Sudanese Women Are Using Social Media To Trade
The role of women in the recent protests in Sudan has attracted a great deal of attention. This is because women who try to have a prominent public role in the country face criticism and can be accused of neglecting their family duties. This was particularly true after the introduction of Sharia law and Sudan’s public order laws in 1983. […]
Traders Urged To Stop Junk Food Importation
MEMBERS of the business community have been urged to minimise importation and sell of junk food because it is unhealthy to the people and the main source for Non Communicable Diseases (NDCs). The observation and call was made here during a meeting with members of the business community to discuss the standard of goods, among […]
Congo-Kinshasa: Ebola Outbreak ‘Worsening;’ Over 1,000 Dead
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) says the outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo is “worsening” and has killed more than 1,000 people. IFRC said Saturday that in the past week, 23 cases were reported in one day, a record number since the start of the outbreak […]
AW WomenPreneur Series : Y.L.O Inspired By Yewande Ajiboye Omolola
Above Whispers WomenPreneur Series is a platform to showcase amazing business women. Young women who have taken the bold step to start a business, fighting the odds surrounding entrepreneurship in Africa. We share in their journey, share in the challenges and growth process to inspire other women. We believe that when a story is shared, […]
Sudanese Women At Forefront Of Protests After Years Of Oppression
Thousand of women gather outside the Ministry of Defence every day, hoping for democracy and 50 percent representation in any new government * Women drive change in Sudan * Decades of repression under Bashir * Facing coup leaders in talks Mervat al-NeeL was one of the many women whose protests helped bring down Sudanese autocrat […]
Solar Tracking Bracelets Protect Nomadic Kenyan Mothers And Babies
As health workers approached a huge acacia tree that would provide shade for a makeshift clinic, more than 50 women and 30 children were already waiting for them. Local enthusiasm for the monthly check-up made the habitual blasts on the car horn unnecessary in Yabalo Godha village, 40 minutes’ drive from the market town of […]
Saudi Arabia Frees Four More Women On Trial Over Rights Issues
The campaigners, including London-based Saudi rights group ALQST, identified the released detainees as Hatoon al Fassi, Amal al Harbi, Maysaa al Manea and Abeer Namnakani Saudi authorities have temporarily freed at least four more women facing trial over charges related to human rights work and contacts with foreign journalists and diplomats, other rights campaigners said […]
Over 20,500 Male And Female Service Members Experienced Some Kind Of Sexual Assault
The military survey estimated 20,500 male and female service members experienced some kind of sexual assault last year The U.S. Defense Department said on Thursday the estimated number of sexual assaults in the military climbed nearly 38 percent in 2018 compared with a survey two years earlier, data that critics say laid bare broken Pentagon […]
The Story Corner : This Church Is On Fire!!!
Ladies and gentlemen, you are welcome to the story corner and today’s gist is very interesting and hot as usual. Let me tell young ladies, you don’t have to whine over spilled milk, it’s spilled gone and so, move on. It’s been allover the internet that one female actress in Nigeria has been talking about […]
UN Seeks Women’s Greater Participation In Peace, Conflict Resolution
United Nations Women Deputy Country Representative to Nigeria, Mr. Lansana Wonneh, Thursday said women would play a great role if they are allowed to participate in peace building and conflict resolution. Speaking at the official launch of the women, peace and security programme in Benue State and celebration of the 2019 International Women’s Day, Wonneh […]
Minnesota Governor Signs Law Making Marital Rape Illegal
The repealed law protected a rapist if he or she cohabited and had a voluntary sexual relationship with the victim or if he or she was the victim’s spouse Minnesota Governor Tim Walz on Thursday signed a law that repeals the state’s marital rape exception, which protected rapists against prosecution if they lived and had […]
Violent Standoff in Tripoli; Civilians Displaced, Suffering
“We need this war to end and to go back to civilian life,” says Mohammed, a 27-year-old soldier at a base in the suburbs of Tripoli. Less than a month ago, peace talks were planned and the reunification of Libya was back on the table. Now, fighters are in their fourth week of battle as […]
Eritreans Wrestle With Staying or Going : Amid Border Wrangles
Names marked with an * have been changed at the request of those interviewed to protect identities, due to concerns about government reprisals against individuals or family members who remain in Eritrea. An unexpected rapprochement last year between Ethiopia and Eritrea, and the subsequent opening of the border, seemed to offer hope of a more […]
Nigeria, Kenya Lead As African Tech Startups Attract U.S.$1.2 Billion
Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa received 78 per cent of the total funding of $1.163 billion for Africa’s technology startups last year confirming the attractiveness of African entrepreneurs and their ability to transform the continent into a global power house. According to Partech Africa’s 2018 annual report on the financing on the continent, this include […]
Govt Says No To Extension Of Maternity Leave In Tanzania
The Health, Community Development, Gender, the Elderly and Children deputy minister, Dr Faustin Ndugulile, says the government has no plan to extend maternity leave limits. According to him, mothers, who give birth to one baby will continue enjoying 84 days of maternity leave while those with twins are entitled to 100 days. Dr Ndugulile made […]