Gender
We shouldn’t have to beg or negotiate for women rights
— Isata Mahoi, Sierra Leone’s Minister of Gender and Children’s Affairs
Economic Development
AfCFTA: Upcoming Protocol on Women and Youth in Trade a chance to empower women
Policies must ensure benefits of economic growth are equitably distributed, with a particular focus on gender inclusivity.
Gender
Sudan: UN condemns spike in violence against women and girls
Top UN officials call for an immediate end to the use of sexual violence as a tactic of war, want perpetrators held accountable
Gender
Award wining Ghanaian peacekeeper urges girls to choose career in military
Capt. Cecilia Erzuah was recognized for her outstanding efforts in promoting gender equality within UN peacekeeping operations
Gender
Ghanaian peacekeeper wins UN Military Gender Advocate 2022
Captain Cecilia Erzuah, 32, served in Abyei since March 2022 as the Commander of the Ghana Engagement Platoon
Climate Change
For a food-secure world, invest in women and girls
World Food Day is 16 October: Why the case for empowering women, girls, and youth is urgent
Gender
Empowered women can unlock Africa’s development dividends
— Zainab Hawa Bangura, Director-General, United Nations Office at Nairobi
Gender
Economic empowerment of women good for all
Countries make progress lifting endemic obstacles
Gender
Women-led tech startups on the rise in Africa
Daunting obstacles remain in the tech industry
Gender
Confronting sexual violence in schools
Countries and activists adopt tough measures to tackle the growing crisis
Gender
More women in politics
Still a man’s business despite notable successes
Also
'Gender budgets' seek more equity
Improved spending priorities can benefit all Africans
Gender
Women’s Situation Room: Africa’s unique approach to reducing electoral violence
How an innovative real-time intervention in Kenya used women’s strengths to protect voters and help keep the peace before and after voting day
Gender
A celebratory rise in women’s political participation
Number of women legislators inches upward in Africa
Gender
Humiliation: The latest form of gender violence
Groups ask men and boys to shun the practice
Gender
Millions of girls remain out of school
The gender gap has narrowed, but progress is starting to stall
Gender
Progress towards gender parity still slow, uneven
— Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
Cover Story
Gender equality still within reach
Some progress made, but challenges remain
Also
Influencing policy is ‘not a numbers game’
More women in Africa enter public office, but still wield little power
Economic empowerment
Tapping women’s entrepreneurship in Ghana
Access to credit, technology vital for breaking into manufacturing
Economic empowerment
Women struggle to secure land rights
Hard fight for access and decision-making power
Economic empowerment
Does financing benefit African women?
New initiatives to track the gender impact of development funds
Improving health
Gender violence hampers AIDS fight
Activists in Zambia counter a deadly link
Improving health
Investing in the health of Africa’s mothers
Lacking care, too many women do not survive childbirth
Combating violence
Security reform key to protecting women
Training, recruitment and prosecutions can reduce violence
Combating violence
Taking on violence against women in Africa
International norms and local activism start to alter laws, attitudes
Political Empowerment
North African women on the barricades
Activists press for freedom, dignity and rights
Political Empowerment
Three women laureates
Wangari Maathai, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee
Political Empowerment
African women are ready to lead
But social beliefs and attitudes hinder their quest
Equality
NEPAD embraces women’s rights
After slow start, continental initiative advances gender equity
Equality
Battling for equality on all fronts
Some progress since Beijing, but hurdles persist
Equality
African women’s long walk to freedom
Some gains, but an uphill climb still looms
Equality
‘Renewed energy for women’s empowerment’
Interview with head of UN Women in Southern Africa
Cover Story
African women: asserting their rights
Introduction to the Special Edition on Women
Improving health
In Africa, AIDS often has a woman’s face
Knowledge, power and resources needed to combat the scourge
Africa at 50
African women’s long walk to equality
Some gains, but an uphill climb still looms
Also
Security reform key to protecting women
Training, recruitment and prosecutions can reduce violence
Also
Does financing benefit African women?
New initiatives to track the gender impact of development funds
Also
Banking on African women
Loan guarantees and private partners improve access
Also
Women in North Africa secure more rights
Despite hurdles, notable legal, political and social progress
Also
Enlisting men for women’s equality
South African initiatives against sexual violence, gender i
Cover Story
Women struggle to secure land rights
Hard fight for access and decision-making power
Also
Gender violence hampers AIDS fight
Activists in Zambia fight a ‘deadly link’
Also
Taking on violence against women in Africa
International norms, local activism start to alter laws, attitudes
Also
Congolese women confront legacy of rape
War and sexual violence leave survivors in desperate need
NEPAD in action
Woman storekeeper boosts Malawi farming
NEPAD seeks to bring fertilizer nearer to villagers
Cover Story
African women are ready to lead
But social beliefs and attitudes hinder their quest
Also
Rwandan women: AIDS therapy beyond drugs
Food and hope are also essential to survival
Also
Liberian woman breaks the ‘glass ceiling’
Ambitious agenda for President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf
Also
African women battle for equality
Some progress 10 years after Beijing, but major challenges remain