Source: Malawi News Agency (Lilongwe)
Lilongwe — The Director for Department of Human Immune Virus (HIV) in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Frank Chimbwandira said HIV positive mothers could exclusively breastfed their children up to two years.
Source: Tanzania Daily News (Dar es Salaam)
As Tanzania joins the rest of the international community to mark World Prematurity Day today, an estimated 210,000 babies in the country are born too soon each year.
Source: Gender Links
Following the elections and recent government appointments made by King Mswati and members of parliament (MPs), Swaziland has hit rock bottom in women's representation in government, just at the time when the country should be giving its last push for gender equality before 2015.
Source: The Daily Observer
The Agency for Development of Women and Children (ADWAC) in collaboration with Sustainable Agriculture and Environmental Governance (SAGE) recently commemorated the International Rural Women's Day in Brikamaba, in Lower Fulladu west District, Central River Region (CRR) south.
Source: The Daily Observer
Women and girls must have equal access to resources and opportunities to reach their full potential, says Siaka Marong, monitoring and evaluating specialist of Women's Bureau.
Source: United Nations-African Union Mission to Darfur
On 12-13 November 2013, the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), in collaboration with the South Darfur State Ministry of Social Affairs, Culture and Information, held a two-day workshop in Nyala, South Darfur, for 77 community leaders to discuss issues related to gender and how to increase the participation of women in the Native Administration, given that less than one per cent of the traditional leaders in South Darfur are women.
Source: Rwanda Focus
The American embassy on Wednesday launched its inaugural poetry contest marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence campaign.
Source: Democratic Alliance
The Women Empowerment and Gender Equality Bill, although noble in its intention of empowering women, is potentially unconstitutional and will hurt the poor.
Source: Trust
Kenyan women lawyers will challenge a bill passed by the male-dominated parliament on Tuesday which denies divorced women the right to matrimonial property unless they can prove they made a financial contribution.
Source: The Point
GAMCOTRAP, in its efforts to raise awareness and empower people to change negative perceptions and attitudes towards women and girls, has been reaching out to young people in the three Niaminas in the Central River Region South.
Source: Tanzania Daily News
WOMEN in the country are likely to win overwhelming voters' confidence in the coming General Elections if the findings of a recent survey are anything to go by.
Source: Biz-Community
Government is set to do things differently during this year's 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children by visiting and engaging with communities.
Source: IPS
When Rwandan designer Colombe Ituze Ndutiye began drawing at the age of six, she thought she would grow up to be a cartoonist.
Source: Tanzania Daily News
KILIMANJARO Women Information Exchange and Consultancy Organization (KWIECO) has received glowing tributes as it expands its free legal services.
Source: Trust
Mother of four Everlyn Irusa was given an injection to numb her inside upper arm before two four-centimetre-long rods were inserted just under her skin.
Source: Trust
Sexual harassment, high rates of female genital cutting and a surge in violence and Islamist feeling after the Arab Spring uprisings have made Egypt the worst country in the Arab world to be a woman, a poll of gender experts showed on Tuesday.
Source: The Point
Journalists from the print and electronic media on Thursday took part in a two-day training on gender-based violence at the NaNA conference hall on Bertil Harding Highway.
Source: The Herald
A festival to celebrate womanhood is scheduled for November 23 at the Alliance Française in Harare.
Source: The Chronicle
THE OFFICE of the Administrator of Stool Lands (OASL)-Tamale has organized a one-day gender sensitization workshop at the Tamale Regional Library for Women's Groups and the Vulnerable in society on the Second Land Administration Project.
Source: Malawi News Agency
Non-governmental Gender Coordination Network (NGOGNC) said will implement a program to contribute towards in achieving increased representation and participation of women in politics and decisions making position.