Arts + Culture
04 October 2022
Meet the Ghanaian Biker Community Led by Women
From riding motorcycles as a hobby to pushing charitable causes, Biker Girls Gh are always in motion.
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News
23 March 2021
Samia Suluhu Hassan Becomes Tanzania's First Woman President
Samia Suluhu Hassan's historic appointment as the country's first woman president comes after the death of Tanzania's former president, John Magufuli, who passed away last week.
Fashion + Beauty
19 March 2021
'The African Lookbook' is 100 Years' Worth of African Women's Global Influence
Catherine E. McKinley's 'The African Lookbook' documents 100 years of African women in front of and behind the camera as well as Africa's unmistakable, yet often trivialised, influence on fashion as we know it today.
News
09 February 2021
History in Motion as First African Woman Set to Head the WTO
Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is set to become the first African woman ever to be at the helm of the World Trade Organisation in it's entire 25-year history.
News
28 January 2021
South African Military Ends Controversial Ban on Hijabs
The South African National Defence Force has ended its longstanding ban on hijabs. This follows the recent court victory of Major Fatima Isaacs who was fired for wearing a hijab.
Music
11 December 2020
Batuk’s Audiovisual Release ‘Again She Reigns’ Highlights Iconic African Women
'Again She Reigns', the latest offering from South African electronic music duo Batuk, consists of an EP and an exhibition telling the stories of iconic African women.
News
18 November 2020
Banyana Banyana Secure Equal Pay After South African Government & SAFA Called Out
The South African government and South African Football Association (SAFA) have committed to paying Banyana Banyana the same amount as Bafana Bafana players after being called out by the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF).
News
17 November 2020
South Africa's Banyana Banyana Scores Fourth COSAFA Title
South Africa's women's national soccer team, Banyana Banyana, has won the 2020 COSAFA title making it their fourth consecutive win. Despite this victory, they remain significantly underpaid compared to the national men's soccer team, Bafana Bafana.
News
21 October 2020
In Conversation with Candice Chirwa: 'Menstruation is More than Just Bleeding for Seven Days.'
South African activist Candice Chirwa, the 'Minister of Menstruation', speaks to us about what a period-positive world looks like, the challenges menstruators face even in 2020 and her important advocacy work with QRATE.
News
12 October 2020
#ShutItDown: Ongoing Namibian Protests Call for End to Gender-Based Violence
#ShutItDown protests in Namibia have called for the Minister of Gender Equality and Child Welfare, Doreen Sioka, to step down following the murder of 22-year-old Shannon Wasserfall.
News
29 September 2020
Togo Makes Historic Appointment with First Ever Woman Prime Minister
Togolese President Faure Gnassingbe recently appointed Victoire Tomegah Dogbe as the country's first ever woman Prime Minister.
News
19 August 2020
In Conversation with Polly Irungu: 'Black people move the internet culture but reap none of the benefits.'
We speak to Polly Irungu, founder of Black Women Photographers, about how she wants to highlight the work of Black women during this pandemic and beyond.
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