On February 27, 2020, Nigeria announced its first COVID-19 case. Weeks later states in Nigeria including Lagos, Abuja, Rivers, and Kaduna, initiated full or partial lockdowns in a bid to slow down…
On March 8th, just after 1 pm, Sudanese women gathered in front of the Justice Ministry in downtown Khartoum to call for the reform of the Muslim Personal Status Act of 1991…
On 11 March, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the coronavirus outbreak to be a global pandemic-a classification used once an epidemic grows in multiple countries and continents at the same time.…
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Now more than 40 African countries are battling the Coronavirus pandemic. Since the outbreak began a few months…
Her alarm goes off at 6:45am. She opens her eyes wide and sticks her leg outside her bed cover. It’s cold, her bed is warm and cosy, but she has an interview…
Everything seems to be about Coronavirus these days. It’s the main topic of conversation in most, if not all of my WhatsApp groups, with members sharing links, information, myths and fake news…
When I die, bury me where my mother wants me to be buried. When I die, let my mother’s wishes be respected. I recently found out that once married via a traditional…
For the last 63 years, the United Nations has hosted a commission on the status of women (CSW) established as a functional commission of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) by ECOSOC…
If you work in the development sector, you’re bound to hear, in the weeks preceding March 8th: “let’s host a workshop celebrating women”. Or see several initiatives and posts on social media…
In early November 2019, an ordinary meeting on maladministration in a small town near the Ethio-Eritrean border ended abruptly. A woman had revealed she had been raped by a police officer over…