US Pledges to Protect Afghan Women’s Rights
The United States vowed Tuesday to protect progress made in Afghanistan on women’s rights over the past 20 years, as it pushes for a transitional government in Kabul that would include the Taliban.
“We must do more to support the women and girls of Afghanistan,” the US ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, told the UN Security Council during a debate on Afghanistan.
The most common way to give up power is by thinking you don’t have any
“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.” – Alice Walker American novelist, short story writer, poet,…
Samia Suluhu Hassan: To Make History as Tanzania’s First Female President
Samia Suluhu Hassan is the woman set to become Tanzania’s next president. She will become the first female president of the East African Nation,…
Unstoppable The Word that Describes Zimbabwean Entrepreneurs- Belinda Munemo and Melissa Bime
By Kembet Bolton Most businesswomen in Africa are stuck at the “micro” level, limited in their expansion quest because they lack credit and new…
A Priced Political Asset
By Miracle Nwankwo The month of March is designated women’s month, it is the month set aside to honour the existence of women and their…
Netflix Support Women in Entertainment with Over N1Bn Investment
The sum of N1.9 billion ($5million) has been released for the Creative Equity Fund, which will cater for programmes that will nurture, develop and…
CAF: African Football President Vows to Grow Women’s Game
New Confederation of African Football (CAF) president Patrice Motsepe has promised to grow the women’s game in Africa.
Zimbabwe Targets AFCFTA Opportunity to Boost Women Trade
Zimbabwe aims to take advantage of the forthcoming Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) through prioritizing women’s economic empowerment to achieve economic growth.
US Set to Reauthorize Violence Against Women Act
The United States House of Representatives will vote on Wednesday on reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), the landmark 1994 law that strengthened…
Microsoft Launches One-Year Fellowship Program to Equip African Women in Tech
Microsoft and Tech4Dev have partnered to equip women and girls in Africa with technology skills.
IFC Appoints Amena Arif as New Country Manager for East Africa
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, appointed Amena Arif as its new Country Manager for Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Somalia, and…
Rwandan Diaspora Commit to Inculcate Gender Equity in Youth
The Embassy of Rwanda in Senegal hosted a virtual event bringing together Rwandans and friends of Rwanda living in Senegal, Mali, Cabo Verde, Guinea…
