AllAfrica News: Women and Gender

[Premium Times] The governor paid glowing tribute to his wife, describing her as a dependable life partner whose steadfast support, wise counsel, and devotion to family have remained a source of strength over the years

[Nile Post] More than a decade after Uganda outlawed Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), stakeholders in the Sebei sub-region say the practice has not been eradicated but has instead gone underground, with cross-border communities remaining the biggest obstacle in efforts to eliminate it.

[SAnews.gov.za] South Africa and Namibia are set to deepen bilateral cooperation on gender equality and women's empowerment, following talks between Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities Sindisiwe Chikunga and Namibia's Minister of Gender Equality and Child Welfare, Dr Emma Kantema.

[This Day] Abuja -- The Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) and, Nigeria's National Correspondent to the Inter-Governmental Action Group Against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA), Hafsat Abubakar Bakari, will on October 6, champion the launch of the Nigeria Chapter of the Women in Anti-Money Laundering, Countering the Financing of Ter...

[New Times] American actress and humanitarian Angelina Jolie has praised the resilience of women survivors of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi following a visit to a farming cooperative in Gikomero Sector, Gasabo District, describing the experience as "deeply inspiring."