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Gambia’s Supreme Court to Decide on FGM Ban

January 29, 2026

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Mawuko Agyemang-Fiaxe

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Gambia’s Supreme Court is considering whether a law protecting women and girls from female genital mutilation (FGM) is constitutional. The practice, common in Gambia, often involves forcibly restraining girls while parts of their genitals are cut, sometimes with the wound sewn shut. FGM constitutes torture and cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment under international human rights law. It…

Ending Period Poverty: How Pad Banks Empower Ghanaian Girls

January 29, 2026

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Mawuko Agyemang-Fiaxe

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Education Access, Health & Wellness

In the Kadjebi district in the Oti region of Ghana many adolescent girls face period poverty due to inadequate access to sanitary pads caused by low family income. In some communities, this lack of access previously exposed girls to risky coping mechanisms, including dependence on boys for financial support, sometimes leading to teenage pregnancies. To…

UNFPA, Unicef, GOL Launch School-Based Menstrual Pad Banks in Liberia

January 29, 2026

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Mawuko Agyemang-Fiaxe

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Education Access, Health & Wellness

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and UNICEF, in partnership with the Government of Liberia’s Ministry of Education and supported by funding from the Government of Ireland International Development Programme, have officially launched and installed Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) Pad Banks in public schools across Liberia. Liberia’s Minister of Education, Jarso M. Jallah, served as…

From family farm to climate tech: How one Kenyan woman is helping farmers outsmart drought

January 28, 2026

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Mawuko Agyemang-Fiaxe

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Business & Economy, East Africa, Food, Gender Equality, Women in Business

“Giving up is not an option – so many people depend on you,” the words of Maryanne Gichanga, a participant in a UN supported initiative, which aims to help farmers in Kenya find solutions to alleviate the pressures of climate change on agriculture production. In Kenya, agriculture employs up to 75 per cent of the population,…

Entrepreneurship training programme offers migrant women in South Africa a path to independence

January 22, 2026

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Mawuko Agyemang-Fiaxe

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STEM, Women in Business

Six years ago, Mercy Awuniyi left her studies and hospital work in Ekiti State, Nigeria, with dreams of advancing her education and career in South Africa. What she found instead was a reality faced by countless migrant women across the world: the challenge of building a life in a foreign country without support networks or…

Senator Dillon’s Rehab Center Restores Hope, Celebrates Graduation of 25 Women

January 21, 2026

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Mawuko Agyemang-Fiaxe

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Education, Advocacy & Careers

Twenty five young women have graduated from the Center for Rehabilitation and Reintegration after successfully completing a six month program focused on detoxification, psychosocial counseling and rehabilitation. The Center for Rehabilitation and Reintegration was established by Montserrado County Senator Abraham Darius Dillon with the goal of rehabilitating and reintegrating victims of illicit drugs and substance…

Kenyan women’s fight for their land rights after death of husbands

January 20, 2026

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Mawuko Agyemang-Fiaxe

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Gender Equality

Kenyan Rebecca Anyango has called her house home for the past 26 years, but now she is wondering how long she will be able to stay there. As a widow, she has been threatened with eviction for years by her late husband’s family, who claim she has no inheritance rights. This year they filed a…

“Patriarchy” Being Blamed for High Prevalence Rate of Gender-Based Violence in Namibia

January 16, 2026

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Mawuko Agyemang-Fiaxe

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Gender Equality, Social Justice

Former First Lady of Namibia, Monica Geingo has attributed the high prevalence rate of gender based violence in her country to patriarchy. According to wikipedia ” patriarchy is a social system in which positions of authority are primarily held by men. The term patriarchy is used both in anthropology to describe a family or clan controlled by the father or eldest male or group…

Delayed GBVF Council undermines national plan to end violence against women

January 14, 2026

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Mawuko Agyemang-Fiaxe

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Gender Equality, Social Justice

South Africa has among the highest rates of gender-based violence and femicide in the world, with one in three women experiencing physical and/or sexual violence at some point in their lives. Violence against women is a long-standing issue in the country. President Cyril Ramaphosa’s declaration of gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) as a national disaster ahead of the G20…

Kenyans support women’s autonomy in marriage and reproduction decisions, but divided on abortion

January 9, 2026

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Mawuko Agyemang-Fiaxe

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Gender Equality, Women’s Health

Majorities say schools should teach sex education and schoolgirls who get pregnant should be allowed to continue their education. Kenya has taken significant steps to promote sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). Article 43(1) of the Constitution guarantees the right to the highest attainable standard of health, including reproductive health, while the National Reproductive…

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