These range from strategies to ensure women’s and girls’ nutrition and food security needs are met to the recognition, ...
A show focused on Ladi Kwali and other Black female potters is a revelation.
A delegation from the West African regional bloc known as ECOWAS has made no headway in talks with coup leaders in ...
The marginalisation of women has been a longstanding issue throughout history. Women have historically had less of a frontline role in society compared to their male counterparts. However, in the 21st ...
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Jaha Dukureh, the founder of Safe Hands for Girls, a Gambian group that aims to end female genital mutilation. Lawmakers there advanced a bill that would end its FGM ban.
New International Rescue Committee (IRC) data shows thousands of women and girls at risk as aid cuts cripple gender-based ...
Namibia just elected its first female president, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, but before Namibia, many African countries had elected female leaders. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Africa's first elected female ...
Recently, she was honored with the Best Female Trader in West Africa and Boss Girl in Forex awards from Deriv Broker, solidifying her standing as a leader in the forex industry. Born and raised in ...
Yassin Fatty, a traditional practitioner of female genital cutting in the West African nation of Gambia, became the first to be convicted there. But her case led to a backlash and a popular campaign ...