Source: Daily Trust
A Women group, Nigerian Female Students Network (NIFEST) has called on the Kogi State Governor Idris Wada to ensure gender equality in the appointment of his cabinet.President of the association, Comrade Blessing Alaofin,
Source: The Informer
President Joyce Banda of Malawi, Africa's second female Head of State visited Liberia over the weekend and used the occasion to speak about her difficult journey to the presidency.
Source: Daily Trust
Wife of President Goodluck Jonathan, Dame Patience Jonathan will on Friday flag of a new job scheme for women known as the Lady Chauffeur Training Scheme (LCTS) designed to train young female Nigerians to become professional drivers.
Source: The Herald
Malawi's NGO Gender Co-ordination Network on Monday expressed concern over low female representation in President Joyce Banda's cabinet released last Thursday in which out of 30 ministers and deputies, only eight are female.
Source: RFI
Women around Ghana's Lake Volta are being trained as pilots and primary healthcare workers in an attempt to fight the water-borne disease schistosomiasis.The women have begun delivering health-related materials to isolated communities around Lake Volta.
The campaign for the legalisation of abortion in Botswana has taken unprecedented levels in the recent past. The Assistant Minister of Local Government Ms. Tshireletso has called on government to consider legalising abortion. There is another dimension to this issue. It relates to reproductive rights of women and their right to determine when to bear children. Liberty relates to the right to do what is permitted by law.
Female aspirants for the November 17th General Elections drawn from all four Districts of Bo, Moyamba ,Pujehun and Bonthe have benefited from a two day training under the sponsorship of the National Democratic Institute.
Joyce Banda, the new president of Malawi, is hoping to woo back western donors who withheld support last year over concerns about poor governance and the overbearing rule of her late predecessor, Bingu wa Mutharika.
As Sylvia Nalubowa cried out in agony and begged the nurses to help her, she pledged to give them part of her kibanja (plot of land), hens and pigs if they could save her life.
EIGHTEEN-year-old Rangariroyashe Chipika is no ordinary young woman as she not only came out top of her Advanced Level class in the 2011 Cambridge Examinations but was also best student in her school. She had As in all her science subjects --
Southern African countries should consider developing comprehensive, holistic and integrated approaches to end gender-based violence
Source: The Guardian
Opposition to legislation dashes equality hopes in West African country's strongly patriarchal society.
There is a direct correlation between the security of women and the overall security of state, its predilection to conflict, and war, according to a new book titled Sex and World Peace.
Source: Daily Observer
Malawian President Joyce Banda has challenged African women to support female leadership in Africa in order to change the widely held perception that women are incapable of leading a country.
Separatist Tuareg rebels, Islamist armed groups, and Arab militias who seized control of northern Mali in April 2012 have committed numerous war crimes, including rape, use of child soldiers, and pillaging of hospitals, schools, aid agencies, and government buildings, Human Rights Watch said today. An Islamist armed group has summarily executed two men, amputated the hand of at least one other, carried out public floggings, and threatened women and Christians.
They are successful, intelligent and determined. And for many, Sarah Nafuna and Jane Mubanga Chinkusu are the role models and the source of inspiration for women pursuing a career in science.
As a result of a population of approximately 1.03 billion in 2011, and a growth rate of 24 million per annum, Africa's population is expected to double by 2050. It's because of this that agricultural advocates and companies have had to come up with several ways to increase agricultural productivity in a sustainable manner as well as finding endigenous solutions to respond to agricultural challenges.
CASES of domestic violence throughout the country remain high despite several interventions to stop perpetrators from committing the offence, a recent national survey has revealed.
Source: AllAfrica
Prospects of Zimbabwe's economic recovery will remain shaky until the country's political situation stabilises, a prominent South African-based human rights activist, Eleanor Sisulu has said.
The first female President of the Republic of Malawi, Joyce Hilda Banda, over the weekend paid a two-day visit in Liberia for what she described as 'consultation' with her female counterpart; President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf. During her visit in the country, President Banda, who was accompanied by her husband, Richard Banda praised the Liberian leader for the level of development and stability in the country. President Banda pointed out that Africa is not a poor continent, in that it has all of the resources that could be used positively to make life more meaningful for its people.