National Bank Of Malawi Launches Women Special Loan Scheme
National Bank of Malawi Plc recently conducted a women’s training and interactive workshop aimed at grooming ladies doing entrepreneurship. Some of the participants. The training workshop was conducted at the Bingu International Conference Centre (BICC) in the Capital Lilongwe at BICC. The bank also disclosed that it will start offering special loans up to K5 […]
Domestic Violence Bill Suffers Setback In Liberia
Five years after the introduction of the Domestic Violence Bill at the Legislature and despite undergoing several changes, members of House of Representatives have failed to pass it into law. The law is seeking tighter punishment for perpetrators of domestic violence and protection for victims and survivors. The closest the bill came to being passed […]
President Buhari Suspends RUGA Programme
President Muhammadu Buhari has suspended the controversial Ruga programme, the Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi announced on Wednesday. Mr Umahi made the announcement Wednesday after a meeting of the National Executive Council (NEC) committee on farmers/herders crisis. The meeting held at the State House, Abuja. “We are aware that today that Mr President has suspended […]
The Story Corner : The Mad Senator
Ladies and gentlemen, the great people of this world… I welcome you again to the story corner. The kind of uprising we are seeing in the country through social media engagement and the active reports from people through the platforms of celebrities is a step forward in our country. There’s this CCTV footage […]
Monday On The Go : Teach Her
Above Whispers Women Series is aimed at showcasing women who are crusading for vulnerable men and women in the society. This is a platform for these women to share their journey with other women around the world and inspire them. On this platform, we love to share stories of inspiring women because we know that […]
Women And Al-Shabaab’s Insurgency In Somalia
What’s new? Women form an important social base for the Islamist Al-Shabaab insurgency in Somalia. Some help it recruit, generate funds and carry out operations. These understudied realities partly explain the insurgency’s resilience. Why does it matter? Understanding what Al-Shabaab offers Somali women, despite its brutal violence, patriarchal ethos and rigid gender norms, and, in […]
Create New Stories – Overcoming Insecurities In Relationships
WHAT CAUSES INSECURITY IN A RELATIONSHIP? If your partner feels insecure, it’s because they haven’t dealt with whatever is putting them in a negative state. This could be that their needs aren’t being met by your relationship, or it could have to do with something outside your union, like their own lack of self-confidence or fear […]
Why You Can’t Stop Farting Before and During Your Period
Is it just me, or does every woman suddenly become a gas giant before and during their period? How come I can’t stop farting—and why are period farts so stinky? You’d think the cramps, the breast tenderness, the these-pants-don’t-fit bloating, the fitful sleep, and the Cookie Monster-style rampaging of my fridge would be enough premenstrual […]
Zambian Teenage Girls Are Forbidden To Talk About Sex And Contraceptives
Becoming pregnant constitutes a threat to young girls’ health. That’s because they have a higher risk of maternal complications than adult women. In fact, these complications were the leading causes of death among 15 – 19 year old girls in 2016. And national data from 2012-2013 reveals that almost one third of women aged between 20 and 24 in […]
Involve More Women In Peace Keeping – UN Under-Secretary-General
The United Nations (UN) Under-Secretary-General of Peace Operations Department, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, has urged Ghana to involve more women in critical areas of peacekeeping operations, to help deal with conflicts and its associated challenges. He said women were widely regarded as agents of peace, hence their involvement in peacekeeping processes and operations was likely to produce […]
The Gambia Women’s Chamber Of Commerce Launches Its 1st Annual Women In Business Forum
The Gambia Women’s Chamber of Commerce (GWCC) on Thursday 27th June 2019, held its official launching and the 1st Annual Women in Business Forum at a local hotel, with the theme: “Unleashing the Economic potentials of Women Owned Businesses.” The Forum is meant to aggregate the interest of women in terms of access to finance […]
Blantyre District Council Of Malawi Elects First Female Council Chairperson – Carol Mdala
Chilaweni Ward Councillor Carol Mdala of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has been elected as the first female Blantyre District Council chairperson. Carol Mdala, first female Blantyre District Council chairperson This follows the same development that took place in Karonga where Nyungwe Ward Councillor Ethel Mwanza, the only female councillor in the District Council was […]
Kano, Kebbi, Sokoto Have Highest Cholera ‘Hotspots’ In Nigeria
Kano State has the highest number of local government areas classified as highly prone to a cholera outbreak, a new geospatial mapping of cholera hotspots in Nigeria has shown. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), in partnership with eHealthAfrica, had used advance geographic information system (GIS) technologies to map out areas that are prone […]
Thousands Of Teachers Jobless As Schools Grapple With Shortages In Kenya
More than 300,000 trained teachers are jobless as schools grapple with a shortage of about 96,000, a new report shows. The study says the country has 328,324 trained and registered teachers who are not in government service. IRONIC TWIST The figures from the report by the Teachers Service Commission add an ironic twist to the […]