Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
The Nezeledoun resource centre in Cassou village is a hive of activity, unlike the thirsty farms nearby, as women cultivate tree seedlings and vegetables here, thanks to a borehole that provides much-needed water.
Source: The Ethiopian Herald
In conjunction with the ongoing Fifth General Election, the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) Women League based in Addis held at the Addis Ababa Stadium yesterday a rally in support of the advancements made by women in the social, political and economic spheres.
Source: Diplomat
When Fadumo Dayib announced her bid to run for President of Somalia on national TV last year, people thought she was crazy. Somalia's violent history and the life-threatening conditions that the country's politicians and activists face on a daily basis makes Dayib's choice to run for office— especially as a woman in a patriarchal culture—a brave one. "People just can't understand why I would do such a thing," Dayib says.
Source: The Chronicle
Information reaching The Chronicle the indicates that 7,256 girls, representing 33.69 percent from six districts in the Eastern Region, dropped out of basic school between the 2010 and 2012 academic years.
Source: IPS
When some 40,000 delegates, including dozens of heads of state, descend on Paris for the United Nations Climate Change Conference later this year, a group of African women mayors plan to be there and make their voices heard on a range of issues, including electrification.
Source: The News
The Women NGOs Secretariat of Liberia (WONGOSOL) has expressed joy over the World Health Organization's (WHO) declaration of Liberia as an Ebola free nation.
Source: London Evening Standard
A leading human rights campaigner has been appointed to run a project to stamp out female genital mutilation.
Source: Daily News
It has been an uphill battle for women and civil society organisations in their quest to have the Southern African Development Community (SADC) protocol on gender and development come to realisation.
Source: Times Live
Tackling violence against women is not a priority in South Africa.
Source: UN News
It is time to change social norms that support male control over women and reinforce discrimination against vulnerable family members, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today on International Day of Families.
Source: Gender Links
Despite all the accomplishments of the women's movement in the past 50 years, women today still live in a world that celebrates a femininity that is passive, submissive, and essentially silent.
Source: Namibian
The gap between what men and women earn in the country has widened to 16%, according to labour experts.
Source: Zimbabwe Independent
Women have criticised the proposed Gender Commission structure saying it will give President Robert Mugabe and the Minister of Women Affairs power to infringe on the commission's independence.
Source: Spyghana
The International Day of Families will be observed on 15th May. The Day was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in 1994 and reflects the importance the international community attaches to families.
Source: The Guardian Nigeria
A paper presented as a keynote speaker at the occasion of the kick-off of the "Pan-African Girl Child Education Campaign" organized by the Boss Friendship Club in Nigeria in conjunction with the World Dynasty Pageant, held at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, Nigeria.
Source: IPSNews
"We can really argue as much as we want but if we put ourselves in the skin of victims, we just have to do something to stop this." This was Graça Machel's appeal at the launch of Code Blue, the campaign to end impunity for sexual violence by United Nations (U.N.) peacekeeping personnel Wednesday.
Source: SANews
Minister for Women in the Presidency, Susan Shabangu, says her department will be working with Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) to ensure that funding of women projects is adequate.
Source: Tanzania Daily News
On May 5, a police gender and children desk was opened here as a milestone in the fight against gender-based violence (GBV).
Source: The Star
Transport was paralysed in Makueni when women leaders led a peaceful demo over the two thirds gender rule on Wednesday.
Source: eNCA
In her 89 years, Dr Ruth Mompati served in a multitude of roles, from Nelson Mandela's typist to South Africa's ambassador to Switzerland.