08-Mar-2017 to 15:12

APA-Nairobi (Kenya) — United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday joined Kenyans as they commemorated International Women’s Day (IWD) with President Uhuru Kenyatta enumerating the many strides his country has achieved towards gender parity.

08-Mar-2017 to 10:07

APA-Pretoria (South Africa) — As the world commemorates International Women’s Day, Brand South Africa and non-governmental organisation Owami Women have called on South Africans to play their part in the development and empowerment of women in the country.

14-Dec-2016 to 06:15

APA-Maputo (Mozambique) — Maputo City Council and the United Nations Women have signed an agreement with an intention to cooperate in activities aimed at eradicating violence against women and girls in the public spaces of the city, state radio reported on Wednesday.

05-Dec-2016 to 10:20

APA-Mbabane (Swaziland) — An upcoming American TV show called From the Bottom Up will feature some Swazi women who have gone through difficult situations but managed to get over them.

24-Nov-2016 to 18:45

APA-Maputo (Mozambique) — The Mozambican Minister for Gender, Child and Social Action, Cidália Chaúque says more than 20,000 cases of domestic violence against women and girls were registered from 2013 to 2015.

01-Nov-2016 to 18:08

APA-Mbabane (Swaziland) — Swaziland is on the lead on the ratification of international conventions on women’s rights, a senior official of the government has claimed.

13-Oct-2016 to 16:48

APA-Monrovia (Liberia) — The outgoing UN Secretary General (UNSG) Ban Ki-moon has called on the world to provide the support and information needed by rural women so that they can fulfill their potential without leaving their communities.