In Kenya, girls are sold into marriage to stave off starvation from drought

May 8, 2025

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Mawuko Agyemang-Fiaxe

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East Africa, Education, Advocacy & Careers, Food, Regional News, Women’s Health

Women take donkeys laden with jerry cans to a community water point in Kambinye, Kenya [Fredrik Lerneryd/Oxfam]

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

Sierra Leone declared an emergency over a powerful synthetic drug but women were left behind

April 9, 2025

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Mawuko Agyemang-Fiaxe

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Gender Equality, Health & Wellness, Women’s Health

Zainab Sakoteh sits in the Kingtom landfill in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Thursday, March 13, 2025, a place she frequents to meet the cartel

Aid cuts could have ‘pandemic-like effects’ on maternal deaths, WHO warns

April 9, 2025

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Mawuko Agyemang-Fiaxe

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Women’s Health

Loss of funding could undo progress in reducing deaths in pregnancy and childbirth, especially in war zones, says UN. A pregnant refugee, who

Araba Sekum to represent Ghana at Queen of the World pageant in USA

April 1, 2025

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Mawuko Agyemang-Fiaxe

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Arts & Entertainment

Winner of the Queen of Ghana Beauty pageant, Nana Araba Sekum, is set to represent the country at the Queen of the World

Category: Health & Wellness