Nigeria: Breastfeeding Week 2025 – Empowering African Women By Integrating HIV Prevention Into the First Bonds of Life

Nigeria: Breastfeeding Week 2025 – Empowering African Women By Integrating HIV Prevention Into the First Bonds of Life

Prudence Nonkululeko Ngwenya and Toyin Saraki (Guest writers) During the recently commemorated Pan-African Women’s Day (PAWD), we were reminded of the enduring legacy, resilience, and leadership of African women. However, as we celebrated, we also confronted a lingering truth: far too many pregnant and breastfeeding women in Africa are still left behind in HIV prevention…

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Nigeria: Breastfeeding Week 2025 – Empowering African Women By Integrating HIV Prevention Into the First Bonds of Life

African Developers, Lawmakers and Civil Society Are Partnering With Women to Embed Safety Into Digital Platforms From the Ground Up, With the Aim of Preventing Tech-Driven Gender Violence Before It Begins.

Global Voices Advox This statement was originally published on globalvoices.org on 1 August 2025. ‘Technology-facilitated gender-based violence isn’t a side effect of digital growth. It’s the price women pay for being online.’ In early 2025, researchers tracking African elections uncovered a wave of AI-generated deepfake videos targeting women journalists and female candidates in Ghana, Senegal,…

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Nigeria: Breastfeeding Week 2025 – Empowering African Women By Integrating HIV Prevention Into the First Bonds of Life

Africa: AU and Member States Chart Path for Women, Peace, and Security Agenda and Highlight National Progress in Cotonou Meeting

The Political Affairs, Peace and Security Department (PAPS) of the African Union Commission, through its Gender Peace and Security Programme (GPSP) and FemWise-Africa Secretariat, in partnership with Nett4Peace and GIZ, successfully convened Member States in Benin for the Annual Coordination Meeting on the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Agenda, marking 25 years since UN Security…

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Women in tech: Driving change, powering progress

Women in tech: Driving change, powering progress

Marie Arnoldi and Phumla Mabashe are two women shaping the future of tech at Sanlam Fintech. In this women’s month spotlight, they share their stories of breaking barriers, mentoring the next generation and why empathy and boldness in the workplace are their superpowers. The genesis “Tech found me,” says Marie Arnoldi, senior manager and product…

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Women in martech: Inspiring the next generation of creative female techies

Women in martech: Inspiring the next generation of creative female techies

Everlytic helps businesses connect more meaningfully with their audiences through email, SMS and web push campaigns – so essentially, it’s where powerful communication meets elegant automation – and women are helping lead that charge – combining tech and marketing best practice! Says Louise Krog, marketing manager at Everlytic: “Whether it’s building new product features, improving…

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Nigeria: Breastfeeding Week 2025 – Empowering African Women By Integrating HIV Prevention Into the First Bonds of Life

Africa: Pan-African Women’s Day 2025 – Advancing Social and Economic Justice for African Women Through Reparations

July 31st every year marks Pan-African Women’s Day (PAWD). The annual celebration serves as a powerful moment to honor the unwavering spirit, resilience, and revolutionary contributions of African women in the ongoing struggle for liberation, justice, and self-determination. It also commemorates the founding of Pan-African Women’s Organization (PAWO), the vanguard of women’s emancipation on the…

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