While medical and psychological care are being provided to survivors of sexual violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where 7,000 women and girls have been raped this year alone, UN and aid workers on the ground say the funding

The government yesterday launched a plan aimed at fighting Female Genital Mutilation.

SLUM Women's Initiative for Development, a non- government organisation in Jinja municipality, has embarked on a project to assist women acquire land at a low cost.

Participants in the conference organised in Kasserine, on Sunday, on "Tunisian Women, Symbol of Authenticity and Emblem of Modernity. Family as Foundation of Social Cohesion," extended their congratulations to President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali for his re-election, with an

Over 200 representatives of various women's groups from across the country, on October 21st, convened at the WEC Mission Camp in Kampant, Western Region for a 2-day workshop to reinforce dialogue between ex-circumcisers, practising circumcisers and their assistants for an

Chairman of the Kano State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Hajiya Maryam Yola, has urged the state chapter of the Nigerian Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) to spearhead the publicity and enlightenment campaign on girl-child education in the state.

Wife of Cross River State governor, Mrs. Obioma Liyel Imoke, has said women farmers in the state form a major component of Nigeria's national agenda and Cross River State's 7-point agenda.

Somalia's hardline al Shabaab insurgents have closed down five humanitarian organisations in Somali southern border town of Balad Hawa, a rebel leader said.

Women's Solidarity Namibia in conjunction with the Swedish Women Centre or Centerkvinnoma are hosting a workshop to enhance the participation of women in Namibian politics.

The procedure used to investigate cases of sexual abuse in schools by teachers is ineffective, a new report says.

Forty corpses have so far been recovered while 15 people are still missing in a boat mishap that occurred along Nano river, boundary between Bukuro in Baruten local government council area of Kwara state and Yariwondo village in Republic of

Many women become sex workers because they are unable to find work and face a life of poverty. However, some of the women wish to leave the industry and a project in Johannesburg is helping the women to do exactly

Congolese armed forces in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have brutally killed hundreds of civilians and committed widespread rape in the past three months in a military operation backed by the United Nations, Human Rights Watch said today.

Rape and defilement have been documented as the most common violations against women in the East Africa and Great Lakes Region, a scenario that women activists fear could retard development in the region.

It is a common saying that behind every success there stands a woman. As society advances, this proverb has moved from being mere words to becoming established fact.

Three years after being diagnosed with HIV, Alice Mworia, 28, went for a routine medical check-up during which she told the nurse she had noticed an unusual vaginal discharge; a test revealed she had pre-cancerous lesions on her cervix that

THE NATIONAL Youth Leadership Forum-Ghana (NYLF-G), a youth advocacy group in the country, has expressed its disgust at the unfolding events surrounding the saga involving the proprietor of the Great Lamptey Mills Institute, Mr. Enoch Nii Lamptey Mills, and the

The distaff section of the City Council of Francistown has only one member, who is hoping that the Minister of Local Government will be partial to women in the exrcise of his perogative to appoint two councillor.

Batswana have been urged to change their attitude when they are in relationships and talk openly about HIV/AIDS and think beyond themselves.