25-Jun-2018 to 15:17

APA-Harare (Zimbabwe) — Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Monday launched a financial institution to champion women’s financial inclusion by providing them with access to affordable funding options for their ventures.

20-Jun-2018 to 10:02

APA-Pretoria (South Africa) — Femicide is on the rise in South Africa, with Statistics South Africa reporting on Wednesday that cases involving the murder of women increased by a staggering 117% between 2015 and 2017.

14-Jun-2018 to 12:03

APA-Nairobi (Kenya) — Tens of thousands of pregnant girls and adolescent mothers are banned or discouraged from attending school across Africa, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report released on Thursday, ahead of the Day of the African Child on June 16.

11-Jun-2018 to 14:59

APA-Maputo (Mozambique) — A five-year National Plan of Action on Women, Peace and Security has been launched in Mozambique covering the period 2018-2022 and seeking to strengthen the government’s interventions on promotion of human rights and gender equality.

06-Jun-2018 to 10:21

APA-Windhoek (Namibia) — Namibia on Tuesday was conferred an award as a top performing country in Africa by the African Gender Forum, within the context of the Gender Is My Agenda Campaign (GIMAC).

25-May-2018 to 11:55

APA-Nairobi (Kenya) — African women rights organizations on Friday urged the global donor community and international development partners to re-affirm their commitment to gender equality, and achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (SDGs) by dedicating sufficient funding towards this end.

19-May-2018 to 09:41

APA-Cape Town (South Africa) — South Africa’s Minister in the Presidency responsible for Women, Bathabile Dlamini, has called on fellow women to speak out against violence perpetrated against them by men.