Africa Archives – Page 4 of 8

In Somalia Refuge Rapes Left to Clan Justice

By Zoe Alsop ● Crime & Law ● January 20, 2008

In Galkayo, Somalia, girls and women separated from their clans know little safety: An 8-year-old was raped and her mother must keep working with the man who did it. Fourth in a series on African women and the rule of law.

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Itano Unburies Women’s Stories of AIDS in Africa

By Juhie Bhatia ● Health & Science ● December 31, 2007

Nicole Itano went to Africa as a young reporter and found she couldn’t escape covering AIDS as it gripped the continent. Focusing on the stories of three women, she covers the complexities of the disease and the human side of those who live with it.

Zuma’s Africa Faces Struggle Against Rape

By Jimmie Briggs ● Arts & Culture ● December 26, 2007

In the wake of Jacob Zuma’s election last week as head of the African National Congress, Jimmie Briggs raises the troubling reminder of his rape trial and acquittal in 2006. Social liberation, he says, must extend to African women.

Africa’s Women Wield Power Through Rule of Law

By WeNews Staff ● Arts & Culture ● December 4, 2007

Women’s eNews has launched a five-part series on how the rule of law in Africa is changing the lives of the women who live there. The research and production of the series is supported by a grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

Burundians Say Peace Must Include Tough Rape Laws

By Anna S. Sussman ● Arts & Culture ● September 13, 2007

As postwar Burundi prepares for a reconciliation process based on South Africa’s, women’s rights advocates say the first step must be bringing the perpetrators of sexual violence to justice. Third in a series on African women and the rule of law.

Health Activists Link Spread of HIV-AIDS to FGM

By Mary Katherine Keown ● Crime & Law ● August 10, 2007

Female genital mutilation and the feminization of HIV-AIDS are slowly being linked, especially in the three African countries–Somalia, Djibouti and Sudan–where the most extreme FGM is predominant.

In Togo, Female Science Faculty Actively Mentor

By Emily Bowers ● Employment ● July 31, 2007

At Togo’s University of Lome, female students and faculty are rare, particularly in the sciences. A student-faculty group is working to make the sciences more attractive to girls and women. Last in a series on women and higher education in Africa.

University of Ghana Forges Gender Advocacy Agenda

By Emily Bowers ● Arts & Culture ● June 4, 2007

The University of Ghana is forging a gender advocacy trail in West Africa by setting up a sex-assault crisis center, forming a policy on harassment and improving the campus culture for women. Sixth in a series on higher education in Africa.

Kenya Faces Hurdles in Boosting Female Scientists

By Fredrick Nzwili ● Health & Science ● February 20, 2007

Kenya has been opening its school doors to more women and creating strategies to spur their interest in math and science. As numbers change slowly, advocates are realizing they face a stubborn foe. Fifth in a series on higher education in Africa.

Africa’s Women Crack Open Its Universities

By WeNews Staff & no-author ● Arts & Culture ● February 19, 2007

Women’s eNews has launched an eight-part series on women and how they are making inroads into higher education institutions in Africa. The research and production of the series is supported by a grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York.