News
15 Oct 2008
An infuriating, yet widespread, characteristic of our society is how blame is heaped on women, pretty much whenever something goes wrong, especially in relationships. This is particularly painful when couples are unable to have a baby, with the blame always leveled against the woman. She is forced to go through a series of fertility tests and hop from one doctor to another, just to determine her ability to have a baby.
GenderLinks
13 Oct 2008
The northern region of Diana is known for the beautiful beaches of the Nosy-Be district and the scent of fields of ylang-ylang flowers. But the political landscape of Diana is as extraordinary as its geography: the region's administrative head is a woman.
Inter Press Service News Agency
13 Oct 2008
A study on violence against girls in primary schools and its impacts on girls' education in Ethiopia.
United Nations Girls' Education Initiative
11 Oct 2008
A Google-sponsored satellite has beamed its first picture back to Earth.
My Broadband
11 Oct 2008
Female media practitioners in Cameroon have vowed to combat gender inequality in media houses. This was agreed upon during the 2-day workshop on Gender Justice in Media Houses during the week.
All Africa.com
9 Oct 2008
The 2008 Ibrahim Index of African Governance was recently launched. In an interview, Mary Robinson, a board member of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation spoke about the correlation between women's rights and good governance.
All Africa.com
8 Oct 2008
Charges against one of the five men accused of killing and raping a Banyana Banyana player Eudy Simelane were withdrawn in the Springs Regional Court on Tuesday.
The Citizen
6 Oct 2008
Millions of African women's progress is challenged by their everyday realities of hunger, violence, exclusion, sickness, and discrimination. According to the UN Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), most African women are worse off today than they were a decade ago.
Women’s News Network
6 Oct 2008
Religious leaders from Africa, Asia and North America pledged on 29 September, to help end one of the most pervasive human rights violations in the world. The effort was done by signing on to the "Say NO to Violence against Women Campaign," organised by the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM).
Women’s News Network
6 Oct 2008
At least 300 women are victims of sexual violence every year in Bamako, according to local police records, but the actual figure is much higher said the president of the Bamako-based non-profit, Women in Law and Development in Africa.
IRIN News
6 Oct 2008
More than two million counterfeit drugs destined for Africa have been seized in Belgium, customs officials say.
BBC News
6 Oct 2008
The debate over abortion has gone on for decades in Kenya as pro-life and pro-choice camps lock horns over the thorny issue of legalisation. But in the midst of the storm one scientist stands undeterred by attacks from opponents, firm in his resolve that every woman has the right to determine her own reproductive life.
Daily Nation
6 Oct 2008
In attempts to clamp down on homosexuality, some angry Nigerian citizens devoted to torment and victimise the gays and lesbians in that country.
Behind the Mask
6 Oct 2008
Disabled people in northern Uganda are calling on the government to provide a more targeted HIV response. Most of them are those who were injured during the conflict between the government and the rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA).
Plus News
6 Oct 2008
Angola's new government is promising better health facilities at both primary and secondary care levels, as well as to reduce the prevalence of HIV/AIDS over the next four years.
IRIN News