Category: Health & Wellness
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As the world marks International Safe Abortion Day, an alarm has been raised over the staggering prevalence of unsafe abortions worldwide, urging decisive action to ensure women and girls have access to safe and legal abortion services. Gynaecologist Dr Koketso Pule, speaking on Sunday during an interview on Newsroom Afrika, highlighted the critical risks associated…
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Eunice Dumbuya, a young activist in Freetown, Sierra Leone, still remembers being called promiscuous after getting a contraceptive implant a few years ago. She knew the risks of an unplanned pregnancy in her conservative country, so she made a choice. “I had to go with my aunt to the hospital for contraceptives because my mom…
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Childline South Africa has expressed concern over the high rates of minors falling pregnant in the country. The Eastern Cape government revealed that more than 100 children between the ages of 10 and 14 have given birth between April and July this year. In the same period, close to 5,000 teenagers have also given birth.…
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The UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Pramila Patten says the crisis of conflict-related sexual violence is worsening. She further emphasized the need to support survivors in conflict zones, where services are increasingly inaccessible. Pramila Patten,made these revelations when she presented the Secretary-General’s annual report to Security Council members during a debate on…
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By Kaata Minah At least 29,000 women and girls globally die every year from complications from unsafe abortion. In Sierra Leone, out of the 150,000 unintended pregnancies that occur every year, 90,000 end in abortion. Out of these, 8 in 10 abortions end in complications or death. These aren’t just numbers. They are people, and their deaths are preventable. Just…
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On a recent evening in Senegal’s capital of Dakar, an imam named Ibrahima Diane explained to a group of men why they should be more involved in household chores. “The Prophet himself says a man who does not help support his wife and children is not a good Muslim,” the 53-year-old said, as he described bathing…
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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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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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PAYNESVILLE, Montserrado County – Sixteen young women once trapped in addiction stood tall, tearfully reclaiming their dignity as they graduated from the Center for Rehabilitation and Reintegration (CFRR), a privately run program founded and funded by Montserrado County Senator Abraham Darius Dillon. The ceremony, marked by raw emotion and calls for national accountability, was the center’s…
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