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“It happened at the hospital. I realized I was leaking urine,” fistula survivor Kadiatou Bah told UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Aminatou Sarr of Senegal as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Benin, with…
Squatting on the sandy ground, a young girl is weaving grass stems into a roof. The tiny hut she is…
APA-Banjul (The Gambia) The controversial bill introduced to the Gambian parliament last month seeks to repeal a law criminalising female genital mutilation.
APA-Lome (Togo) Some 45 kilometres from Lomé, in the village of Aného, a transformative initiative is reshaping the lives of vulnerable women like Adjoa Agbomassi.
APA-Banjul (The Gambia) Abdoulie Fatty, a well known campaigner to unban female genital mutilation has taken this evangelism to The Gambian national assembly in support of a Bill which seeks to reverse the ban.
APA-Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) The security crisis in Burkina Faso has driven many pupils away from the classroom.
APA-Mogadishu (Somalia) “I used to feel fear when it was night time,” mother-of-two Nurto Abdi Osman told UNFPA, the United…
APA-Ndjamena (Chad) Under the theme “Women and political transitions in Africa,” this round table, initiated by the Chadian Ministry for…
APA – Accra (Ghana) A majority of Africans express support for gender equality in politics, land ownership, and hiring, the…