A World Bank Group report examining laws in 173 economies finds that 90% of economies still have laws restricting women’s economic empowerment. Violence and lack of jobs are amongst the key barriers for women in developing countries.
Hundreds of women took to the streets in the Tunisian capital on Saturday to demand equal inheritance rights as men, a subject often seen as taboo in the Arab world.
One of the pictures on the Facebook group shows four gorgeous, groomed women smiling for the camera, each in a crisp white shirt and blue jeans, enjoying a day out in nature.
Saudi Arabia will allow women into sports stadiums for the first time from next year, authorities said Sunday, in a landmark move opening up three previously male-only venues to families.
Some new apartments built at the residence of the Nigerian High Commissioner in Ghana’s capital city Accra, have been demolished by bulldozers.
The apartments have been constructed to...
Ghanaian health officials on Saturday said over 10,000 persons infected with the coronavirus have now recovered.
The significant number of recoveries means the country now...
Zimbabwe's Health Minister Obadiah Moyo has been arrested over corruption allegations related to procurement of medical equipment worth $60 million.
Moyo is accused of illegally...
