By Olufisoye Adenitan In this special report titled “Poor infrastructure and Sexual Violence in Secondary Schools” Nigerian journalist Olufisoye Adenitan reports on how girls have been more vulnerable to rape cases as a result of… Read More »Poor infrastructure and sexual violence in secondary schools
By Emmanuella Wvemnyuy Kerawa It is one of those hot mornings in the Kerawa Refugee Camp in Cameroon’s arid Far North region. So hot that by 8 AM, temperatures are soaring up to 47 degrees Celcius.… Read More »Women embrace above-the-ground farming to beat climate change in Northern Cameroon
By Nchetachi Chukwuajah Insecurity in many parts of Nigeria has led to the displacement of families and the shutting down of schools. This has sent many girls out of school and to the streets, crushing their… Read More »Killed on the streets: Insecurity disempowering girls
By Anibe Idajili “I was married off to Ahmed at 17. I eventually made the decision to end my marriage to him after ten years,” said Jamila Haruna*, 27-year-old mother of five, who suffered for 10… Read More »Violence against women: A “family matter” that thrives on culture of silence
By Fadhila SadalaIt is early morning in Tanzania’s lakeside city of Mwanza and the sun is shining brightly. Some few metres away, `the buzzing of the mill can be heard. This is the Ilemela District… Read More »Tanzania’s women minting cash from picking snail shells
By Lara ReffatPodcasting has brought audio conversations to the digital age. The podcast boom in the MENA region is especially exciting for Egyptian women right at the centre of it. When Egyptian audiophiles and creatives… Read More »Egyptian women at the heart of podcast boom
By Maka Mutamiri Valentine Mabaso, the founder of Rock Scars is advocating for inclusive representation of South African women living with skin conditions and scars. Chidiebere Ibe, a Nigerian medical illustrator also shares how the… Read More »Rock Scars helps Africans see beauty behind their skin conditions and scars
Maulline Gragau Addis Ababa Mebrat Bekele, 80, recounts with nostalgia how her former kebele (village), now an abandoned pile of stones and rubble, was neatly nestled between a small seasonal river and the lush, hilly grasslands. Mebrat has… Read More »Women’s participation driving restoration of Ethiopian highlands
By Dianah Chiyangwa Johannesburg In the heart of Puledi, on one of the dusty streets of Thokoza, one of the townships in Gauteng, children play between unfenced Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP) houses. Overheard, grey clouds… Read More »South African women take aquaponics path to boost food security
By Afia Agyapomaa Ofosu Accra It is a holiday in Ghana and tourism enthusiasts are embarking on an excursion to one of Ghana’s rich forest heritages, Atewa Range Forest Reserve in the Eastern region. This is… Read More »Ghana: increasing stimulus package to protect women in tourism