
Prevailing patriarchal and cultural norms in some societies prevent women victims of sexual crimes from talking out by shaming them.

Today November 25 marks the start of the #16DaysofActivism Against Gender-Based Violence, an international campaign to challenge violence against women and girls. The campaign runs every...

French President Emmanuel Macron says France will return 26 pieces of art to Benin, after receiving a report calling for African artefacts housed in French museums...

It's been an eventful year for the Democratic Republic of Congo as the country prepares for elections.

Birtukan Mideksa, a former judge and leading opposition figure has been sworn in as the head of Ethiopia's National Election Board. Mideksa becomes the latest woman...