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Nigeria: Govt Assures Women On Economic Empowerment
29 08 2008 Kaduna State government has reaffirmed its commitment to raising the socio-economic status of women in the state.
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South Africa: Matsunyane Takes Gauteng Women in Film Award
29 08 2008 Kgomotso Matsunyane of T.O.M. Pictures walked away with top honours at the Women in Film Award ceremony last night, Thursday, 28 August 2008. This award, sponsored by the Gauteng Film Commission, is presented to a woman who, through her endurance and the excellence of her work in the film industry, has contributed to the film industry in Gauteng and helped expand the role of women in the industry.
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Nigeria: First Lady Backs Convention On CEDAW
29 08 2008 First Lady, Hajia Turai Yar'Adua has pledged to facilitate the early passage of the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Elimination of Disctimination Against Women (CEDAW).
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Africa: African Ministers Fine-Tune AU Gender Policy Draft
29 08 2008 African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson, Jean Ping, has praised "the dynamism and hard work" of African civil societies in gender mainstreaming and women empowerment on the continent.
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Nigeria: Turai Seeks Early Passage of Cedaw Bill
29 08 2008 First Lady, Hajia Turai Yar'Adua, yesterday in Abuja pledged to facilitate the early passage of the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) Bill by the National Assembly.
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Nigeria: First Lady Bemoans Discrimination Against Women
29 08 2008 The Nigeria's first Lady, Hajiya Turai Yar'Adua has, while acknowledging the President's resolve at ensuring gender mainstreaming as a major policy focus of this administration, bemoaned the discrimination being perpetuated against women in the country.
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Namibia: Councillors Seek Ways to Empower Women
29 08 2008 Councillors in the Caprivi and Kavango regions recently met at Rundu to discuss ways through which women programmes could be given priority in the national budget.
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Swaziland: Women Tackle King on Wives' Jaunt
29 08 2008 Hard on the heels of the signing of the Gender Protocol at the Southern African Development Community (SADC) heads of state summit, Swazi women have challenged King Mswati III on the monarchy's lavish lifestyle in the face of abject poverty and disease.
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Liberia: Fawe Trains 100 Students in Career Development
29 08 2008 A two-day career development workshop for over 100 female students from the 15 political sub-divisions of Liberia has ended in Monrovia.
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Nigeria: Wase Micro-Finance Bank Gives N4 Million Loan to Women
29 08 2008 In other to improve the petty businesses of the women of Wase in Plateau State, Wase Micro-finance Bank has disbursed a loan of N4 million to over 65 women groups in the state.
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Nigeria: Plight of the Average Woman
29 08 2008 One of the moving passages in human history that pays glowing tribute to the black woman is that of an African-American writer - Ramsey Lewis who penned the words: "The black woman historically has been the backbone of the black race as we know it today. The trial and tribulations, the ups and downs, the humiliations she experience, without giving up hope have all combined to create a modern black woman who is one of the beautiful species of human race. Because of the traditional roles that the black woman has had for many years, she has emerged as a very sensitive, caring and beautiful person. I can't help but feel that the biblical phrase "Ye are salt of the earth" refers to the black woman."
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Nigeria: Organisation Honours Women for Excellence
29 08 2008 Over twenty outstanding Nigerian women were, at the weekend, honoured for their various contributions to the development of Nigeria by Hephzibah Unique Dimension, Abuja.
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Tanzania: Citizen Writer Awarded
29 08 2008 The Citizen feature writer Salome Gregory has won the 2008 Water Sanitation Hygiene (Wash) Media Award in the gender category.
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Nigeria: Passport - 'Husband's Consent No Longer Required'
29 08 2008 Comptroller-General of Immigration (CG) Mr. Chukwurah Udeh, said submission of Letter of Consent from husbands would no longer be a requirement for issuance of Nigerian passport.
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South Africa: Innovation in Technology Stimulates Economic Growth
29 08 2008 Innovation in the world of science and technology is important in stimulating shared economic growth, says Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka.
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Ethiopia: Addressing Gender Equality, a Persistent Challenge for Africa
29 08 2008 The Conference of Ministers of Gender and Women's Affairs jointly organized by the African Union (AU) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) kicks off here in Addis Ababa Monday with a two-day meeting of the Committee of Experts, ECA said adding that the Ministerial segment of the Conference will take from 28 to 29 August 2008.
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Nigeria: FOMWAN - Lessons From the Sokoto Caliphate
29 08 2008 The Federation of Muslim Women's Associations in Nigeria (FOMWAN) held its 23rd Annual National Conference from August 21- 24 2008 in Sokoto, the seat of the caliphate. The conference was attended by over 1,000 delegates from all the states of the federation.
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Zimbabwe: Female Reporter Who Witnessed Police Violence Released After Several Hours in Detention
26 08 2008 Reporter Rutendo Mawere of the privately-owned weekly "The Standard", who was arrested on 21 August 2008 in Gweru (in Midlands province), 280 km southwest of Harare, was released a few hours later without being charged. Mawere was arrested while watching police beat residents who had been queuing outside a shop for basic staples.
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Nigeria: Demolition - Sabon Lugbe Women Appeal to Turai Yar' Adua
26 08 2008 With only twenty four hours left for residents of Sabon-lugbe community on Airport Road , Abuja to receive the demolition squad of development, control department, Federal Capital Territory Authority, the community's Landlords' Wives' Association has called on the First Lady , Hajiya Turai Yar' Adua , to rescue them and their children from the impending demolition exercise.
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Nigeria: Country Women Suffer More From Cancer - Expert
26 08 2008 The Chairman, National Council on Cancer Control Programme in Nigeria, Professor Abayomi Durosinmi-Etti, said yesterday in Abuja that "over 50 per cent of cancer patients in Nigeria are women".
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Africa: UN-Backed Gathering Tackles Gender Equality
26 08 2008 A joint United Nations and African Union (AU) gathering to address gender equality and the advancement of women on the continent kicked off today in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Nigeria: First Lady Tasks Civil Societies On Poverty
25 08 2008 First Lady, Hajiya Turai Yar'adua has challenged civil society agencies to partner with government to drastically reduce poverty and ensure women empowerment in line with the millennium development goal.
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Nigeria: 'I've a Feeling There Are Women-Militants in N-Delta'
25 08 2008 Second republic member of the House of Representatives and president of Women Empowerment for Advancement, Hon. Olivia Agbajoh, has identified a problem in the struggle for the emancipation of the Niger Delta. She says in this interview with Sunday Vanguard that women have not been given the opportunity to contribute meaningfully and advocates the granting of general amnesty to the militants to encourage them to lay down their arms. Excerpts:
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Kenya: Proposed Abortion Law Criticised By Don
25 08 2008 The proposed abortion law will deprive parents of their right, obligation and duty in their children's development, a university don said on Saturday.
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South Africa: Ekurhuleni Women in Agriculture to Fight Poverty
25 08 2008 The Ekurhuleni Agricultural Summit which opens on Tuesday will be used to re-evaluate women's role in ending poverty and creating more jobs in the sector.
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