Less than 24 hours after 34 persons were killed and 80 others were injured from a suicide bomb attack on a truck garage in Yola, Adamawa State, two bombs ripped Read More..
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Kenyan Schoolgirls Dread Their Periods, but Simple Changes Could Help
By Sarah Jewitt, University of Nottingham Many girls in the developing world feel they are forced to skip school while they are menstruating. They don’t have proper sanitary wear or Read More..
Ghana Hosts Major Women’s Forum
Former President of Malawi, H.E. Dr. Joyce Banda was a special Guest of Honor at a global gathering of women leaders in Accra on Thursday 8, October 2015. Dr. Banda Read More..
Lessons in Refugee Hospitality From the Horn of Africa
The unique response of the Horn of Africa region to Yemeni refugees could offer lessons to countries and regions dealing with similar influxes elsewhere. Escalating internal fighting and Saudi-led air Read More..
AWiB hosts the 2015 Ethiopian Women of Excellence Award
The 2015 Women of Excellence Annual Dinner and Gala, a foremost celebration of leadership and contribution by Ethiopian women was held at the Sheraton Addis Hotel on the evening of Read More..
The BBC World News Komla Dumor Award
On January 18, 2014, tragically Africa lost one of its greatest and passionate storytellers, Ghana-born BBC News and Focus programme presenter Komla Afeke Dumor. Komla was known for his unprecedented Read More..