Category: Education, Advocacy & Careers
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Three women were charged in Gambia over the death of a one-month-old girl who had undergone female genital mutilation, the police said, in the first such case since the country stopped short of reversing a ban on the practice last year. The West African nation banned female genital cutting in 2015, but the country was…
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Host of Ghana’s first-ever Wind Summit, Nana Akua Dokyiwaa Karikari, has expressed the need for increased plastic waste education and its management in Ghana. Delivering her address at the maiden Ghana Wind Summit, the class 4 pupil of the Mary Mother of Good Counsel School revealed that plastic waste has become a nuisance and its…
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According to the 2018 Zambia Demographic and Health Survey (ZDHS), nearly 47 per cent of Zambian women aged 15-49 have experienced physical violence, and one in three have experienced sexual violence. In Eastern Province, these figures can be worsened by cultural norms, poverty and limited access to justice and support services. And due to these alarming statistics the United Nations and…
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Olivia Maniragena has been racing through life, dealing with a lot at a young age. Orphaned at 14 and responsible for raising three siblings, she also became a mother of two before reaching 20. Now 21, the Rwandan has found stability through cycling and is gearing up for the UCI Road World Championships in her…
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By Dylan Bettencourt Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema said men must give women money as payback for being badly treated. Speaking at a Women’s Day rally in Secunda on 9 August 2025, Malema told party supporters that “Any man who doesn’t give women money is an irresponsible man.” He said black women, in particular,…
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By Favour Ulebor, Abuja Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Bianca Ojukwu-Odumegwu, says Nigeria is deeply concerned about the humanitarian situation in Gaza. She made this known during a meeting with Israel’s Vice-Foreign Minister, Sharren Haskel-Harpaz, on Monday in Abuja at the Nigeria–Israel round of political consultations. Ojukwu-Odumegwu said the talks covered areas of mutual…
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In the Sahel region of Africa, worsening violence and poverty — driven by displacement, hunger, and terrorism — are depriving women and girls of their rights to safety, education, and a viable future. The risks facing women and girls in this vast region are severe and systemic, with political instability, environmental degradation, and the decline…
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Sexual violence has reached devastating levels in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), with nearly 40,000 women treated by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in 2024 alone. The M23/Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC) took control of Goma, the provincial capital and home to over a million people, in January 2025 after years of fighting against the Congolese army and…
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They carry the world, yet still struggle to find their place in it. In hospitals, schools, and homes, women continue to shoulder the majority of responsibilities, without enjoying the same rights or opportunities as their male counterparts. Ten years after the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals, gender equality remains a distant goal. New data…
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In the Democratic Republic of Congo, pregnant girls now have the right to continue their education. A circular issued by the Ministry of National Education now prohibits any exclusion based on pregnancy. This measure seeks to correct a long-standing inequality between boys and girls. In Goma, how do parents and students view the new measure?Rita…
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