Announcement - The African Development Bank and Mastercard have announced the launch of the Kenya Country Chapter of the Mobilizing Access to the Digital Economy (MADE) Alliance: Africa. The Kenya ...

We're halfway through a pulsating international break for Africa's national sides, as the continent's World Cup hopefuls look ...

Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has been sworn in as Namibia’s first female president. She reaches the highest office in her land ...

Isabelle Lassee of Amnesty International and The Diplomat’s Catherine Putz discuss the state of gender apartheid in ...

THE world’s happiest countries of 2025 have been revealed, with the regular winner in first place despite being renowned for ...

In celebration of Women's Month 2025, we spotlight remarkable African women leaders from the Graça Machel Trust's Expert Leaders Group (ELG). Among these trailblazers is Ms. Elsie Addo Awadzi, a ...

A new assessment of gender equality and economic inclusion has identified ten African countries where women are experiencing ...

Taiwan says South Africa’s government website listed the island’s de facto embassy as ‘international organisations ...

A friend in the US got in touch with a depressing, and sadly revealing, story. She was out shopping with her daughter, and the two of them were chatting normally. A passerby overheard them and ...

Standard Chartered Bank and Village Capital are partnering to equip women-led start-ups with essential skills, financing, and networks to drive long-term impact. The partnership is expected to boosts ...

Despite women founding one in five startups in the UK, only two per cent of venture capital funding goes to all-women teams. Venture capital (VC) remains overwhelmingly male-dominated, both in ...