Women In Africa Face Widespread Discrimination In Family Laws
Discrimination against women and girls remains widespread in family laws across Africa, finds new research by Equality Now. Analysis of twenty African countries reveals gender...
Category : Africa
AfDB Pledges $2 Billion Towards Clean Cooking Solutions In Africa
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has pledged $2 billion over 10 years towards clean cooking solutions in Africa, a major step along the road to...
Royalty Meets Diplomacy: Ooni of Ife’s Wife, Olori Temitope Ogunwusi In The Gambia For Launch of FaBB
Queen Temitope Enitan-Ogunwusi, the wife of His Imperial Majesty, the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi (Ọjájá II) CFR, was a guest of Gambia...
High Influx Of West African Migrants Unsettled Spain
About 20,000 migrants, including more than 1,500 children, arrived in Spain in the first four months of 2024, with 80% headed to the Canary Islands,...
Benin: Climate Adaptation Efforts Necessary For Sustainable And Resilient Growth
According to the second edition of the Benin Economic Update Report, achieving sustainable and resilient economic growth in the coming decades will depend on efforts...
FAO, African Union Launch New Publications To Strengthen Agribusiness In Africa
In a move to advance agricultural entrepreneurship and agribusiness development across Africa, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the African...
Uganda: Prioritise Sports Funding In Budget Process – Speaker
The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has directed the Executive to prioritise sports budgeting during budget formulation instead of relying on reallocations. Among issued the...
In Sudan, A Year Of Suffering For Sudanese Women And Girls
Sudan’s current conflict, which marks its one year point this week, is having a devastating impact on the people of Sudan, particularly women and girls....
UN Pays Tribute To Victims And Survivors Of Rwanda 1994 Genocide
The commemoration in the General Assembly Hall was held to remember the victims and honour the survivors and those who tried to stop the genocide....
We Could Have Averted 1994 Genocide In Rwanda – UN
The United Nations Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Alice Wairimu Nderitu, joined the solemn commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the 1994 genocide...