Akua Donkor, the Ghana Freedom Party Founder, Leader and Presidential candidate, has been pronounced dead on Oct. 28, 2024, barely a month before Ghana’s presidential election. In a phone interview with Ghana Web, her eldest son Akwasi Baffour disclosed that she died at Ridge Hospital in Ghana after she was
L-R: Former Minister of Women Affairs – Barrister Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, Eucharia Okpalannadi, and Senior Special Assistant to the President on Technical, Vocational, and Entrepreneurship Education (TVEE) – Abiola Arogundade in front of the solar kiosk gifted to Eucharia. Photo source: Abiola Arogundade (on IG) Former Minister of Women Affairs Barrister
Chidimma Ekezie** was sexually assaulted in her father’s house by a relative who served as both an afterschool caregiver and a family helper in 2001. She attended an inclusive school downtown and stayed in his care after school until the family returned. Aunty Ogechi “AMA, AMA,” she said, gesticulating and
In August 2021, a group of men, the Taliban, resumed authority in Afghanistan after twenty years of their dismissal by the U.S. troops. Since their forceful overtake of leadership, they have used their office to oppress women and girls and disregard their rights. Under Taliban rule, Afghan women and girls
Houston, Texas-born singer, songwriter, and businesswoman Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter has urged the people of Texas and America to support Vice President Kamala Harris as the elections draw close on Nov. 5, 2024. In a 4 minutes 33 seconds video that has garnered over 11 million views on social media, Beyoncé
In a drastic escalation of restrictions, the Taliban has banned women from speaking to one another or hearing each other’s voices, marking another step in its attempt to enforce a strict interpretation of Islamic law in Afghanistan. Khalid Hanafi, the Taliban’s minister for the propagation of virtue and prevention of
In a recent shake-up of Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu reassigned, dismissed, and nominated several ministers in a bid to “reinvigorate the administration’s capacity for optimal efficiency pursuant to his (President Bola Tinubu’s) commitment to deliver on his promises to Nigerians.” This decision, announced on October 23,
Hajara Muhammad, a 30-year-old mother, sits on a bustling corner of Lagos. Her children, Aisha, 10; Umar, 8; and Zainab, 2, are gathered around her. Far from their northern home, she watches the crowd drift by as they beg together, struggling to survive. Hajara’s story is shaped by both hardship
Nigerians have requested that PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) terminate the appointment of their lawyer Opeyemi Mabawonku after footage of him beating his wife surfaced online. In the footage that lasts 1 minute and 55 seconds, Opeyemi was seen violently abusing his partner Abiola, former Lead HR at Paystack. Starting with verbal abuse
It is apparent that the message of gender equality and liberation of women from oppressive patriarchal norms rattle men. For that reason, it serves the purpose of their resistance to peddle untruths about feminism and the women who champion it, hoping that it will deter other women from being feminists
Following the death of Akua Donkor, the flagbearer of the Convention People’s Party in Ghana Nana Akosua is now the only female candidate contesting in the Ghana Presidential elections scheduled for Dec. 7, 2024. Not new to the political scene, Nana has an extensive history of social and political contributions
In honour of the 30th Anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women and the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (BPfA), African feminists converge at the Beijing30 Conference, which is currently kickstarting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Consultation, which began on Oct. 30 and ends on
The rebranding of prostitution into ‘sex work,’ trussed by the ‘world’s oldest profession’ label, is perhaps the most insidious and successful propaganda in the history of modern feminism. The co-option of critical feminist languages, such as empowerment and bodily autonomy, into adorning sashes serves no purpose except to erase the
Claim On Oct. 28, 2024, a Facebook group user, Natural Remedy Home, claimed that boiling pineapple with lime orange can help menstrual problems. The post had a significant engagement, receiving 113 likes and seven comments. While menstruation is a significant part of women’s lives, unproven claims can endanger their health.
Akua Donkor, the Ghana Freedom Party Founder, Leader and Presidential candidate, has been pronounced dead on Oct. 28, 2024, barely a month before Ghana’s presidential election. In a phone interview with Ghana Web, her eldest son Akwasi Baffour disclosed that she died at Ridge Hospital in Ghana after she was
L-R: Former Minister of Women Affairs – Barrister Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, Eucharia Okpalannadi, and Senior Special Assistant to the President on Technical, Vocational, and Entrepreneurship Education (TVEE) – Abiola Arogundade in front of the solar kiosk gifted to Eucharia. Photo source: Abiola Arogundade (on IG) Former Minister of Women Affairs Barrister
Chidimma Ekezie** was sexually assaulted in her father’s house by a relative who served as both an afterschool caregiver and a family helper in 2001. She attended an inclusive school downtown and stayed in his care after school until the family returned. Aunty Ogechi “AMA, AMA,” she said, gesticulating and
In August 2021, a group of men, the Taliban, resumed authority in Afghanistan after twenty years of their dismissal by the U.S. troops. Since their forceful overtake of leadership, they have used their office to oppress women and girls and disregard their rights. Under Taliban rule, Afghan women and girls
Houston, Texas-born singer, songwriter, and businesswoman Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter has urged the people of Texas and America to support Vice President Kamala Harris as the elections draw close on Nov. 5, 2024. In a 4 minutes 33 seconds video that has garnered over 11 million views on social media, Beyoncé
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