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...
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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 –...
Senate Confirms Linda Thomas-Greenfield As Ambassador to United Nations
Linda Thomas-Greenfield speaks at last month’s Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on her nomination to be ambassador to the United Nations. (Pool/Reuters) By John Hudson and ...
New WTO Head Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
The new head of the World Trade Organization (WTO) says in these challenging times, it’s no time for “business as usual,” noting that “deep and...
‘Rebuild, Boost, Transform – Gender Approaches for an inclusive recovery’
On 17 February, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and UN Women will host a high-level virtual roundtable to discuss concrete recommendations on...
Teenage Pregnancies in Africa Rocket During Covid-19 Lockdown
Many young girls across the continent won’t be returning to schools under the eased lockdown restrictions due to a high number of pregnancies that occurred...
The Cooking Oil Tweak That Helped One Woman Finally Lose Her Belly at 71
“Your blood pressure is high, and you’ve become prediabetic,” said Kris Ronchetti’s doctor. Kris clenched her jaw, glancing at her chart in the doctor’s hands....
Rebecca Judd’s Family Holiday Continues on a New Continent After The TV Personality puts her feet up in Dubai for a few days
Rebecca Judd enjoyed a few days of putting her feet up in Dubai. But it seems after breaking up the journey with her husband Chris...