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The World Economic Forum says that Nigeria has recorded its highest-ever level of female participation in the labour force in 2025.
Zimbabwe adopts unified Gender Monitoring and Reporting Framework, marking a significant shift from fragmented data collection.
Standard Chartered, in partnership with Village Capital, has launched the sixth edition of its Futuremakers Women in Technology Incubator in Nigeria, reaffirming its commitment to empowering women-led businesses through technology and innovation.
Ivanhoe Mines president and chief financial officer Marna Cloete to headline African Mining Week’s Women in Leadership Forum.
“Before, farming was an unattainable dream. Today, I feed my children from the land.” These words from Assia Obakar Hassan, a mother from the village of Kalaf, epitomize the profound transformation benefiting part of rural northern Djibouti thanks to a regional project implemented by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) with funding from the African Development Bank through the Africa Climate Change Fund (ACCF).
Berik sub-zone in the Central Region was officially declared free of female genital mutilation (FGM) on 30 April during a…
The bureau plays a crucial role in ensuring that issues affecting women remain central to the IPU’s priorities.
Africa is 75 years away from achieving gender parity in its parliaments due to the slow pace of progress in increasing women’s representation.
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Olayemi Cardoso, has reaffirmed the commitment of the CBN to gender inclusion in the financial sector.
On the 17th of March 2025, ECOWAS Commission Vice President Damtien Tchintchibidja, participated in a High-Level meeting of the African Women Leaders Network (AWLN) Group of Friends to the United Nations in New York.