WOMEN RISING: Political Leadership in Africa

In Africa, as in the rest of the world, women are largely underrepresented in the political arena. However

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Advancing Women's Empowerment & Gender Equality in the Next Decade

The new decade demands a boldness of vision, of action and collaborative action across constituencies. By Nyaradzai Gumbonzvanda

Religion is no Excuse

                                           AP Photo/Courtesy of Awel el Kheit By Mohammed Garain Elmi “Conservative religious clerics and some government officials

Fighting the Elephant in the Room

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EthuBGDh0SA] Fighting the Elephant in the Room:  The Case of Weka Condom Mpangoni Campaign By Felister Makandi

Self-defense: A Way of Reducing GBV

By Duncan Bomba Gender based violence and especially sexual violence strips women, girls and children of their autonomy

It’s Time for Africa to Make Use of the Evolving Technology in Ending Violence Against Women & Girls

  By Felister Makandi On 8th March 2013, the world at large celebrated the International Women’s Day. This

Call for Submissions : African Women's Journal Vol VI (Jan-June 2013)

Pan-Africanism & the Women’s Movement Call for Submissions : African Women’s Journal Vol VI (Jan-June 2013)2013 is a

One Billion Rising

Global Call to “Break the Chain” of Violence Against Women By Kerubo Abuya As a woman, a survivor

Deliver or history will judge you harshly

By Esther Nasikye  Going to Nairobi, Kenya for the African Youth Conference on the Post 2015 Development Agenda

Young women said it all!

Reflections of the Post 2015 African Youth Consultative Meeting This is a personal account of my participation at

Good tips for CSOs on how to engage meaningfully and effectively with the AU…