Nigeria: Soar for Greatness, Break Cultural Barrier, Sanwo-Olu, Sule Charge Women
[Vanguard] Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his Nasarawa State counterpart, Mr. Abdullahi Sule, have charged women not to allow gender, religion and cultural barriers be stumbling blocks toward achieving greatness in their various chosen en…
Namibia: ‘Gotty Gwetu’ Cautions Against GBV in New Song
[Namibian] Kavango West musician Kudumo Godfried, better known as Gotty Gwetu, has released the single, ‘Mama’, which addresses gender-based violence (GBV).
Nigeria: Chidimma Adetshina’s Mum Stole South African Woman’s Identity – Home Affairs Alleges
[Premium Times] The South Africa Department of Home Affairs has revealed more about the investigation launched into Chidimma Adetshina’s citizenship authenticity.
South Africa: Sexual Abuse and Bad Pay – Women’s Struggles in South African Live Music Exposed
[The Conversation Africa] Women working in live music as performers and in other onstage and behind-the-scenes roles in South Africa experience exclusion from decision-making, unequal pay, pressure to fit stereotyped roles, constant micro-aggressions, …
Namibia: Namibia to Host First Game Marathon for Women
[Namibian] Namibia is hosting its first-ever Women’s Game Jam (WGJ) – a global game development marathon.
Zimbabwe: The Reflection of Women Sympathy in Zimbabwean Novel ‘Nervous Conditions’ (Part One)
[Ethiopian Herald] Nervous Condition is a novel written by Zimbabwean writer Tsitsi Dangarembga in 1988, and it is situated in imagined Rhodesia. Nervous Conditions derives its title from Jean-Paul Sartre’s renowned introduction to Frantz Fanon’s The W…
Tunisia: Tunisian Federation of Film Societies Launches Call for Applications for Arab Women Directors
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis, July 8 — A call for applications for an artistic residency focused on the development of short film projects was launched by the Tunisian Federation of Film Societies (FTCC) as part of the fifth edition of Regards de Femm…
Nigeria: I Pray for Every Understanding Woman, Says Wizkid
[Vanguard] Nigerian singer, Ayodeji Balogun, better known as Wizkid, has stirred controversy with a recent post leading up to the wedding of his colleague Davido and his fiancée, Chioma Rowland.
Rwanda: Tying Knots – Rwandan Women Artists Take Art Exhibition to Luxembourg
[New Times] Rwanda’s renowned visual artist Jemima Kakizi has teamed up with 5 visual artists to stage a week-long art exhibition in Luxembourg.
Ghana: Margaret Busby – How a Pioneering Ghanaian Publisher Put African Women’s Writing On the Map
[The Conversation Africa] Published in 1992, Daughters of Africa is a groundbreaking volume of writing by women of African descent. It was followed by an expanded second edition, New Daughters of Africa, in 2019. The mind behind the books is pioneering…