Bogaletch, “the woman who began the rebellion of Ethiopian women” commonly known as Boge, dedicated her life to empowering women…
Kenya – Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta promised to push for more women in power, keep all girls in school, tackle…
Tanzania: Early marriage is a serious social problem in this country. Underage marriage is one of the principal causes of…
Somalia, the country with the highest prevalence of female genital mutilation in the world, has given its strongest signal yet…
Nigeria – Traditional circumcision practitioners and medical practitioners in Osun State have resolved to work together with a view to…
In Kenya FGM happens quite a lot. As many as 140 million women around the world are cut, more than 101 million…
Nigeria: Female Genital Mutilation outlawed after a decade of campaigning by advocates. Goodluck Jonathan, the Nigerian president, signed a bill banning…
Muslim leaders in Guinea have called on families to end the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) to prevent the…
The United Nations has designated Friday a worldwide day of zero tolerance on FGM, and called for concrete action to be taken…
Spanish health professionals will step up scrutiny of families from countries where female genital mutilation (FGM) is practised and in…