Kenyan Peacekeeper Wins UN Gender Advocate Award
Major Steplyne Nyaboga, a Kenyan Peacekeeper has won the 2020 United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award. The 32-year-old, who served in the recently ended United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), is scheduled to receive the award on the International Day of UN Peacekeepers during a virtual ceremony to be presided over by the UN Secretary-General António Guterres.
Embracing Local Content Will Make Nigeria Globally Competitive –Audrey Joe-Ezigbo
The Deputy Managing Director of Falcon Corporation and immediate past president of Nigeria Gas Association, Audrey Joe-Ezigbo has stated that embracing local content will…
Zimbabwe’s First Lady Advocates for Financial Support for Women in Construction
The First Lady of Zimbabwe, Auxillia Mnangagwa, has launched an appeal to financial institutions urging them to provide cheap and affordable loans to women…
Angola’s Government Point to The Role of Higher Education in Diversifying the Economy
Angola’s Minister of State for Social Affairs, Carolina Cerqueira, has announced that the journey towards the diversification of the national economy had a strong…
Vodafone Ghana CEO Wins Women Leadership Excellence Award
Vodafone Ghana has seen its Chief Executive Officer, Patricia Obo-Nai, honoured with the Women Leadership Excellence Award at the Ghana CEO’s Network Summit which…
“We need to reshape our own perception of how we view ourselves”
“We need to reshape our own perception of how we view ourselves. We have to step up as women and take the lead.” –…
Zimbabwean Innovator Gets International Recognition
An innovator from Zimbabwe, Angela Kumirai, has received international acclaim and recognition featuring as one of the top 25 finalists in the Ozy Genius…
Kenya Makes History with Appointment of Female Chief Justice
The President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, has in a commendable move appointed Justice Martha Koome as the country’s new Chief Justice, as it was…
UN Women Launches East and Southern African 2021 Gender Journalism Awards
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…
Kenya Ranks High in Closing Gender Gaps
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…
Nigeria’s Asisat Oshoala Wins Historic Women’s Champions League with Barcelona
Nigeria and Barcelona star Asisat Oshoala has made history by becoming the first African to win the European Women’s Champions League.
Elisabetta Belloni Named as First Woman to Head Italy Secret Service
Prime Minister Mario Draghi announced his choice of Elisabetta Belloni as head of the Department of Information Security (DIS) on Wednesday.
