Talatona – A statistical data platform on domestic violence in Angola was launched on Monday, in Luanda, by the Ministry of Social Action, Family and Promotion of Women (MASFAMU).
The group urged the president to consider the implementation of the policy as a national strategy to "unlock the potential" of Nigerian women and ensure national growth and development.
UN Women Country Representative to Liberia, Ms. Comfort Lamptey is calling for the introduction of new legislation to prohibit Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in the country, citing ongoing violations of this practice that continue to afflict the nation.
WOMEN Affairs minister Monica Mutsvangwa has said her focus is on addressing gender inequality and creating an enabling environment for women to enjoy access, control, and ownership of resources.
NORTH KIVU PROVINCE, Democratic Republic of the Congo – “Most of the women here have never had an ultrasound scan in their lives – even though on average they’ve already given birth more than five times,” said Charmante Sibamza, a midwife in Nyiragongo, in North Kivu province.
Despite constitutional imperatives and government policies aimed at achieving gender equality, Zambian women continue to trail men in a variety of spheres. Women hold only 15% of parliamentary seats and 16% of ministerial positions. While they make up 86% of the informal labor force, only 13% of firms have female top managers (World Economic Forum, 2023; Tembo, 2022).
Access to birth control, which empowers women with the agency to decide if, when, and how many children to bear, is a fundamental human right.
Rwanda has made significant strides in terms of financial inclusion where the last 15 years saw an increased rate from 21 percent to 77 percent, in terms of access to formal financial services, however, the gender gap remains at 7 percent, above the world's average of 5 percent.
Mrs. Kennedy-Ohaneye says the women's affairs ministry is setting up cooperative societies to empower women.
Sara Beysolow Nyanti, one of the two female presidential candidates, is stirring the hearts and minds of Liberians with her "ambitious vision."
SOURCE: Medicins Sans Frontiers
“When I went into labor, I started making my way to the nearest health center, but then I felt one of my two babies coming, so I spread my clothes under a mango tree and gave birth on my own,” says Musa Yahyah, an Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) patient in Sierra Leone.
BURUNTUMA, Guinea-Bissau – “In all four of my deliveries I had a hemorrhage,” said 39-year-old Djenabu Sano, reflecting on the consequences of female genital mutilation on the births of her children.
The government has announced the first national plan to end gender-based violence (GBV), following up on years of concerted efforts to address the issue and provide safety to those affected.
Minister of Women's Affairs Monica Mutsvangwa has called on the government to continue capacitating women saying gender parity issues are now economic issues.
The Minister noted that dRPC has equally supported the ministry through the launch of the Women's Economic Empowerment policy, released shortly before the end of the former administration.
MANICA, Mozambique - Sitting on a bench in the courtyard of Madzicuera Secondary School, teachers Flora Senguaio and Eugénio Francisco discuss how they work with their students to eliminate violence at school and to prevent students from dropping out due to child marriage.
NAIROBI, Kenya, September 10 – World Cross Country bronze medalist Agnes Ngetich admits that setting a world record for the 10km was the last thing on her mind when she lined up at the start line at the Transylvania 10km in Romania on Sunday morning.
Source: New Republic
Nimba County — Latest report emanating from Nimba County says over five thousand (5,000) rural women from Zoe-Gweh have endorsed the reelection bid of President George M. Weah of the Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC).
Nairobi — Angola's Vice-President, Esperança da Costa, on Wednesday, said it is currently underway in the country the National Plan to Promote Grain Production (Planagrão) will involve more women and young people as part of the food security strategy.
Source: Premium Times
The Kogi State Election Tribunal has declared Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner of the 25 February Senatorial election in the Kogi Central Senatorial District.