DAKAR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Experts predict the number of women who win seats in Nigeria's Saturday elections is likely to fall below the existing 6 percent - already one of the lowest rates in the world.
DAKAR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Growing mental health services for children who have survived Nigeria's Islamist insurgency can help prevent future violence, aid agencies said on Monday, although huge needs remain unmet.
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Sierra Leone has banned female genital mutilation (FGM) as part of a wider clampdown on initiation ceremonies by secret societies, a minister has confirmed.
DAKAR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Dozens of Congolese Ebola survivors are dispelling rumors and caring for patients and lone children in the world's second deadliest outbreak, health workers said on Thursday.
DAKAR, Jan 24 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Dozens of Congolese Ebola survivors are dispelling rumours and caring for patients and lone children in the world's second deadliest outbreak, health workers said on Thursday.
DAKAR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Tens of thousands of displaced people in northeast Nigeria are cut off from humanitarian aid following a militant attack earlier this week, the United Nations said on Friday.
DAKAR, Jan 18 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Tens of thousands of displaced people in northeast Nigeria are cut off from humanitarian aid following a militant attack earlier this week, the United Nations said on Friday.
DAKAR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - About two-thirds of patients in Congo's latest Ebola outbreak have been women, the World Health Organization said on Thursday, calling for more focus on gender in disease control and prevention.
DAKAR, Jan 17 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - About two-thirds of patients in Congo's latest Ebola outbreak have been women, the World Health Organization said on Thursday, calling for more focus on gender in disease control and prevention.
DAKAR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A 10-year-old girl has died after undergoing female genital mutilation (FGM) during an initiation into a secret women's society in Sierra Leone, police said on Wednesday, sparking renewed calls for the practice to be banned.
A Spanish warship tried to order commercial shipping to leave anchorages in British waters near Gibraltar but was challenged by the British navy and sailed away, Gibraltar said, the latest example of tension over the strategic port as Brexit approaches.