Just Because You Are A Black Woman – The Story Of Nia Wilson
Something I can’t stop thinking about: Latifa Wilson, describing her last moments with her 18-year-old sister Nia Wilson who was stabbed and killed by John Lee Cowell on Sunday: “She’s just yelling my name, ‘Tifah, Tifah, Tifah,’ and I said, ‘I got you, baby, I got you. Just calm down,’ because she has real bad anxiety.” […]
Living In Constant Fear Of Being Raped, Tortured And Killed
“Enough is enough. We are now taking control.” This was the message from women and gender non-conforming (GNC) people on Thursday as they prepared to embark on mass protests against gender-based violence across the country. The event is scheduled to take place on August 1 under the hashtag #TheTotalShutdown. Lesotho and Botswana are also expected […]
Boko Haram Wives Seek New Start As They Struggle With Stigma
In a brand new, two-story building adjacent to a sluggish stream and low-cost housing units, dozens of women, all draped in brightly colored hijabs, listen to their teacher. He speaks to them in a mix of Hausa and Kanuri, explaining to them how they can save money and pool it together to form a cooperative. […]
Women In Presidential Race Face Long Odds
A trade unionist, a liberation war icon, an author and a fashion designer are running for the presidency of Zimbabwe. Regardless of whether any of them is elected, they’re already making history as the first female candidates for the country’s highest office. They’re among a record-breaking 22 contenders in Monday’s presidential election, the most since […]
Staying Confident As The Only Woman In The Room
Long before I was a software executive, I was a practicing physical therapist (DPT). Moving from the female-dominated world of PT to the male-dominated world of tech was a culture shock — to say the least. When I co-founded my company, WebPT, I was the only woman on the executive team for the first few […]
First Lady Monica Geingos Highlights Namibia’s GBV Issues At Aids Conference
First Lady Monica Geingos on Wednesday told the international AIDS conference in Amsterdam that there is a huge disparity between the country’s legal framework on women and the statistics on the ground concerning women and children. Geingos was responding to a question on how the ‘law can be used to address social norms such as […]
Nairobi Bar Owner Found Guilty of Murdering Woman Who Declined Night Out
A Nairobi bar owner, who shot dead a 27-year-old woman for declining to join him for a night out, has been found guilty of murder. Mr Erastus Ngura Odhiambo alias Baba Billy was convicted by Lady Justice Stellah Mutuku on Thursday. Mr Odhiambo was found guilty of shooting dead Linda Wanjiku Irungu in the wee […]
Chef Eros Announced As SHOPRITE Nigeria’s First Ever Brand Ambassador
“If you want to cook like a chef, shop like a chef.” These are the words of Tolu Erogbogbo – better known as Chef Eros, Shoprite Nigeria’s first ever brand ambassador. This self-taught chef started selling chicken seasoned with spices to his fellow students whilst studying towards a BSc. (Honors) degree in International Business Management […]
Career Transition For Women – Understanding The Do’s And Don’ts
“I leave at 7 a.m. and get home at 7 p.m. to see my children for 30 minutes a day.” “My partner is taking a job across the country and I am terrified about starting over.” “I don’t see a current ladder to success that I am excited to climb.” “I want to work and […]
Lira Men Of Uganda Reject Family Planning
Social workers argue that access to basic reproductive health information and services, including voluntary family planning, would help to mitigate maternal deaths in Lira District. However, there remains stiff resistance from several men in Lira who are opposed to family planning due to widespread misconceptions about use of contraceptives. Family planning is deciding of the […]
Know Your Clique
One peculiar thing in life is the relationships we keep. The people we get to meet and what we build with them. There are times when our support system wouldn’t come from our immediate family or close peeps. This shows that not everyone would believe your beginning at first, not everyone would understand what you […]
Girls Rely On Rags, Paper, Leaves As Sanitary Pads In Zimbabwe
When her monthly period comes, 17-year-old Maria Chaodza dismantles a home-made pillowcase and picks out pieces of its worn stuffing – an old, cloth rug – which she uses in place of the sanitary pad she cannot afford. Menstruation means missing school; Chaodza feels too ashamed of her makeshift pad to show her face as […]
Dangote Gives N300m To The University Of Ibadan, Business School
Leading businessman and Chairman of Aliko Dangote Foundation Alhaji Aliko Dangote has urged the government to provide basic infrastructure to make the nation’s environment conducive for business. He pledged his foundation would continue to prioritise education to raise entrepreneurs who would change the economy to lead growth and development. Dangote spoke at the third Eminent […]
Ambode Orders Recruitment Of 1,000 Teachers In Lagos
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has announced the commencement of the recruitment of 1,000 teachers in the state. Ambode spoke at the state’s Third Quarter Town Hall Meeting, the 12th in the series, at the Community Primary School, Iberekodo in the Ibeju Lekki Local Government Area. The governor, who also directed that a physically-challenged […]
Somalia Announces First Prosecution For Female Genital Mutilation
Somalia’s Attorney General Ahmed Ali Dahir announced on Wednesday the country’s first ever prosecution against female genital mutilation (FGM) following the death of a 10-year-old girl, an adviser to the government said. Ifrah Ahmed, who advises Somalia on gender issues, said the attorney general was sending a team of investigators to find out more about […]