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22.10.2022 Charles Tjatindi

Empowering Women and Girls in the Democratic Republic of Congo … Sensitizing men and boys to the importance of gender and reproductive health issues is part of Yvette Molongo's work. Photo: IMA World Health. As a child growing up in the Democratic…

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22.10.2022 Winnie Kiiza

It is not yet Uhuru for the women of Uganda … Editor's Note: Below is a viewpoint from the Foresight Africa 2022 report, which explores top priorities for the region in the coming year. Read the full chapter on African women and girls. Women’s…

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22.10.2022 Caroline Kimeu

Sexual abuse is normalized’: Uganda struggles with #MeToo … Samantha Mwesigye’s case had hoped to be the catalyst for a change to the culture of toxic masculinity. But four years on, she is still waiting to be heard … A protest in support of…

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22.10.2022 Africa News

Malawi finds more bodies of suspected migrants after the mass grave discovery … The decomposing remains were found in a forest in the northern district of Mzimba. Malawi is a popular route for illegal migration from East Africa into South Africa…

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22.10.2022 Africa News

Kenya: Right groups warn of violence against women during elections … Supporters wear fabric portraying a local female candidate for the member of parliament as they wait for a rally of candidate William Ruto in Thika, Kenya on August 03, 2022   -  …

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22.10.2022 Pierre-Damien Habumuremyi & Patrice Habinshuti

Women: A Cornerstone in shaping the “Rwanda We Want” Some women parliamentarians during a session on July 28, 2020. Rwanda takes the top spot of the women-majority parliament with over 60 percent of the seats. Photo: Crash Bahizi. Every year on…