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Women and Land Rights Struggle in Kenya
by Contributors - Apr 23, 2017By Oliech Okun KISUMU COUNTY, KENYA – 28-year-old Tina Anyango (not her real name) aged 28 is a widow living in Kuoyo Kaila, East seme Ward in Kisumu County. She is living with HIV which robbed... -
Preventing Unsafe Abortion and its Consequences in Kenya
by Contributors - Apr 2, 2017By Oliech Okun OPINION –Unsafe abortion is widespread and it does not know boundaries or age. The burden of unsafe abortion is largely borne by those who are most vulnerable and least able to access safe... -
Maternal and Infant Deaths Reduce in Uganda. Here is Why We Shouldn’t Celebrate Yet
by Contributors - Mar 29, 2017By Namwiza Ritah KAMPALA – Ugandan women have a big reason to smile. Statistics released recently by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) indicate that maternal and infant deaths have reduced significantly over the past... -
Great Lakes Region: To Prevent New Conflicts Involve Victims
by Contributors - Mar 28, 2017PRESS RELEASE – As Burundi and South Sudan teeter on the verge of renewed conflict, with warnings of possible genocides, a new report from the International Center for Transitional Justice on the African Great Lakes region... -
We Must Target the Origins of Homophobic Violence: Religion and Culture
by Contributors - Mar 26, 2017By Michael Okunson OPINION KENYA –In as much as we want individuals who commit anti-LGBT crimes to be prosecuted, we must also address societal and contexts that create and... -
Small Scale Farmers Empowered to Produce Own Seed
by Contributors - Mar 26, 2017By Wellington Zimbowa ZIMBABWE –Over 4,000 small-scale rural farmers have been relieved of the huge cost of seeds through a seed multiplication initiative. The Zimbabwe Super Seeds (ZSS) co-operative, a community-based seed company, is empowering small... -
Is Africa Rising With Its Women?
by Contributors - Mar 16, 2017By Ritah Namwiza For some time now, Africa has been branded as a continent on the rise. In 2015, the World Bank reported that six of the world’s fastest-growing economies were in Africa— Ethiopia, Rwanda,... -
IFC, SEC and Other Stakeholders Promote Greater Involvement of Women on Boards
by Contributors - Mar 14, 2017IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, Institute of Directors’ Centre for Corporate Governance and Women in Management, Business and Public Service (WimBiz) are collaborating with the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) to strengthen the... -
Meet some women in rural Tanzania who are bold for change
by Contributors - Mar 8, 2017With support from International Women’s Media Foundation, @rural_reporters was recently part of the African Great Lakes Fellowship. In honor of this year’s International Women’s Day, we would be sharing stories about women in rural Tanzania and how... -
Nigeria Convenes Expert Panel to Draft New Plan for Achieving Economic Diversity through Major Investments in Agriculture
by Contributors - Feb 24, 2017The Nigerian Government welcomed senior officials from the African Union Commission and agriculture experts from across the continent for an intensive three-day meeting to develop a new national agriculture investment plan (NAIP) that will provide a...