In Congo, the UN is Using Mobile Ultrasounds to Fight Maternal Deaths of Vulnerable Pregnant Women
UNFPA East and Southern Africa "Most of the women here have never had an ultrasound scan in their lives - even though on average they've...
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Sep 26, 20231 min
Seven Abducted Female University Students Rescued in Zamfara, Nigeria
By Kingsley Omonobi Abuja — Seven of the abducted female students of the Federal University, Gusau, have been rescued by troops of...
Girl Africa
Sep 21, 20233 min
In Somalia, More Young Women are Breaking Gender Stereotypes in Construction Engineering
In Somalia's booming capital, construction engineer Faduma Mohamed Ali has her work cut out for her, supervising male workers twice her...
Girl Africa
Sep 19, 20232 min
Nigeria's Minister for Women Affairs Apologizes For Threats to Victims of Sexual Harassment Case
On Sunday, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, the Minister for Women Affairs, issued an apology regarding the controversy surrounding her comments in...
Girl Africa
Sep 14, 20233 min
In Lesotho, Women in the Energy Sector Highlight Poor Financing and Education as Key Challenges
By Tokelo Khausela WOMEN running businesses in the energy sector convened at Avani Maseru on Friday to discuss the many challenges they...
Girl Africa
Sep 12, 20232 min
More Single Women in South Africa Own Property Through the Government's Housing Subsidy
About 1.65 million women own property in South Africa thanks to government housing subsidies. Many of these women, who have benefited...
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Sep 7, 20231 min
Asisat Oshola Emerges as the Only African Female Footballer Nominated for a Ballon d’Or Award 2023
Ernest Victor After becoming the first woman footballer to be nominated for the Ballon d’Or in 2022, Asisat Oshola has been nominated for...
Girl Africa
Sep 5, 20231 min
South African Menstrual Health Activists Push for Formalized National Intervention Through New Bill
By Tamsin Metelerkamp Women and girls across South Africa continue to suffer, in terms of health and opportunities, due to a lack of...
Girl Africa
Aug 31, 20232 min
Concerns Raised as Gender Based Violence Cases Rise in Zanzibar - OCGS Report
By Issa Yusuf Zanzibar — CRUELTY and Gender Based Violence (GBV) are still issues of concern in Zanzibar as a total of 168 incidents were...
Girl Africa
Aug 29, 20232 min
Religious Bodies and Others Push Against Women's Rights to More Accessible, Safer Abortion - Liberia
A number of senators have received a flood of correspondence from members of the public who are deeply concerned by the radical proposed...
Girl Africa
Aug 24, 20234 min
Meet Shirley Kandabu - the Adventurer and Social Entrepreneur Supporting Low-Income Makers
It was just a bicycle, something many children grow up with. But for Ugandan Shirley Kandabu, those wheels represented empowerment in a...
Girl Africa
Aug 22, 20232 min
Poor Healthcare is Leading Pregnant Women in IDP Camps to Birth in Unhealthy Conditions - Nigeria
The inmates of Agagbe Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, camp in Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue, have raised the alarm over...
Girl Africa
Aug 21, 20234 min
Sexual Violence Survivors in the DRC Are Healing With the Help of UNFPA's Frontline Workers
North Kivu Province - "I was going to fetch firewood from the forest to cook food for myself and my six children, when I came across...
Girl Africa
Aug 17, 20231 min
ISUZU East Africa and Bamburi Partner to Empower Female Truck Drivers in Nairobi
By Phidel Kizito Nairobi — Female truck drivers have benefited from a partnership between ISUZU East Africa and cement manufacturer...
Girl Africa
Aug 15, 20234 min
More Women in South Africa Are Accessing Safe Abortions Using Telemedicine
By Oluwaseyi Dolapo Somefun, Deborah Constant and Margit Endler In South Africa, it is legal to have an abortion upon request until the...
Girl Africa
Aug 14, 20233 min
Florence Mudzingwa is the Disability Champion Empowering Young Girls in Zimbabwe
By Alois Vinga In a country where able-bodied youngsters with every opportunity to make a difference are increasingly giving up hope and...
Girl Africa
Aug 10, 20233 min
Opportunities in the Oceans Economy on the Rise for Young Women in South Africa - Dr Nkosazana Zuma
Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, has encouraged young people to...
Girl Africa
Aug 8, 20234 min
Mamphuto Jessie is Leading Lesotho Women to Embrace Mining Through LEWIMA
By Mohalenyane Phakela When businesswoman, Mamphuto Puleng Jessie, applied for a mining licence in 2013, little did she know she would...
Girl Africa
Aug 7, 20232 min
Schahaff, 46 and Anastasia, 18 set to Make History as First Mother-Daughter Duo Going to Space
The twin-island nation of Antigua and Barbuda is eagerly preparing for a historic moment as Keisha Schahaff and her daughter Anastasia...
Girl Africa
Aug 3, 20233 min
Basij-Rasikh, is the Activist Helping Young Afghan Girls Access Education in Rwanda
By Aimable Twahirwa Kigali — When providing education to her small group of Afghan girls, who had been studying at a boarding school back...
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