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20 lis 2022 · Compounding this grim picture is the persistence of female genital mutilation (FGM), which is still practiced in appalling numbers. In Guinea, 97% of girls and women have undergone FGM, while...
A protester looks defiant as she is pushed into a police van in Uganda's capital city on Monday. She was among those voicing their rage at the treatment of opposition leader Kizza Besigye, whose ...
25 paź 2024 · A president declared an emergency over rape. What happened next? All the latest content about Women’s rights in Africa from the BBC.
12 paź 2024 · Outrage erupts after Somalia’s family minister shares images on X of male delegates at a UN women's event. A petition with over 19,000 signatures has been started to stop the singer's...
3 wrz 2020 · Many of the cultural norms and practices that are present today were set in different times when women were harshly oppressed and did not participate in important decisions.
25 lis 2021 · Seven strong African women speak out about their experiences of violence and abuse to mark the Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
15 lip 2024 · The Taliban’s ever deepening and institutionalised oppression of Afghan women and girls is the most vivid illustration of the case.