Sexual violence a defining feature of Sudan war, MSF says
Sexual violence against women and girls is widespread in Sudan’s civil war and a defining feature of the conflict according...
gender-based violence
Women-led festival promotes peace in eastern DR Congo
Women in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo held a festival calling for peace in the conflict-hit region, organisers said, as...
Nigeria: 15 detained over festival sexual assault videos
Nigerian police arrested 15 people following allegations of sexual assault at a community festival in Delta state, as reported by...
Mass shooting in South African bar leaves 12 dead
A mass shooting that occurred on December 6 in South Africa at an unlicensed bar near the capital has left...
South African women stage silent protest ahead of G20 summit
Hundreds of South African women participated in a lie-down protest against gender-based violence on November 21st, organised by Women for...
South African women arm themselves due to gender violence crisis
A growing number of women in South Africa are learning how to use guns to protect themselves due to the...
Tafi Mhaka: Femicide spread across Africa calls for male cultural reform
On May 25, Olorato Mongale, a 30-year-old woman from South Africa, went on a date with a man she had...
UN says more than 200 children raped as a tactic of war in Sudan
UN agency, UNICEF, has said that more than 200 children have been raped as a tactic of war in Sudan...
