The Convention on the Elimination of Violence against Women is still missing, but progress on other dimensions of thi

A court in Egypt has sentenced seven men to life in prison and two others to 20 years for sexual assaulting women las

A coalition of civil society groups, human rights activists and other good spirited Nigerians led by Women for Peace

The women of Port Loko District on Valentine's Day celebrated the first One Billion rising in Africa V-Day on the the

In late November 2013, Egyptian police rounded up 14 female activists in downtown Cairo, including three prominent wo

Living in the lush mountainous region in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Wivine Mwbawa would spend hours ea

BY GITURA MWAURA, 10 OCTOBER 2013

ANALYSIS

In the context of the conflict in the former Yugoslavia and of the genocide in Rwanda, reports of sexual violence app

A mother of a three year old baby identified as Kadiatu Momoh Sheriff, a resident of Mobi Village in Sierra Leone has

As Mogadishu's Liido beach became a popular spot, where young men and women are predominant during the holidays, wome

Inside a brightly painted Mogadishu clinic, Salim (not her real name) sits alongside her seven-year-old son, waiting

Hundreds of women Thursday marched along the streets of the Sierra Leonean capital, Freetown, to protest against an i

At the Bas Fond landfill in Mopti, residents sift through the rubbish, the dregs of other people's consumption.

It's hard to underscore enough the role women have played in Liberia's recent history.

Lawyers and rights activists are calling for a change in Sudan's laws which allow for the marriage of girls as young

The Minister of Social Welfare, Gender and Children's Affairs, Hon.

Liberia's national police force (LNP) has begun an intensive recruitment program across the country aimed at women.

Egyptian women are livid after an advisor to President Mohamed Morsi said that statistics on sexual harassment and se

The UN and human rights groups are warning of a rise in sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Mahasa sits in the dust outside the hut she built herself, holding her youngest son in her arms.

It's a country the size of all of western Europe, with enormous mineral riches that enable the artifacts of modern li

Sexual violence is on the rise as armed groups continue to move across the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's (DR

Liberian women have re-echoed their call for robust steps to be taken by the government, especially the judiciary, to