.
Source: All Africa
Minister of National Solidarity, Family and Women Affairs Mounia Meslem Si Amer, highlighted Tuesday in New York efforts made by Algeria for the promotion of women's rights at all levels of society, the ministry said Wednesday in a statement.
Source: All Africa
The Executive Director for the United Nations Population Fund or UNFPA, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, says the success of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which calls on the world to leave no one behind will be measured by how well collective actions are exerted to building a world in which girls have no limits on their future aspirations, no matter where they are born.
Source: All Africa
Women have been challenged to engage in peace and security building activities to ensure peace and harmony in society.
Source: All Africa
CHIEF Mulolo of the Chewa people in Chadiza district, Eastern Province, has warned people in his chiefdom to stop initiating schoolgirls in traditional dance troupes because the practice is contributing to the high school dropout rate.
Source: All Africa
A landmark United Nations resolution that 15 years ago promised to bolster the rights of women in peace efforts has brought some welcome progress - but far too little to be judged a success overall, says Oxfam.
Source: All Africa
In observance of the International Day of the Girl Child, under the national theme 'Ensuring quality education for girls empowerment,' former Miss Liberia Patrice Juah has warned elderly (old) men commonly known in the Liberian setting as "Godfathers" to stop the sexual exploitation and abuse of young girls.
Source: All Africa
Asiya Hamed spent much of her life performing female genital mutilation (FGM) on girls in her community. She cannot remember how many girls she has cut, but she knows what the consequences have been.
Source: All Africa
Last Saturday, Ugandan police attempted - yet again - to stop opposition activists and candidates from speaking to potential voters. Television cameras filmed as police arrested a female activist in Rukungiri, western Uganda, stripping her naked, before tossing her into a police truck.
Source: AllAfrica
Chief Justice Francis S. Korkpor has said that Liberia has only one court that handles cases of rape and gender-based violence in the country.
Source: Desmoinesregister
As we gather to celebrate World Food Day and look out on a bountiful harvest in the breadbasket of Iowa, my continent of Africa is suffering its worst drought in a generation.
Source: Un Women
This week, UN Women marks three UN observances that reflect women's key role in development, beginning with International Day for Rural Women on 15 October, World Food Day on 16 October and International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on 17 October.