WATCH | Disabled models breaking taboos on Ivory Coast catwalk
Abidjan – Twenty models with disabilities have taken to the catwalk in Ivory Coast in a ground-breaking assault on... Read more
9 Dec, 2021
Moroccan lecturers in ‘sex for good marks’ trials
Rabat – Four Moroccan university lecturers appeared in court on Tuesday accused of trading good grades for sexual favours,... Read more
8 Dec, 2021
Mozambique jihadists kidnap 600 women, girls since 2018, HRW says
Johannesburg – Islamist militants waging a brutal insurgency in northern Mozambique have abducted more than 600 women and children over... Read more
7 Dec, 2021
Tunisia women mix beats and break taboos
Tunis – Fouchika Junior adjusts her headphones, flicks a slider and seamlessly drops the next tune: one of Tunisia’s... Read more
2 Dec, 2021
UN says Afghanistan faces ‘unprecedented’ economic shock
Kabul – Afghanistan’s GDP could contract 20% within a year, the UN predicted in a new report on Wednesday, saying... Read more
1 Dec, 2021
Thousands join global outcry over violence against women
Mexico City – Thousands of protesters hit the streets of Europe and Latin America on Thursday to demand an... Read more
26 Nov, 2021
Tanzania lifts ban on teen mothers attending schools
Dar es Salaam – Tanzania said on Wednesday it would allow pregnant students and teenaged mothers to continue with... Read more
25 Nov, 2021
Women to sue Qatar over invasive airport searches
Sydney – A group of women subjected to invasive gynaecological searches at Doha airport will sue Qatari authorities, seeking redress... Read more
15 Nov, 2021
Prisoner gang rape trial opens in DRC
Lubumbashi – Ten defendants accused of taking part in the September 2020 gang rape of dozens of women prisoners in... Read more
12 Nov, 2021
DRC women crowdfund to get gang rape suspects to court
Lubumbashi – After the trial of alleged gang rapists was postponed over lack of funds to get them to... Read more
5 Nov, 2021
