The Story Corner : Why Are We Here?
Happy April! I wish all of us a good month. I am not so happy right now, why? well, if you have been following what’s been happening online, you would have seen a video of a young men who’s shot by SARS {Special Criminal Unit of the Police Force}. Well, there’s been some hashtags about […]
How To Dress According To Your Body Type
We all have this dress we admire whenever we walk by the store, but when we try it out, all that imagination of looking amazing in the dress comes crashing, because it turns out to be awful and not what we expected. To get a perfect dress for you, you need determine your body shape […]
Honour Your Parents
God has placed honour upon our parents. Gen 20:12, Deut 5:16, Mat 5:14. It is an emphatic instruction, whenever you see people struggling in life, one of the root causes of such struggle is dishonour. Dishonour will bring a person into pain, your parents deserve your honour not because they have earned it but because […]
AW Gist : Own Your Sexuality
Happy New Month From me to all our wonderful readers. This new month, I want to charge you to own yourself, do your thing! I have noticed that as women, we tend to undermine what we have whether in physical asset or property assets. We tend to do some ‘humility’ stunt covering what we have […]
Hoda Ali – A Village In Senegal Taught Me How We Can End Female Genital Cutting Globally
Not only have the girls from Keur Simbara not gone through what I went through as a child, but they won’t even know what cutting is I’ve been campaigning for an end to female genital cutting, something I experienced at the age of 7 in my home country of Somalia, for the last 15 years. […]
The Church Should Admit History Of Male Domination, Abuse Of Women – Pope Francis
The pontiff said the church must face up to its suppression of women but indicated he would not back female priests Pope Francis, addressing an array of scandals, said on Tuesday the Roman Catholic Church had to acknowledge a history of male domination and sexual abuse of women and children and repair its reputation among […]
Women’s Finance House Botswana, Gives Women Funds For Their Business
Women’s Finance House Botswana, otherwise known as Thusang Basadi, has funded close to 3 800 women to start businesses. Speaking in an interview, assistant programme manager, Ms Matshidiso Tshukudu explained that Thusang Basadi’s core mandate included poverty alleviation, women economic empowerment and financial inclusion. Ms Tshukudu explained that Women’s Finance House Botswana was a non-governmental […]
Kenya Police Rescue 25 Women From Suspected Human Trafficking Ring
Kenya Police have rescued 25 Burundian women suspected to be victims of human trafficking in Ruiru, a town 25km northwest of Nairobi’s city centre. In a raid on Thursday morning, officers from the transnational organised crime unit descended on the Gwa Kairu homestead and arrested three Kenyan women. The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) named […]
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika To Resign By April 28
The president’s office made the announcement after weeks of street protests, delays, resignations and political discussions. The powerful military had also called for President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to go. President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is to resign before his mandate expires on April 28, his office said Monday. The president will take “steps to ensure state institutions continue […]
Women Should Be Part Of Afghan Peace Talks – Angelina Jolie
Some women fear losing freedoms gained since the Taliban was overthrown, and complain their voices are being sidelined Academy Award-winning actress and refugee activist Angelina Jolie pushed for the inclusion of women in peace talks to end the conflict in Afghanistan during an address to ministers and diplomats at the United Nations on Friday. Peace […]
Energy Sector In Rwanda Gets U.S.$200 Million Boost
Rwanda is set to generate extra 56 MegaWatt of electricity after Symbion Power established a $200 million energy plant on the shores of Lake Kivu. According to the agreement signed with government on Friday, the investor will start generating the electricity in the next 14 months. Unlike most infrastructure investments, Symbion Power will not be […]
U.S. Upgrades Travel Warning After Post-Election Violence In Comoros
The U.S. State Department in Comoros is urging Americans to reconsider traveling to the Indian Ocean island nation following violence surrounding the country’s disputed presidential election. The State Department upgraded its travel warning Friday for Americans to Level 3, meaning “Reconsider Travel,” one step below the top Level 4, “Do Not Travel.” U.S. officials say […]
Gender Violence Is a Crisis – Ramaphosa,
President Cyril Ramaphosa acknowledged the brutal reality of gender-based violence on Thursday as he pledged to tackle the scourge. It’s time to stop talking and start acting, said civil society groups. Earlier in March 2019, Rakgadi Mohlahlane attended a workshop on gender-based violence (GBV) with prosecutors, police officers, civil society members and healthcare workers in […]
Women Entrepreneurship – Cameroon Hosts First OFAD Forum in Africa
The forum seeks to contribute to the promotion of women’s economic and entrepreneurship towards the achievement of the sustainable development goals. The Organisation of African Women and the Diaspora (OFAD) has organized the fifth edition of the Economic and Women Entrepreneurship Forum. The two-day confab opened at the Yaounde Conference Center on Wednesday March 27, […]
Schneider Electric Empowers Kenyan Women
Ahead of the 2019 Paris Marathon, title sponsor Schneider Electric has touched the lives of Kenyans, as they look to mitigate climate change. Women in rural Embu County are the key beneficiaries of a project being rolled out in the region dubbed as the ‘hifadhi project’ which is being implemented by Livelihood Funds and supported […]