and Chad are the lowest-performing countries, with scores below 62%. Despite some achievements across Africa, the UN Women division states that, at the current pace worldwide, "gender equality in ...

The 5th edition of the Lake Chad Basin Governors’ Forum has re-echoed its commitment to advancing stabilisation, recovery, ...

From Ghana to Namibia, recent appointments of women to top political positions have been encouraging. But with more women in ...

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has expressed its determination to focus more on preventive measures to tackling ...

New executive orders issued by the White House are set to further impact the cooperative, multilateral work of the United ...

YAOUNDE, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) -- Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno signed an order on Tuesday introducing stricter penalties for violence against women and girls in the Central African nation.

The winners of the Travel Photographer Of The Year contest are a gorgeous visual journey through our changing planet and its ...

Leaders in Africa’s conflict-hit Lake Chad region have promised to fight ... zones to foster economic recovery and integrate more women and youth into stabilization and resilience programs.

in the bid to connect Nigeria to Morocco and other African countries as well as the recharging of Lake Chad to tackle the global food security crisis and other existential threats. Vice President ...

Nine out of ten people forced into displacement are women and children and many have endured terrible acts of violence, including torture, rape and sexual slavery. Twenty-three international ...

The Nigerian government has invested over N87 million to support 2,819 women under the Comprehensive ... In 2020, the maternal mortality ratio in the African Region was estimated at 531 deaths ...