US Funding Cuts Push Sex Workers to Share HIV Medicines in Struggle to Survive
HIV positive sex workers in several African countries say they are being forced to share life saving medication as US funding cuts reduce access to...
Category : Women’s World
Plowing New Paths: How Women Are Redefining Agriculture and Cultivating Change Worldwide
For centuries, agriculture has been at the heart of civilization a space traditionally dominated by men. However, the narrative is shifting. Across continents and cultures,...
Olympics History Made as Maryvonne Coventry Becomes First Woman and First African to Lead International Olympic Committee (IOC)
In a groundbreaking moment for global sports, Maryvonne Coventry has shattered one of the most enduring barriers in the world of athletics administration. In a...
Women in Business: Jane Karuku Leading the Charge at East African Breweries
Jane Karuku, the Managing Director of East African Breweries Limited (EABL), is a trailblazer in the corporate world, reshaping the landscape of business leadership in...
Karua Urges Women Engineers to Lead in Policy and Governance for a Sustainable Future
In a powerful address that resonated with both the technical and political spheres, Martha Karua, the Deputy President of Kenya, called on women engineers to...
FIFA Announces Introduction of Women’s Club World Cup in 2028: A New Era for Women’s Football
FIFA has officially confirmed that the Women’s Club World Cup will be launched in 2028, marking a historic milestone for women’s football globally. This groundbreaking...
Falz Announces 20 Scholarships for Women in Celebration of International Women’s Day (IWD)
In an inspiring move to mark International Women’s Day (IWD) 2025, Nigerian rapper, actor, and social activist, Falz, has unveiled an empowering initiative designed to...
The Aba Women’s Riot of 1929: A Historical Analysis
On January 1, 1914, British colonial administrator Lord Frederick Lugard signed the documents that amalgamated the Northern Protectorate and the Southern Protectorate, giving birth to...
Leila Aboulela: Celebrating North Africa’s Literary Luminary and Her Community Impact
Leila Aboulela is celebrated as one of North Africa’s most influential literary figures. Born in Cairo in 1964 and raised in Sudan, Aboulela’s works have...
Professor Irina O. Abramova: Closing The Gender Gap In Russian-African Relations – OpEd
File photo of Prof. Irina Abramova and Russian President Vladimir Putin. (photo supplied) While analysing several reports after the collapse of the Soviet era, thus...
Barack Obama Pays Heartfelt Tribute to His Mother-in-Law
In a recent heartfelt gesture, former President Barack Obama paid a touching tribute to his mother-in-law, Marian Shields Robinson, celebrating her enduring influence on his...
Women Engaged in Informal Cross-Border Trade Subjected to Harassment, Sexual Exploitation
Despite international mandates for gender equality and employment discrimination protection, the report finds that women in informal cross-border trade continue to face various forms of...
Crisis of Women’s Equality in West Africa
Join us this Sunday for our first in-person meeting for 2021 during our monthly Freethought meetings. We would be discussing “Crisis of Women’s Equality in...
Tanzania’s New President on Two-Day State Visit to Kenya
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan is on a two-day state visit to Kenya aimed at improving trade relations between the two East African neighbors which...
‘Ma Rainey’ Hairstylists Are 1st Black Women To Win Makeup, Hairstyling Oscar
Viola Davis as Ma Rainey in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. David Lee/Netflix The makeup and hairstyling team from Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom has won an Oscar. Hairstylists Mia Neal...
More passenger arrivals at Kotoka Airport are Covid-19 positive – FHS alerts Ghana
Door to Work project will provide professional development services to help create equal opportunity A PayPal worker involved in the collaboration with AkiDwA PayPal is...
Mminele : The Victim of ‘Corporate Cliff’ for Black Executives
Association of Black Securities and Investment Professionals (Absip) president Polo Radebe. Picture: Sizwe Ndingane By Edward West FINANCIAL institutions with a culture so unique that...
WTO Boss Seek Help For Nigerian Women Entrepreneurs
Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has urged the government to support more women in Nigeria in their enterprise to improve...
Being a Dependent Woman: Deadly Dangerous in a Lockdown
Before COVID-19, Shokh Mohammad went door to door in Iraqi Kurdistan to spread information about women’s rights. She and 11 other, equally dedicated women recently...
Financial Inclusion of Women and Youth is Vital for Growth and Jobs
By Dede Amanor-Wilks and Amanda Aniston People who have no access to bank accounts or other financial services – typically women and the youth –...