Nigeria is making measurable progress in advancing women’s participation in nation building through increased representation ...

In less than a decade, Senegal has reduced its maternal mortality rate by more than 50%, from 392 deaths per 100 000 live births in 2015 to 153 in 2023, according to a World Health Organization report ...

GENEVA, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Women are bearing the brunt of the humanitarian crisis in Sudan, with the majority of female-headed households not having enough food to eat, the U.N. said on Friday. "Female ...

Burned bone fragments found in northern Malawi have revealed the oldest cremation pyre ever found in Africa — and unearthed new mysteries that may be hard to solve. By analyzing the bones and pyre ...

The Red Raiders have signed 7-footer Stephanie Okechukwu, multiple sources familiar with her recruitment confirmed to USA Today.

Everything's bigger in Texas. Apparently, that phrase includes women's basketball players. On Thursday, Texas Tech Lady Raiders head coach Krista Gerlich shared a social media video of a very tall ...

Ghanaian independent Cybele Energy is out to change perceptions after becoming the first African company – and first woman-led African energy firm – to secure an offshore oil block in Guyana. Founder ...

Guinea has seen nearly 4,400 hectares (about 10,900 acres) of reforestation across 43 villages since 2021 under a project led by Switzerland-based arboRise Foundation, which employs hundreds of women ...

In 2020, the U.S. government estimated that nearly nine million citizens live abroad, and of that, nearly 700,000 are Black Americans. Even before James Baldwin and Josephine Baker fled to France, ...

Residents during a rally in support of the Sudanese regular army in their battle against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Omdurman, Khartoum, on December 13, 2025. [AFP] This year marks ...

The Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), formerly the African Women’s Championship, will get underway on Saturday, July 5th, in Morocco with South Africa’s Banyana Banyana seeking to defend the ...