Fifteen Zimbabwean women have recently been brought home from Kuwait by the government in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, after been lured abroad and forced into domestic slavery.
The European Union Ambassador to The Gambia, Attila Lajos, has recently said International Women’s Day is celebrated on 8 March each year, but women should be celebrated every day.
President of Zambia, Edgar Lungu Zambia President Edgar Lungu, has recently reaffirmed his commitment to ensuring 40 per cent women representation in various elective positions as the country heads to.
Ministers of Gender and Women’s Affairs of the ECOWAS countries have recently pledged to work to ensure that gender is adequately addressed in the implementation of the ECOWAS Zero Hunger.
To enable women contribute their quota to National development and play their God-given role in the society, women and female professionals gathered at the University of Lagos to seek equality.
Senate President Bukola Saraki has recently advised Nigerian women to re-introduce the Gender Equality Bill, which was rejected by the National Assembly on Tuesday.
Reliance Financial Services, a non-banking financial institution in Gambia, has recently launched a new programme for women called ‘Reliance Women Finance Deposit for Development’ as part of the International Women’s.
The Federal Government has recently promised to help in the mass production of a car being developed by some female artisans under the Lady Mechanic Initiative.
