27-Apr-2017 to 13:56

APA-Gaborone (Botswana) — Botswana said on Thursday that it has taken a decision to sign the revised Southern African Development Community (SADC) Protocol on Gender and Development.

21-Apr-2017 to 20:39

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13-Apr-2017 to 16:47

APA-Dakar (Senegal) — Gambia’s acting vice-president Fatoumatta Jallow-Tambajang has been named as the Woman of the Year by a prestigious UK-based magazine, its organizers have revealed in a statement on Thursday.

06-Apr-2017 to 09:40

APA-Abuja (Nigeria) — Aisha Buhari wife of President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Population Commission (NPC) have called for urgent investment in Africa’s out-of-school teenage girls.

22-Mar-2017 to 12:56

APA-Pretoria (South Africa) — South Africa is on course to achieve 50 percent women representation in the work place before 2030, Minister in the Presidency Responsible for Women Susan Shabangu has said.

09-Mar-2017 to 08:37

APA-Gaborone (Botswana) — Botswana is forging ahead with implementation of its commitments on increasing women’s representation in decision-making positions, National Assembly Speaker Gladys Kokorwe has said.

08-Mar-2017 to 19:46

APA-Bangui (Central African Republic) — Thousands of women and girls in the Central African Republic are forced to flee their villages to join IDP camps, due to clashes between armed groups, especially in the prefectures of Ouaka, Upper Kotto and Ouham-Pendé, the UN mission in the country disclosed.