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Rwanda: Investing in Women Key to Gender Parity-Kagame

  President Paul Kagame yesterday participated in a high-level meeting showcasing the Sahel women empowerment and demographic dividend initiative themed: ‘Strengthening partnership to accelerate Africa’s demographic dividend.’ Chaired by President.

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British High Commissioner to Botswana Advocates for More Women in Politics

  By Lorato Gaofise British High Commissioner to Botswana, Ms Katy Ransome, says it is important to have more women in politics because they bring different perspective on issues and.

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Gender and Politics: Celebrating the Achievements of Women in Parliament in Developing Countries

  By Ehis Ayere There are more women than men in parliament in Africa and across developing countries. This is very fascinating. An East African nation, Rwanda leads globally in.

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Female Farmers Rebuilding Agriculture in the Central African Republic

By Laura Angela Bagnetto Farmers in the Central African Republic are struggling to bounce back from years of intermittent violence, where smallholder female farmers were unable to tend their fields.

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Namibia: Embracing New Technologies Could Benefit Female Farmers

By Deon Schlechter Following the announcement that 1 405 Namibian women have acquired farmland through the resettlement programme since 1990, a research team yesterday said embracing new farming technologies could.

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Rwanda: Gender Minister Tips Women on Development

By John Mbaraga Partnership is vital for women to address their challenges and gain self-reliance, Gender and Family Promotion minister Diane Gashumba has said. Addressing the 15th General Assembly of.

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Mauritius: Legislative Framework Strengthened to Fight Domestic Violence

  The Protection from Domestic Violence (Amendment) Act, which was proclaimed on 1st September 2016, will definitely prove to be a deterrent to domestic violence, but this precious piece of.

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Somalia Presidential Elections: Betting on Fadumo Dayib

By Ehis Ayere Women across developing countries have over the years been demonstrating strong leadership in positioning their countries on the path of democracy, good governance, peace and security, infrastructural.

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