March
March
March
- Rwanda
Women playing key role in reconstruction
In the midst of worldwide criticism and debate, women of Rwanda have stood up from the shadows of their spouses and families to act as the central pillar to Rwanda s reconstruction.Nasra Bishumba - Malawi
Is Africa ready for a female President?
Can a female politician from an African country break the jink which only sees male politcians ruling their nations as heads of states by being President or Prime Minister? Some women might have climbed high on the political ladder but no woman has ever had the opportunity to be a State President in Africa.Charles Banda - Somalia
FGM rampant despite campaigns against it
Somali women activists rank Female Genital Mutilation as constituting the extreme form of violence perpetrated against women in Somalia. But their recent resolve to counter the practice is being challenged by Islamic religious zealotsHenry Neondo - Africa
No let up in women rights violation
Women in Africa suffer in silence as their rights continue to be trampled on.Esther Mwangi - Zimbabwe
Virginity and HIV tests before Marriage
In an effort to combart the spread of HIV/AIDS, girls must undergo monthly virginity tests and men must produce documented proof of their HIV-negative status.Rodrick Mukumbira - Botswana
Women brace for elections
As Botswana braces for its second general election since the Fourth Conference on Women in Beijing China in 1995, women take stock of what has been achieved since then.Mqondisi Dube - Action and Contacts - ZIMBABWE
Rescuing Bulawayo's street kids
It is a few minutes before lunchtime and a disorderly queue of dishevelled youths in ragged clothes has already formed outside the doors of Thuthuka, a drop-in centre for street children in Zimbabwe's second city, Bulawayo.