The Morning Call
What is the role of women in ending conflicts in Africa? The issue of gender parity was also raised at the seventh Tana high-level forum on peace and security in Bahir Dar Dar, Ethiopia.
Women and even the youth have often been excluded from the negotiating table in such important issues of preventing and ending conflict on the continent.
Failure to include women in peace processes perpetuates inequality.
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UN reports widening global inequality in sexual and reproductive health and rights
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Hellen Obiri claims back-to-back Boston Marathon titles, leading Kenyan women's podium sweep
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Women rights activists react to DRC first female PM
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The first woman to run for president in years inspires hope in Senegal
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In a global first, Gambia could reverse its ban on female genital cutting
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SWEDD Project: Regional steering committee launches 7th session in Burkina Faso