Uganda: Police Officer On The Spot Over Sexual Harassment
Police are yet to summon and also extract a statement from the Aya Group chairman, Mr Mohammed Mohammed Hamid, who was accused of sexual harassment by his former female employee, in a case that has since stoked controversy. A former female worker of AYA Group reported Mr Hamid, her boss to Old Kampala Police Station […]
GE Nigeria Wins Coveted Best Company Title
For the last three years, employment specialist website Jobberman has provided a comprehensive list of companies that excel in employee satisfaction across Nigeria. This year, GE Nigeria won the coveted top position when it was voted number one in the 2017 Annual Jobberman Best 100 Companies To Work For survey. GE has been operating in Nigeria for […]
FBI Declares Nigerian Wanted For Alleged $5m E-mail Scam
The United States Federal Bureau of Investigations, FBI, has declared a Nigerian, Kelechi Declan James, wanted for $5 million e-mail scam. The FBI made this known on its Twitter handle and its website on Friday, according to online portal, Premium Times. According to the FBI, the accused has federal criminal charges against him from an […]
Egypt: Habib El-Adly – Seven-Year Jail Sentence For Corruption
An Egyptian court has sentenced former interior minister Habib el-Adly, who served under ousted president Hosni Mubarak, to seven years in jail for corruption. Adly was found guilty on Saturday of embezzling more than $110mn of public funds. The verdict can be appealed before Egypt’s top civil court, the court of cassation. A long-serving official […]
The Story Of Activist Dr Stella Nyanzi
Christian scholarship has situated the miracle of resurrection at the centre of the Church as an institution and Christian doctrine as an area of academic endeavour. This will manifest itself tomorrow when Christians go to churches to celebrate and revel in the miracle of resurrection. As someone interested in Christian scholarship, I always ask: What […]
Sarah Silverman To Trump: Show Us Your Taxes, You Emotional Child
As tens of thousands of protesters demonstrated across the U.S. on Saturday to pressure President Donald Trump to finally release his tax returns, few presented the issue more pointedly than comedian Sarah Silverman. “Show us your fucking taxes, you emotional child,” she challenged in a speech in New York City. The actress was one of a multitude […]
Pass the Two Thirds Gender Rule, President Kenyatta Urges Parliament
President Uhuru Kenyatta has challenged Parliament to pass the two thirds gender rule to show appreciation for the role women have played in Kenya’s progress. President Kenyatta said women have played a big role in the liberation of Kenya and the subsequent progress the country has achieved. He spoke at the funeral service of his […]
The Gender Gap In Game Design Is Gradually Closing
52% of today’s gamers are women, according to recent research revealed by the Internet Advertising Bureau. After years of being seen as a male-dominated business, the proportion of women working in game design is now on the rise. Four years ago, the Boston Globe published an article entitled ‘Women Remain Outsiders in Video Game Industry’. It gave […]
Smoking Will Kill 200 Million In China This Century, Report Says
Habitual smoking in China is set to kill more than 200 million people this century, a new report from the World Health Organization and United Nations Development Program said. The deaths will come from primarily poor areas of the country, “unless critical steps are taken to reduce China’s dependency on […]
Tradition Hurdles Early Marriage Eradication Effort
Despite improvements due to the extensive intervention of governmental and non-governmental bodies, early marriage is still source of various socio-economic evils across Ethiopia. The huge investment in health and education sectors has brought about positive changes in reducing maternal mortality, while increasing girls’ school enrollment nation-wide. However, punctures originating from low level social awareness seem […]
ACBF Reaffirms Support To Support for Women In Agriculture
The Head of the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF), Professor Emmanuel Nnadozie has reaffirmed the ACBF’s support to Liberia particularly focusing on empowering women in agriculture, supporting macroeconomic forecasting capacity of the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning, and providing support for the revitalization of the Liberia Macroeconomic Policy Analysis Center (LIMPAC) to become a […]
Girls Need Books, Not Kids – Same Councilors
Same District Councilors have chipped in to seek a lasting solution to school pregnancies that disgrace the district which is currently the worst affected in region. The councilors deeply discussed the matter during their meeting as the district recorded 42 school pregnancies between January and March, this year. Out of the 42 cases, only five have […]
Liberia: Fejal Launches ‘Women Political Engagement’ Project
The Female Journalists Association of Liberia (FEJAL) with support from the Swedish Embassy through UN Women has launched the “Women Political Engagement Project” in Monrovia. The project is geared towards increasing women participation in the media platform and advancing women participation in the 2017 elections. The project also seeks to make women in the media […]
Gambia’s Fatoumatta Jallow Tambajan, Is The New African Woman Of Year
The fearless Gambian human rights activist won New African Woman magazine’s Woman of the Year Award at the their Award ceremony that took place in Dakar last night. Fatoumatta Jallow-Tambajan was instrumental in galvanising the opposition that eventually beat long-term now exiled leader Yahya Jammeh. Held at a glitzy Gala Dinner at the Terrou-Bi hotel […]
Less Than 1% of Women In Nigeria Use Condoms
Less than one per cent of women in the country use female condoms, Programme Officer, Reproductive Health and Family Planning of Pathfinder International, Dr Sekina Bello said. She disclosed this yesterday during a stakeholders meeting on the review of female condom counselling tools organized by the Association for Reproductive and Family Health (ARFH) in Abuja. […]