Gender Minister Wages War Against Forced Marriages
The Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Otiko Afisah Djaba has pledged government’s commitment to fight any forces or socio-cultural practices that are inimical or disadvantageous to the development and welfare of young girls in Ghana, especially child marriage and child labour. The Minister vowed to use every legitimate means (full enforcement of the […]
Angolan Election That Will Bring About The First Leadership In Four Decades
Voting ended in a landmark Angolan election that will bring about the first leadership change in almost four decades for Africa’s second-biggest oil producer. “D-day has arrived,” Domingos Francisco said Wednesday as he stood in line behind dozens of voters outside a blue tent that served as a polling station in the Rangel neighborhood in […]
Central Bank Balance Sheets Are Headed For A Great Divergence
A brief convergence this year in the dollar value of the balance sheets of the Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan has passed and the trio are now set to take very different paths. After all three touched $4.5 trillion in April, they’ve split, mostly due to a rally in […]
Tanzania Women of Achievement Launches Online Platform For Girls, Women In Africa
Tanzania Women of Achievement (TWA) has launched Twaa Mentorship, an online portal and mobile app, designed to provide mentorship and learning on the go for girls and women in Africa. Irene Kiwia, TWA Founder and President said, via a press statement, that the one-on-one mentorship and knowledge sharing on the go will help facilitate the […]
Six Killed In Suicide Attack In Maiduguri
At least six persons were killed in a suicide attack in Maiduguri wednesday. Confirming the death toll to THISDAY, a hospital source said six corpses were brought to the hospital from the scene of the attack. He said: “Six corpses were brought from Muna garage area where a suicide bomber detonated an explosive device.” Some […]
Hunger Affects The Mental Health Of Pregnant Mothers
The mental health of pregnant women can be affected by a range of factors, including partner violence and unemployment. But one of the key drivers that adversely affects a pregnant woman’s mental health is food insecurity. Being food insecure is when someone doesn’t have food or has the wrong kinds of food. This is one […]
UNSOM Holds Training On Sexual and Gender-Based Violence For South West State Police Officers
United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) is holding a three-day workshop on sexual and gender-based violence and conflict-related sexual violence for police officers to help tackle the vice in South West state. Charles Muwunga Mwebe, UNSOM Human Rights Team Leader in Baidoa, said the workshop aims at strengthening the capacity of the South West […]
Government Mandates Free Treatment For Women With Fistula
The Federal Government has mandated all federal-owned hospitals to offer free surgical repairs for women living with obstetric fistula. Fistula is an abnormal hole that forms in the vagina caused by prolonged, obstructed labour during childbirth. Minister of Health Prof Isaac Adewole said this in Ogoja, Cross River at the start of the latest pooled […]
Food Insecurity, Poverty Force Girls Into ‘Survival Sex’
Women and girls as young as 12 from Kenya’s countryside are being forced into sex work to support families affected by prolonged drought. They have little or no education and travel at least 50 kilometers (30 miles) to reach urban areas, working in unsafe conditions far from their homes. “Since I was raped, I entered […]
Women, Youths In Slums To Get Funding Priority
Women and the youth in informal settlements will be given the first priority in subsequent Youth Enterprise Development Fund disbursements. “If in this intervention we could put up industries in informal settlements to produce their own products but for this to be a possibility first we have to empower these people,” said Osumba. He said […]
Experts Seek Full NHIS Coverage For Sickle Cell Patients
Experts have urged the Federal Government to provide full coverage of the management of sickle cell disorder under its National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS, against the fact that over 100,000 infants die from the disease annually. Making the call at the Crimsonbow Sickle Cell Initiative, CSI, Project, Keep A Warrior Warm Phase 2, in Lagos, […]
South African Defence Celebrates Women In Uniform With Women Parade
The South African National Defence Force (Sandf) to host a Women’s Parade on 25 August 2017 in Thaba Tshwane, Pretoria In celebration of the women’s month, the SANDF celebrates all women in uniform. The celebration is a tribute to more than 20 000 women who protested against pass laws and supersedes the standard events as […]
Sudan Court Rules – Girls In Trousers Not ‘Disgraceful Dress’
Sudan’s Public Order Court has dismissed charges against two girls, accused of wearing disgraceful dress, citing a lack of evidence by the police and that “trousers are not disgraceful”. The court dismissed the charges over a “lack of evidence provided by the community security” during the session in Khartoum yesterday. “Wearing trousers is not a […]
Rebecca Dali Wins Prestigious Award For Aiding Victims Of Boko Haram
Nigerian activist, Rebecca Dali has won the prestigious Sergio Vieira de Mello Foundation award for her work in re-integrating women and orphans abducted by Boko Haram militants into their home communities. The award was presented at a ceremony Monday commemorating World Humanitarian Day (August 19) at the U.N. European headquarters in Geneva. It is given […]
FG Increases Local Content Fund To $200m
The Chief Operating Officer of Dangote Refinery, Mr. Giuseppe Surace, made this commitment at a recent technical meeting held between top officials of the company and the NCDMB at the refinery project site in Lekki, Lagos State. According to a statement Monday by the NCDMB, Surace said there were many advantages in patronising the local […]