Zambians protest over heinous child rape reports

May 21, 2025

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Mawuko Agyemang-Fiaxe

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Health & Wellness, Social Justice, Top Stories, Women’s Health

A protest march has been held in Zambia’s capital, Lusaka, against a recent spate of reports of men raping children. Over the last two months, Zambians have been shocked by several cases of child rape, some of which resulted in death. Among the most horrific reports was that of a father allegedly raping his seven-year-old…

Tanzania: Martha Karua deported ahead of Tundu Lissu’s trial

May 20, 2025

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Mawuko Agyemang-Fiaxe

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East Africa, Elections & Democracy, Politics & Governance, Social Justice, Women in Power

Karua, a lawyer who is a potential candidate for Kenya’s 2027 presidential election, said she was expelled from Tanzania on Sunday ahead of attending opposition leader Tundu Lissu’s treason trial. Karua, a former justice minister who has been vocal about ‘democratic backsliding’ in East Africa, said her deportation was a sign that the authorities in Tanzania would…

Generation Equality: Stakeholders in Tanzania Galvanize Commitment, Financing and Accountability for Women’s Economic Justice and Rights

May 15, 2025

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Mawuko Agyemang-Fiaxe

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Business & Economy, Editor’s Picks, Education, Advocacy & Careers, Financial Empowerment, Gender Equality, Social Justice

At a regional meeting held in Dar es Salaam, women leaders from the African Women Leaders Network (AWLN) and gender equality stakeholders called for actionable steps to increase financing for gender equality across the Sub-Saharan African region, emphasizing the need for policies and practices that promote accountability, inclusivity, and sustainable economic development for everyone. The…

Collective Action Against Sexual Violence: KASA! Initiative Partners’ mobilize women in Northern Ghana

May 14, 2025

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Mawuko Agyemang-Fiaxe

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Education, Advocacy & Careers, Social Justice

In Ghana, like many other countries, sexual violence remains a particularly prevailing and complex issue often shrouded in silence. Nearly one in four women in Ghana between the ages of 15 and 49 experience some form of violence during their lifetime. To support the ongoing efforts to address sexual violence, the African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) under its KASA!…

One in Four Female Genital Mutilation Cases Now Carried Out By Health Workers

May 9, 2025

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Mawuko Agyemang-Fiaxe

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Editor’s Picks, Education, Advocacy & Careers, Health & Wellness, Social Justice

A blade used to perform female genital mutilation. Female genital mutilation (FGM) is becoming less common worldwide, but when it does occur, it is increasingly performed by professional healthcare workers, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Monday. While the health sector worldwide plays a key role in stopping the abusive practice of FGM…

Kenya faces surge in gender-based violence: over 7,000 cases in a year

May 1, 2025

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Mawuko Agyemang-Fiaxe

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Gender Equality, Social Justice, Women’s Health

A protester shouts as she holds a placard during a march against the rising cases of femicide, in downtown Nairobi, Kenya. Kenya is facing an alarming surge in gender-based violence, with over 7,100 cases reported since September 2023, including 100 documented murders of women since August last year, according to government records. Among the survivors…

Sierra Leone debates decriminalizing abortion as women and girls endanger their lives

March 31, 2025

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Mawuko Agyemang-Fiaxe

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Education, Advocacy & Careers, Social Justice

Hawanatu Samura or “Nurse Awa” instructs a patient to take medication ahead of an evacuation procedure at the Marie Stopes Sierra Leone Reproductive Choices clinic in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Thursday March 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Caitlin Kelly)

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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