Government Should Assist Women To Contest Election – Dr Fatounatta Jahumpa-Ceesay
Dr Fatoumatta Jahumpa-Ceesay (FJC), a former Speaker of the National Assembly, has called on the Gambia government to assist capable women to contest in the upcoming National Assembly election, slated for 6 April 2017. “The government should assist women to contest the National Assembly elections, and the political parties should put up women candidates. And […]
“The Only Woman In The Room” & How To change That By 2186
An All Too Familiar Story Two weeks ago, I joined for dinner alongside forty CEO’s, angel investors and venture capitalists in Los Angeles. It was quite a senior group of the who’s who of media and technology, with frequent flyers in from SF, NY and Chicago. Even though I could physically feel that I was […]
Thousands Flee China Due To Conflict In Myanmar
Within earshot of mortar fire echoing from beyond a ring of hills, a sprawling relief camp in Southwestern China is swelling steadily after fighting erupted last week between a rebel ethnic army in Myanmar and government troops just across the border. In a recent Reuters visit to the rugged area in southwestern Yunnan province, aid […]
Gender Activist Kaliya Lands UN Role On Equal Pay Platform of Champions
Gender and Women’s rights activist Emma Kaliya, who is NGO Gender Coordination Network chairperson, is now champion of the United Nations Women arm Equal Pay Champions. She will be unveiled on Monday in New York, United States when thw UN Women and International Labour Organisation (ILO) will launch the high-profile Equal Pay Platform of Champions, […]
States Should End Gender Discrimination – East African Community
The East African Community (EAC) is, at last, seeing light at the end of the tunnel after a long era of gender angst. But achieving gender equality will be an uphill task as old habits die hard. However, a recent endorsement of the Gender Equality and Development Bill, 2016 by the East African Legislative Assembly […]
Crisis: Ooni Declares 3-Day Fasting, Prayer For Normalcy In Ife
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has declared three-day fasting and prayer for restoration of peace and harmony in Ile-Ife. Oba Ogunwusi made the declaration through his Deputy, Oba Idowu Adediwura, the Obalufe of Ife kingdom, on Sunday, in Ile-Ife. He said that the royal father, who travelled to London on Saturday, sent the […]
GE Partners With The Tony Elumelu Foundation On Lagos Garage
GE, TEF committed to skills development and growth of Nigerian entrepreneurs GE to offer an advanced manufacturing training program at Lagos Garage for up to 25 Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurs every year Leading multinational, General Electric (GE) (www.GE.com) and leading entrepreneurship The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) (www.TonyElumeluFoundation.org) have announced a partnership that would allow up to […]
Mom ‘Clings to Tree For Six Hours With Baby On Her Back’ To Survive Floods
A Zimbabwean woman, Nyaradzo Makholiso, 38, miraculously survived cyclone induced floods by “hanging precariously on a tree branch for six hours”, with her 2-months old baby strapped on her back, a report says. The floods were a result of torrential rains induced by cyclone Dineo which hit parts of the southern African country two weeks […]
U.S. tourism Sector Faces Squeeze Of Strong Dollar, Trump Travel Ban
The U.S. travel sector is bracing for a year in which a strong dollar and uncertainty over President Donald Trump’s travel ban could deter visitors, industry representatives said at the world’s biggest tourism trade fair in Berlin. Trump on Monday signed a revised executive order banning citizens from six Muslim-majority nations from traveling to the […]
Groups Seek Resource Mobilisation To Fight Violence Against Women
Some groups under the aegis of Gender Awareness Trust (GAT) and Development and Peace Initiative (DPI) and the Collective Action for Adolescent Girls Initiative (CAAGI) project are advocating for resource mobilization for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (EVAW). Addressing newsmen in Kaduna, Emmanuel Tagwai of Development and Peace Initiative (DPI) stressed the need for […]
You Shouldn’t Dump Your Children, Commissioner Tells Kaduna Women
The Kaduna State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajiya Rabi Abdulsalam, has admonished women in the state against abandoning or dumping their children, saying they are a blessing from God and should be treated as such. She gave the warning at the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital in Kaduna when she paid a working visit […]
President Ellen Hails Progress By Liberian Women
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has hailed the women of Liberia for making tremendous progress that has impacted not only Liberia but also the world with women advancing everywhere and every day. According to an Executive Mansion release, President Sirleaf made the statement on Tuesday, March 7, at the Samuel K. Doe Sports Complex in Paynesville […]
Feeling Disappointed? Be Encouraged With These Tips
Perhaps you’ve experienced disappointment in a fresh way lately, and you’re shocked by the tension it’s produced. Or maybe you’re exhausted because ongoing disappointment has exercised your faith to the limits, and you’re not sure you can return another push. Brother, sister—disappointment can strengthen your faith if you let it. Here are 10 ways this […]
Bold Advocacy and Action For Change Through The Transformative Power Of Education
There is overwhelming evidence that empowering women and girls has transformative personal, social, economic and health benefits for individuals, their children, families and society at large. And yet the recent startling statistics by the African Union show that out of 75 percent of girls starting school in Africa only 8 percent finish. This calls for […]
MDC-T Senator Calls for Virginity Tests For Women
MDC-T Senator for Mutare Keresencia Chabuka has called on the nation to revert back to its traditional methods of raising children which she said ensured they did not go astray. These, she said, involved virginity tests which have now been discarded for being a violation on girls’ rights. “During our time, we also had cases […]