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Sierra Leone Bans Pregnant From Going To School

 Rights activists say the state should address the stigma faced by pregnant girls rather than ostracise them. Pregnant schoolgirls in Sierra Leone will be banned from classes and exams despite sweeping new government measures to improve access to education for all, a state spokesman said on Thursday. The West African country introduced the ban on […]

Aida Muluneh Telling The Africa Story Through Photography

Aida Muluneh was born in Ethiopia in 1974, but left the country at a young age. She spent her childhood between Yemen and England, finally settling in Canada in 1985. She graduated with a degree in communications, majoring in film, from Howard University in Washington D.C. in 2000. Muluneh’s work has been shown in South […]

Anti GBV Campaign Heats Up In Dar es Salaam Market Places

THE global champion for gender equality, UN Women, has promised to continue supporting Tanzania in the fight against gender-based violence (GBV) in market places after being satisfied with the progress of the just ended ‘Mpe- Riziki Si Matusi’ campaign in Dar es Salaam. ‘Mpe-Riziki Si Matusi’, campaign aims to eradicate all types of GBV and […]

Improve Gender Balance -Phumzile Mlambo-Ngucka

 African media still have a long way to go to achieve gender equality because women’s voices are underrepresented in science, sports and other development issues. This was said on Wednesday August 22 by UN Women executive director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngucka, at the summit dubbed: Gender and News Summit 2018, Reporting on Sustainable Development in Tanzania. According […]

Dear Woman, Get A Retirement Plan

Each edition of this Women Entrepreneur series, Behind the Numbers, presents a stat about a disadvantage women face at work and in business, examines the dynamics at play and provides guidance to help women overcome obstacles. The gender pay gap is an issue that comes up often, but the gender savings gap is just as troubling. Women are less likely […]

The Continent’s First Waste-To-Energy Facility Lies In Ethiopia

Ethiopia’s Koshe dump site covers an estimated 36 hectares, with piles of garbage as deep as 40 meters. It takes in about 4 000 tonnes of organic waste every day, according to the UNDP’s office in Ethiopia. Last year the site had a landslide that killed about 114 people when mounds of garbage collapsed on waste […]

Fridah Mokaya – The First Black Female Nuclear Physics Graduate

Dr. Fridah Mokaya is the first of her family to pursue a science course despite a rocky start. For a lot of people who attain the accolades she has science came easily but for Dr. Mokaya it took dedication and determination. In high school when it came time to pick her examinable subjects she missed […]

Hoodlums Destroy Magistrate Courts In Imo

AN unspecified number of suspected gunmen, have reportedly burnt files and record books of Chief Magistrate Court 1 and Senior Magistrate Court 2 in Orlu, Imo State. Vanguard gathered yesterday that the hoodlums attacked the two courts  Monday  night, but the intentions of the arsonists remained unclear at press time. A staff of the State […]

Operi Kazombiaze Initiates Campaign Against GBV

Operi Kazombiaze, a 16-year-old aspiring model has initiated a Gender Based Violence (GBV) campaign titled #KnowYourWorthy, to reduce GBV among the youth and all Namibians at large. Kazombiaze who is currently in Grade 10 at the Nam Nation Education Institution in Pioneerspark says the campaign came after she was selected as a contestant in the […]

Deputy Gender Minister Frowns On Violence Against Women

Deputy Gender, Children and Social Protection Minister Alice Johnson-Howard has frowned at the marginalization of women in Liberia. This according to Madam Johnson-Howard contributes largely to their venerability and crimes against them. She said women are the most marginalized in various sectors of Liberia; adding; “This sometimes leads them to become vulnerable to crimes and […]