STORY HIGHLIGHTS The World Bank-supported Rajo Kaaba (“Building Hope”) program has enabled over 2,700 Somali girls to access higher education and technical training, empowering a new generation of professionals in health, education, and public service. The project aims to equip more than 40,000 women, girls, and youths across Somalia with technical and vocational (TVET) skills…
The G20 group of the world’s 20 most powerful economies and the African and European Unions has a group dedicated to women empowerment – the Women 20 (W20). Set up in 2015 to promote gender equality and women’s economic empowerment, it’s one of 13 official engagement groups in the “Sherpa track” of the G20. It…
Nairobi, Kenya — Africa’s fight for sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and gender equality has never been more urgent, as hard-won gains are increasingly threatened by shrinking civic spaces, rising political hostility, and the withdrawal of global funding. These pressures are creating widening gaps in national budgets and weakening the systems meant to…
Nairobi, Kenya — The world is facing increasing inequalities, crises, and needs, which are undermining the support available to millions of people. Global experts have warned that funding gaps and uneven political will threaten progress in the field of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). Reduced budgets, restrictive policies, and rising anti-gender movements are…
Large majorities favour sex education and allowing pregnant girls to stay in school. Key findings On average across 38 countries, large majorities of Africans say women should be able to decide for themselves whether and when to marry (75%) as well as when to have children and how many children to have (62%). o Women…
NAIROBI — Ghana national women’s captain Pauline Mensah says they are not content with making the numbers at the Africa Women’s 7s tournament at the RFUEA Grounds, this weekend. Mensah says the goal is to put up a better performance than their previous editions where they have come seventh. “We want to do our best…
National women’s rugby 7s player Janet Okello says her experience in Japan will come in handy for this weekend’s Africa Women’s 7s at the RFUEA Grounds in Nairobi. The winger says her stint in the Far East has refined her into a better player by enlightening her on what it takes to play at the…
Snap survey conducted by PMNCH reveals global funding crisis threatening health and rights programs for women, children, and adolescents. Geneva, 20 October 2025 – A new global survey by the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health (PMNCH) has revealed alarming funding disruptions facing organizations working to protect and promote the health and rights of…
More women must have a role in shaping peace agreements, security reforms and post-conflict recovery plans, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Monday. Members met for their annual open debate on the women, peace and security agenda just ahead of the 25th anniversary of the Council’s landmark resolution 1325 (2000) on the…
The African Union Commission’s Office of the Special Envoy on Women, Peace and Security (OSE-WPS) today officially launched the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Network for Media Professionals at the AU Headquarters. The launch follows a rigorous three-day meeting held from 29 September to 1 October 2025, under the theme: “Strengthening Media Engagement to Amplify…
