Why You Might Want to Drink Water Before You Get Your COVID-19 Vaccine or Booster Shot
By now you’re probably well aware that the COVID-19 vaccine—despite it being a life-saving shot—typically comes with at least a few less-than-pleasant side effects. They’re minor, of course: pain at the injection site, fever, fatigue—but feeling any discomfort at all isn’t exactly how you want to spend the day after getting vaccinated. To help, some pharmacies are offering […]
Arab Women Organization Thanks Sisi Over Supporting Women Issues
The members of the Arab Women Organization’s Supreme Council sent Thursday a cable to President Abdel Fattah El Sisi thanking him on his support to and interest in the issues of women. During the council 10th meeting, held in Cairo, they also extended thanks to the president for his support to the Arab Women Organization, […]
Afghans ‘Marry Off’ Baby Girls For Dowries As Starvation Looms
Jobless and engulfed in debt, Afghan brick kiln worker Fazal said the country’s imploding economy had left him with a stark choice – marry off his young daughters, or risk the family starving to death. Last month, he received a $3,000 dowry payment after handing over his 13- and 15-year-old daughters to men more than […]
Federal States Mark 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence
The Federal Member States of Jubaland and South West State in Somalia joined the rest of the world on Thursday in commemorating the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV), with a pledge to eliminate violence against women and children in Somalia. Organised by the Protection, Human Rights and Gender Unit of the African […]
Omicron Covid-19 – Nigeria Stands With South Africa, Warns West Against Discrimination
Nigeria yesterday expressed solidarity with South Africa as it struggled with some of the difficulties posed by a new COVID-19 variant, Omicron, discovered in the country. The Nigerian government warned Western countries against discrimination against South Africa following travel restrictions imposed on Southern African countries in the aftermath of the new virus discovery. The federal […]
PSG Academy Opens in Rwanda
French football giants Paris Saint-Germain on Saturday, November 27, inaugurated a new academy in Rwanda. The academy, which will operate in Huye district, Southern Province, is a flagship programme of the partnership between Paris Saint-Germain and Visit Rwanda, which aims at giving football hopefuls the opportunity to fulfil their potential in top-class sporting facilities with […]
Afghan Woman Journalist Stands Up To Taliban
When the Taliban last ruled Afghanistan, Zahra Joya dressed as a boy and called herself Mohammad, allowing her to circumvent the Islamist group’s ban on girls going to school. The journalist’s unusual childhood not only let her get an education but gave her a taste of the freedoms denied to most girls in Afghanistan, where […]
Ugandans Cross to Kenya for Female Genital Mutilation
The government has said Ugandans are crossing to Kenya to undergo female genital mutilation (FGM) as a way to escape tough penalties against the practice in Uganda. FMG, where the genitalia of a woman is cut for non-medical reasons, is prevalent among the Sabiny and the Pokot in Uganda despite having been outlawed in Uganda […]
Ban on Pregnant Schoolgirls Scrapped
A 19-year-old rule that banned pregnant students from attending school in Tanzania is to be scrapped, a minister says. Education Minister Prof Joyce Ndalichako said on Wednesday that primary and secondary school students who drop out of school due to various reasons, including pregnancy, will now be allowed to return to the formal school system. […]
Only 1 in 4 African Health Workers Fully Vaccinated Against Covid-19
Only 27% of health workers in Africa have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, leaving the bulk of the workforce on the frontlines against the pandemic unprotected, a preliminary analysis by World Health Organization (WHO) shows. Analysis of data reported from 25 countries finds that since March 2021, 1.3 million health workers were fully vaccinated, with […]
UN Supporting ‘Trapped’ Domestic Violence Victims During COVID-19 Pandemic
T.C.*, a Palestinian woman in Al-Bureij camp, one of the poorest and most crowded camps in the Gaza Strip, had long been verbally and physically abused by her husband. The situation took a turn for the worse under the COVID-19 pandemic, with the abuse becoming a daily occurrence. “Sometimes I feel that this is a nightmare that […]
The Background: Taking A Stand Against Gender-Based Violence
Taking a Stand Against Gender-Based Violence Despite the adoption of the Convention of the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) by the UN General Assembly in 1979, violence against women and girls remains a pervasive problem worldwide. To that end, the General Assembly issued resolution 48/104, laying the foundation for the road towards a world […]
International Day For The Elimination Of Violence Against Women
As in previous years, this year’s International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women launches 16 days of activism to be concluded on the 10th of December 2020 — the day that commemorates the International Human Rights Day. Several public events are being coordinated and iconic buildings and landmarks will be ‘oranged’ to recall […]
Can Artificial Intelligence Help Close Gender Gaps At Work?
Is it because she is a mother? Or perhaps she is perceived as lacking ambition or leadership qualities? Gender stereotypes continue to hold women back at work, but a handful of tech firms say they have developed artificial intelligence (AI) systems that can help break biases in hiring and promotion to give female candidates a […]
Eastern Cape Women Abandon Vegetable Gardens to Collect Scrap for Cash
Dozens of women in villages around Qunu have taken to scrap collection to earn money. A lack of water and support from the government has meant they have abandoned their vegetable gardens. They hitchhike to Durban on trucks to sell their recyclables in the big city. Several women said that since Mandela’s death in 2013 […]