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Domestic Violence in Africa

Ghana: Widows call for Enforcement of Domestic Violence Act

International Widows Day has been marked in Bolgatanga with a call on government to enact the legislative instrument on Domestic Violence Act to eliminate…

Patricia Nafuna - From Victim to Advocate for Kenya's Women & Girls

Interview with Cyrilla Nafuna - Part 1 Cyrilla Nafuna (Patricia) suffered and survived severe domestic violence while continuing her nursing training. She…

One Woman's Quest to Empower Kenya's Women & Girls

Interview with Cyrilla Nafuna - Part 2 Cyrilla Nafuna (Patricia) suffered and survived severe domestic violence while continuing her nursing training. She…

Nigerian women urge government intervention in domestic violence

Following the arrest of a man who stabbed his fiancé in the eye,  women in Nigeria are demanding the government takes action.

Violence against women in contemporary South Africa

Most of the women are afraid to speak about what happened to them," says Caroline Tsetsana, a zone manager for the Simelela Centre for survivors of sexual…

Angola: Law on Domestic Violence a Step Forward for Women’s Rights

Women will get financial and medical support from the state In addition, violence has been designated as a "public crime", which means anyone can report it to…

Former FGM surgeons given new employment opportunity

At least 254 former traditional surgeons of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Sebei have received grinding machines to start up alternative means of living.…

Nigeria - My Story is Our Story

By Olutosin Oladosu Adebowale: "The fight is for us all, for the generation of women who are yet unborn. This journey is unveiling by the day, because women…

Northern Uganda: Violence Persists in Spite of the Law

UGANDA - In July 2010, a 30 year-old woman was brutally murdered by a brother in-law in Ogan northern Uganda. Susan Adong, who had three children, was seven…