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An UNCTAD project is harnessing the power of bees to help women improve their livelihoods while creating sustainable opportunities in...
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Girl Africa
May 26, 20231 min
Nigeria Approves New Women Economic Empowerment Policy Mainstreaming Equality in Nation-Building
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved an empowerment policy for women in the country. The Minister of Women Affairs, Pauline...
Girl Africa
May 25, 20234 min
Esther Wanjiru is Fighting for the Representation of Hearing-Impaired People in Kenya's Politics
Being a Kenyan woman politician is hard. Women candidates are harassed, intimidated, and insulted on online and offline platforms pushing...
Girl Africa
May 24, 20231 min
In Kenya, Most Small Businesses are Owned by Women, Study Finds
A majority of small businesses in Kenya are managed by women and youth, a new report has shown, shining a spotlight on their roles in...
Girl Africa
May 23, 20232 min
Ghana's Captain Erzuah Receives the 2022 United Nations Military Gender Advocate of the Year Award
A Ghanaian peacekeeper serving with the United Nations Interim Security Force in Abyei (UNISFA) will receive the 2022 United Nations...
Girl Africa
May 22, 20232 min
Ms. Amy Pope Emerges as the First-Ever Female Director General of the UN's Migration Agency - IOM
By Alhaji Haruna On Monday 15 May 2023, the Member States of the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Migration...
Girl Africa
May 22, 20237 min
Somali's Dr. Edna Ismail wins 2023 Templeton Prize for her impact in Women's Health Advocacy
The winner of the 2023 Templeton Prize is Dr. Edna Adan Ismail, a nurse-midwife, hospital founder, and healthcare advocate who has worked...
Girl Africa
May 18, 20231 min
As Elections Approach, Women are Being Called to Contest to Promote Equality in Tanzania's Politics
By Issa Yussuf As the country moves towards its 7th General Elections in 2025, women have been motivated to start early preparations,...
Girl Africa
May 17, 20232 min
Radio Journalist, Melkamsew Solomon Fights for Women's Voices to be Heard in Ethiopia
By Maya Misikir Ethiopian journalist Melkamsew Solomon broadcasts a weekly radio program, Yimechish, which focuses on rural women in...
Girl Africa
May 16, 20234 min
Dr. Nikitta Adjirakor's New Children's Book Tells Stories of Historical Female Pioneers in Ghana
By Nikitta Dede Adjirakor A new children's book, Black and Bold Queens: Women in Ghana's History explores the lives of 16 notable female...
Girl Africa
May 15, 20232 min
27-year-old Nigerian Chef, Hilda Bassey sets new World Record for Longest Cooking Time Ever
Nigerian Chef, Hilda Effiong Bassey, popularly known as Hilda Baci, is on track to set a new world record for the longest cooking time by...
Girl Africa
May 12, 20232 min
Women in Anambra Protest Outdated Practice Involving Inhumane Maltreatment of Widows - Nigeria
The women demand the stoppage of the ritual where widows were forced to drink from the water with which their late husband's corpse was...
Girl Africa
May 11, 20233 min
Over 4.5 million women and babies die every year during pregnancy - new UN report shows
Global progress in reducing the premature deaths of pregnant women, mothers and babies, has flatlined for eight years due to decreasing...
Girl Africa
May 10, 20232 min
Fibroid Embolization Procedure Makes Headway in Uganda
By Amon Katungulu Over 25 women have successfully undergone a Fibroid Embolization procedure in a camp conducted by C-Care IHK marking a...
Girl Africa
May 9, 20234 min
In Gauteng, Pregnant Immigrants are Being Denied Access to Healthcare Against the Law
Priscilla Tumira from Zimbabwe thinks she is eight months pregnant, but she has not had any prenatal health care. Without valid...
Girl Africa
May 8, 20232 min
Rwanda Sees Record-High Increase in Women-Owned Businesses - Report Shows
There has been a tremendous increase in female ownership of individual enterprises in the past five years, showcasing the growth of women...
Girl Africa
May 5, 20234 min
Gender Statistics and Data: Pivotal for Women Economic Empowerment in Africa - UN Women
Fund gender data. Use gender data. This was the parting shot from Papa Seck, Chief Statistician at UN Women during a keynote address at a...
Girl Africa
May 4, 20231 min
Female Victims of Human Trafficking for Domestic Labor on the rise - NAPTIP, Nigeria
By Pamela Ephraim The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has raised the alarm over the plight of...
Girl Africa
May 3, 20233 min
Somalia's Pioneering All-Women Media Group, Bilan Celebrates One Year of Inclusive Storytelling
Somalia's groundbreaking all-women media team, Bilan, in April 2023 celebrated a year of smashing taboos and blazing a trail for women...
Girl Africa
May 2, 20234 min
Amma Darko is the Novelist Telling the Dark Stories of Displaced Women and Children in Ghana
By Puleng Segalo and Theresah Patrine Ennin Amma Darko is one of Ghana's leading novelists, known for exploring gritty social issues and...
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