Addis Ababa and Geneva — Leaders of the Organization of African First Ladies for Development, the African Union and the World Health Organization issue a call to accelerate action on women’s cancers in Africa in this AllAfrica guest column during Breast Cancer Awareness Month Across Africa, too many women are dying prematurely from breast and…
Sixteen nations will compete in the third round of African Qualifiers for the Los Angeles 2028 Women’s Olympic Football Tournament from 23 February to 6 March 2027. The teams advanced following the second round, played from 7 to 13 October 2026, as they continue their pursuit of one of Africa’s two places at the Olympic…
Former “Saturday Night Live” cast member Ego Nwodim appeared to respond to Shane Gillis’ controversial monologue from his latest hosting stint Saturday, during which he said that women who wear short shorts to the gym are dressing like “whores.” “Whore reporting for duty,” Nwodim captioned an Instagram story Monday that featured a photo of her…
Google has announced a long-term strategic partnership with female health platform Flo Health to integrate comprehensive menstrual cycle tracking data into the Google Health ecosystem and inform the development of future wearable hardware. Read: ASUS ROG Zephyrus Duo Review: Two-screen titan The collaboration will first surface early next year through a direct integration between the…
The Ecowas Court is a west African regional body located in Abuja, Nigeria, serving the now 12-nation Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas). The court, originally set up to handle economic matters related to the Ecowas Treaty, was given a human rights mandate in 2005. Since then, of the hundreds of cases the court…
The Super Falconets produced an outstanding performance against England, winning 3-0. With a superb goal from Tosin Rafiu, crucial saves from Christiana Uzoma and a perfectly controlled second half, Nigeria booked their place in the quarter-finals in emphatic fashion. Nigeria produced a magnificent display. Solid, inspired and ruthlessly efficient, the Nigerians outclassed England to secure…
MAMBA POINT — A coalition of civil society and women’s rights organizations has called on the House of Representatives to suspend action toward ratifying the African Union Convention on Ending Violence Against Women and Girls (AU CEVAWG), citing what it describes as significant gaps in the instrument’s current form. The coalition says that while it…
Giants of Africa (GOA), the non profit organization founded by Masai Ujiri which uses basketball as a tool to empower youth and create opportunities across the continent made its first ever appearance in Europe at the adidas x ALBA Next Up Women’s Basketball Tournament in Berlin, Germany this past week. The Tournament that took place…
Ghanaian champions Ampem Darkoa Ladies came from behind to beat Edo Queens 2-1 and finish top of Group B, while hosts USFA completed an unbeaten group stage with a 5-0 victory over ASKO de Kara in the WAFU B Women’s Champions League qualifiers in Ouagadougou on Sunday. The results confirmed the semi-final line-up, with USFA…
Nigeria’s Edo Queens and Ghana’s Ampem Darkoa Ladies have secured their places in the semi-finals of the WAFU B Women’s Champions League qualifiers after maintaining perfect records through their opening two matches in Ouagadougou. The two West African heavyweights have taken control of Group B with six points each, while Burkina Faso’s USFA have also…
