Source: Zambia Daily Mail
WHILE gender issues elicit a wide array of emotions the proposal to replace 'Free men we stand' with 'Freely we stand' in the chorus of Zambia's national anthem is set to get more tongues wagging.
The annual report of the United Nations Secretary-General on children and armed conflict has been submitted to the Security Council.
The long-running spat between the African Union (AU) and International Criminal Court (ICC) over perceived bias has prompted the AU to push ahead with plans to form its own Africa-wide criminal court, but analysts believe the move could complicate, rather than enhance, international justice.
ABANTU for Development, in collaboration with Women in Broadcasting (WIB) and the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) will be organizing a series of monthly press conferences starting from today June 11 to November 13, 2012 (once every month for 6 months) to highlight pertinent issues for consideration by the media and the general public on the urgent need to continue women's rights and gender equality in the Election 2012 and beyond.
As the presidential vote nears, large gangs of men have been assaulting women at the birthplace of the nation’s revolution, reports Sarah A. Topol.
WOMEN and the youth in Kakamega have asked to support the sole woman candidate aspiring for the county's governor's seat in the general election. The county United Democratic Forum interim youth leader Alex Khamasi said time is ripe for a woman governor "who will bring a difference in politics by caring for the vulnerable, the marginalised, women and children through promotion of inclusiveness".
Land relations are critical for women's right in Ghana. This is because of the centrality of land as a resource for the livelihoods of the majority of our population, food, water, fuel and medical plants.
Source: Boston.com
More than 100 women die during childbirth each week in Uganda, a heartbreaking statistic that has energized activists to go to the Supreme Court in a bid to force the government to put more resources toward maternal health care to prevent the wave of deaths.
Source: AllAfrica
Mr Bekele Geleta, Secretary General and Madame Goli Ameri, Undersecretary General, Humanitarian Values and Diplomacy, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)
The need for including women in peace processes is widely acknowledged, yet, most mediation processes have nonetheless not offered enough scope to encourage the voices and representation of women. In response to this challenge, ACCORD, under its Peacemaking Unit's African Union (AU) Mediation Support Capacity Project and in collaboration with the AU Peace and Security
Source: Peace Women
Source: The New Age
The woman everyone is talking about today is Mangwashi Victoria "Riah" Phiyega who was yesterday announced as the country's newest police commissioner and the first female to take the job, closing the door on the Bheki Cele saga.
Source: News24
An abortion takes place every 10 minutes at Eastern Cape clinics, according to a report on Tuesday.
Pregnant schoolgirls, some as young as 12-years-old, were putting a strain on the Eastern Cape abortion clinics, The Times reported.
Source: Radio VOP
Zimbabwean celebrity and HIV/AIDS activist, Tendayi Westerhof, has pioneered the formation of a continental movement of women living with HIV as African countries continue to battle the deadly scourge, which is killing thousands daily.
Source: AllAfrica
Malawi, one of Africa's poorest nations, has made significant progress in improving the survival of newborns and is on track to meet the United Nations Millennium Development Goal number four - to reduce the deaths of children up to the age of five by two-thirds between 1990 and 2015.
Source: The New Times
Two months ago, doctors knew that Delice Mukamurerwa’s first birth would be complicated. Thanks to their efforts, today, she nurtures a two-month old son, whom she delivered after undergoing a caesarean section at Kibagabaga hospital in Kigali.
Source: Cameroon Tribune
The plan whose examination started yesterday aims at boosting women's participation.Elections Cameroon (ELECAM) with the support of UN Women and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), have drawn up a strategy plan on "Gender and Elections" intended to boost the participation of women in politics and increase their numbers in elective positions. The opening ceremony to validate the strategy plan took place at the Mont Febe Hotel in Yaounde, yesterday, June 11 and will continue in a two-day workshop in Mbalmayo beginning today, June 12.
Source: Public Agenda
ABANTU for Development, in collaboration with Women in Broadcasting (WIB) and the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) will be organizing a series of monthly press conferences starting from today June 11 to November 13, 2012 (once every month for 6 months) to highlight pertinent issues for consideration by the media and the general public on the urgent need to continue women's rights and gender equality in the Election 2012 and beyond.
Source: All Africa
A report published by Save the Children says sub-Saharan Africa has reduced deaths among children in the first month of life by a negligible 1.5 percent from 2000 to 2010, a small improvement on the 0.6% reduction between 1990 and 2000. The region has made the least progress worldwide in cutting deaths among newborns.The authors of the report say that unless improvements are accelerated, it will be more than 150 years before African babies have the same chance of survival as those born in the United States and Europe.
Source: Bloomberg
Egypt’s parliament will meet on June 12 to elect a 100-member panel that will draft the country’s new constitution, after political groups overcame an impasse that clouded the push for democracy ahead of a presidential runoff.