Widows in Nigeria are still exposed to harmful practices.
Women empowerment
Africans rising The woman behind Ghana’s first skatepark
When Sandy Alibo visited in 2015, she connected with Accra’s small but vibrant surfing and skating community. It was enough for her to move there and help grow the sports in the country.
Politics and Society Tracking the gender equation in Kenya’s August elections
Globally, only 25 percent of all national parliamentarians are women, and only 4 countries have 50 percent or more women in parliament. In Kenya, the statistics are no better.
Politics and Society Bloody land-grab strategy targets older Kenyan women
Often, as soon as male relatives die, single or widowed Kenyan women are accused of witchcraft and killed by conspiring people who then take the land on which their victims lived.
Arts, Culture and Sport Restrictive abortion laws put Nigerian women in danger
Abortions are more often self-induced by women with drugs and dangerous substances in Nigeria due to restrictive abortion laws.
Politics and Society No support, No say: The hypocrisy of Anti-abortion Laws
Anti-abortion laws do not stop abortions from happening they decrease access to safe abortions. Does the pro-life agenda of ‘saving lives’ outrightly ignore preventable maternal deaths and morbidities? And does it saddle women with the brunt of a broken education and healthcare system?
Politics and Society Kenya’s first specialised Sexual and Gender-based violence court
Kenyan Lady Justice Martha Koome launched a Sexual and Gender-based Violence court at the Shanzu Law Courts in Mombasa. The court will be similar to those in South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Namibia in its management and prosecution of SGBV cases.
Africans rising Four Black women who have advanced human rights
These women have helped people in their communities and far beyond.
Politics and Society Cartoon | International Women’s Day 2022: #BreaktheBias
In this week’s cartoon we celebrate International Women’s Day. This year the day is commemorated under the theme #BreaktheBias to raise awareness and fight fo a gender equal world. A world free of bias, stereotypes and discrimination.