“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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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…

Sexual violence against children ‘entrenched, systemic and widespread’ across DR Congo, UNICEF warns

January 9, 2026

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Mawuko Agyemang-Fiaxe

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Editor’s Picks, Politics & Governance, Social Justice

Sexual violence against children has become entrenched, systemic and increasingly widespread across the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with new data showing a sharp rise in cases since 2022, according to the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF). The surge is unfolding against the backdrop of escalating conflict in eastern DRC, where renewed fighting has triggered…

Family’s Sole Earner Is Key Factor in GBV Case Withdrawal

December 9, 2025

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Mawuko Agyemang-Fiaxe

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Editor’s Picks, Social Justice

A Woman in the Zambezi region has pleaded with the police to withdraw a gender-based violence (GBV) case she brought against her husband – because he is the family’s breadwinner. The Zambian woman (29), who wishes to remain anonymous, opened a case against her husband (32), who allegedly assaulted her at their home in the…

South Africa calls gender violence a national disaster after protests

November 24, 2025

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Mawuko Agyemang-Fiaxe

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Gender Equality, Social Justice, Women’s Health

South Africa has classified violence against women a national disaster following an online campaign culminating in countrywide protests on Friday. Women were urged to “withdraw from the economy for one day”, and lie down for 15 minutes at 12:00 local time (10:00 GMT) in honour of the 15 females who are murdered in the country…

Nearly half of the world’s women and girls lack legal protection from digital abuse

November 20, 2025

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Mawuko Agyemang-Fiaxe

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Gender Equality, Social Justice

The digital world promised connection and empowerment – but for millions of women and girls, it has become a world of abuse. Digital violence is spreading at alarming speed fueled by artificial intelligence, anonymity, and the absence of effective laws and accountability. It now spans every corner of the Internet – from online harassment and…

Namibian Woman Wins N$1 Million After Negligent Birth Care At Otjiwarongo Hospital

November 11, 2025

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Mawuko Agyemang-Fiaxe

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Social Justice, Women’s Health

The government and minister of health and social services have been ordered to pay N$1 million to a woman who suffered serious injuries when she gave birth to her first child at Otjiwarongo State Hospital in February 2019. Nurses who attended to the woman while she was in labour at the hospital were negligent, and…

GBV shutdown planned ahead of G20 summit in Johannesburg

November 10, 2025

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Mawuko Agyemang-Fiaxe

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Social Justice

South Africans are being urged to join a national shutdown on 21 November to protest against gender-based violence and femicide. The shutdown is led by the activist group Women for Change, and is planned just one day before world leaders gather in Johannesburg for the G20 Leaders Summit. As part of the protest, women are…

Eritrea calls for end to Female Genital Mutilation

November 3, 2025

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Mawuko Agyemang-Fiaxe

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Gender Equality, Social Justice, Women’s Health

Nineteen administrative areas in the Molqui sub-zone of Eritrea have officially declared an end to female genital mutilation (FGM). According to UNICEF, Female genital mutilation (FGM) refers to all procedures involving partial or total removal of the female external genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons. As of 2024, it…

Malawi High Court Okays Safe Abortions for Rape Survivors

October 30, 2025

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Mawuko Agyemang-Fiaxe

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Others, Social Justice, Women’s Health

In a landmark judgment hailed as a triumph for justice and human dignity, the High Court of Malawi has ruled that girls who fall pregnant through rape or defilement have a legal right to access safe abortion services in hospitals–upholding Section 19 of the Gender Equality Act. The groundbreaking decision follows a case filed by…

Ending Period Poverty: How Pad Banks Empower Ghanaian Girls

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

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

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