UNITED Nations Entity for Gender Equality-UN Women and its partners have launched the 2021 Gender Journalism challenge for East and Southern African journalists and bloggers that aim to promote gender-sensitive reporting in the region.
Kenya has covered impressive ground in its advance to close its gender gaps within its territory despite the advent of Covid-19 and its economic effect setting back global progress to attaining gender parity by three decades, according to the Global Gender Gap Report 2021 by World Economic Forum (WEF) which ranks the country as 95th, with a 0.692 score, an improvement from the previous ranking of position 109 with a 0.671 score.
Nigeria and Barcelona star Asisat Oshoala has made history by becoming the first African to win the European Women’s Champions League.
Prime Minister Mario Draghi announced his choice of Elisabetta Belloni as head of the Department of Information Security (DIS) on Wednesday.
Kenya has ensured that women empowerment and the war against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) which has been on the rise since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic is a top priority in its agenda to tackle.
By Alkali Amana
True leadership is appreciated when citizens feel and live through the results of the people they gave their mandate, and this is no less the case with Her Excellency, Auxilia Mnangagwa, the First Lady of Zimbabwe, who leads the way across her country to affect the lives of individuals and families so governance can be achieved for all. Since her venture into the Presidency as First Lady in 2017, H.E Auxilia has shown immense interest in the welfare of her people and their survival, acting out various initiatives to provide the country the warmth of a mother and the stability of a leader alongside her husband, President Julius Mnangagwa.
Future Females’ Ambassador and Akoma Trading Co-Founder, Beatrice Schultz believes that one way to empower women and achieve the fifth SDG is to advocate trade openness, which involves tariff liberalization and efficient operation at border posts.
