Nigeria: Revealed – How Chimamanda Adichie’s Fame Led to Father’s Kidnapping
Internationally acclaimed author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, has spoken out for the first time that her 83-year-old father was kidnapped because of her fame; she…
South Africa’s Modise Hailed for Top Career
Portia Modise deserves to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, according to Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula, who saluted the decorated Banyana Banyana forward…
Nigeria: FIFA Women’s World Cup – Nigeria, Sweden in 3-3 Draw
Sweden Gave Up a 2-0 lead to Nigeria only for substitute Linda Sembrant to put the Europeans back in the lead, which Francisca Ordega…
Kenya: Women MPs Threaten Suit Over Gender Rule
Women MPs may move to court to challenge the publication of the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill that seeks to postpone indefinitely the enactment…
Women’s Empowerment At Top of Agenda As AfDB Launches Gender Equality Index for Africa
Are women and men on a level playing field? That was the question of debate on Monday, May 25 as the African Development Bank…
Why We Need More African Women in Parliaments
An African woman has been married for 13 years and for every day of those 13 years she worked hard with her husband to…
Duggar Scandal Should Prompt TLC To Help Fight Child Abuse, Advocate Says
A women’s rights group wants television executives to make sexual abuse prevention a priority on par with promoting one of their top-rated reality shows….
Many Women In The Arab World Are Highly Educated, But Underemployed
By EMILY CADEI, OZY If you were asked to name countries where women vastly outnumber men in higher education, somewhere in the ultra-traditional Arab…
10 Ways Women’s Lives Have Changed For The Better Since 2005
When it comes to women’s equality, we tend to focus on historical victories and present-day battles. We search for answers in the past to…