Outrage In Kenya Over Rise In Teenage Pregnancies
More than 11,000 girls in primary and secondary schools got pregnant last year, the latest statistics from the Ministry of Education show. The data shows that, out of the 11,950 girls who fell pregnant, 2,885 of them were in primary school while 9,065 were secondary school students. ALARMING Bungoma tops the list of counties with […]
Hundreds Protest In Paris Against Deadly Domestic Violence
According to Interior Ministry figures, 130 women were allegedly killed in 2017 by their husband or partner up from 123 in 2016 Hundreds of protesters gathered in central Paris on Saturday to raise awareness and demand tougher action on femicides in France. Yelling “Enough” and carrying signs reading “Stop femicides” or “The planet needs women […]
The Story Corner : The Access Game
My people, did you know that one guy on twitter just got an all-expense trip to Egypt as a birthday gift from his bank? Guess what? he doesn’t work with the bank o, he banks with the bank. Let me tell you how it happened. So, this guy went on twitter and shared that […]
Pakistani Man Kills Wife, Two Children, Six Others In Alleged Honour Killing
The man committed the attack as revenge for a suspected affair by his wife A man shot his wife, their two children, and six of her family members on Monday and then burned the bodies when he set her family’s home on fire in an alleged honour killing in central Pakistan, police said. Muhammad Ajmal […]
Meet The Three Women Who Became The Top 10 Earners After Pay Row At BBC
BBC was criticized two years ago when it was forced to disclose that 75% of its staff paid more than 150,000 pounds a year were men, with its highest 10 earners all menThe BBC said three women – Claudia Winkleman, Vanessa Feltz and Zoe Ball – had joined the list of its top 10 paid […]
AFELL, AWDF Hold Conference On Women Land Rights, Inheritance Law
The Association of Female Lawyers of Liberia (AFELL) and the African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) Lesson Learned Outcome on the Land Rights Act and Inheritance Law showed improvement in women’s rights in Lofa and Grand Gedeh Counties. It can be recalled the Association of Female Lawyers of Liberia (AFELL) with funding from the African Women’s […]
Society For Life Changers Group Raises Awareness Against Female Genital Mutilation
The Society for Life Changers and Good Parental Care (SOLIFE) has charged stakeholders in Osun State to beef up campaign against Female Genital Mutilation, (FGM) with the creation of community awareness to eradicate the practice. The Chairman, Board of Trustee, SOLIFE, Mr Aremu Stephen, who disclosed this at the opening ceremony of a three-day Camp […]
Catherine Gotani, Newly Elected Speaker Advises Female MPs To Support Each Other In Malawi
Newly elected female Members of Parliament (MPS) have been challenged to support each other in order to excel in their political roles. First Women Caucus breakfast meeting with Oxfam Speaker of National Assembly, Catherine Gotani Hara made the challenge Wednesday in Lilongwe at Oxfam supported breakfast meeting with the new cohort of female Members of […]
‘Miss’ Missing As Wimbledon Shakes Up Tradition
The use of prefixes such as ‘Miss’ and ‘Mrs’ has, for the most part, been scrapped by the organisers, ending a long-held tradition and bringing parity with the men’s game A familiar sound was absent from Wimbledon’s courts when the tournament started on Monday as umpires were no longer using a woman’s marital status at the […]
Chinese Firm Sets Up Uganda’s First Phone Manufacturing Plant
A Chinese electronics firm, ENGO Holdings Limited, has joined Uganda’s industrial sector to domestically manufacture and assemble mobile phones and laptop computers. The firm is setting up its plant in Namanve, Uganda’s flagship industrial park. The construction works expected to last six months commenced this morning with a groundbreaking ceremony presided over by state minister […]
Ugandan Government Increases Salaries Of Doctors and Judicial Officers
Government has released a new salary structure, providing for an increment for medical and judicial officers for the financial year that began on Monday. The July 1st circular signed by Ministry of Public Service, Permanent Secretary Catherine Bitarakwate, shows that the country’s wage bill for the new financial year stands at Shs4.69 trillion, up from […]
Primary Education In Nigeria – The Need To Take It Seriously
There’s a lot of truth in African proverbs, but there is one African saying that I disagree with. It’s the proverb that says “it takes a village to raise a child”. That might have been true 100 years ago, but in the modern world it takes more than a village; it takes a whole country. […]
VP Jewel Taylor Recommends The Establishment Of Women Political Fund
Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor has recommended the establishment of “Women Political Fund” for the purpose of supporting women in electioneering and development processes. Giving her perspective on women’s leadership in Africa, Vat the 30th Annual Session of the Crans Montana Forum held in Geneva, Switzerland, from June 26 to 29, 2019, VP Taylor also called […]
African Nations Urged To Enforce Family Laws To Protect Women
Members from 25 African countries, said many nations had enacted progressive family laws in line with the Maputo Protocol, but the laws were not being enforced Women and girls in Africa are still being pushed into forced or early marriages, while those in unhappy unions face discrimination when seeking a divorce, campaigners said on Tuesday, […]
The Evolution Of Women’s Football
Here in France, its football fever once again as the women’s World Cup is taking place. It’s arguably one of the first years the tournament has received such widespread attention from both fans and the media, elevating women’s football or soccer to some, to its much-deserved place beside the men’s competition. Even FIFA officials back […]