In Nigeria, neglected women bear the shame of fistulas
At least 500,000 women have vaginal fistulas, largely as a result of lack of medical care during pregnancy and labor JOS, Nigeria — After giving birth five times, all Amina […]
Category Archives: Women
Senegalese Graffiti Artist Leaving a Fearless Mark
Senegalese graffiti artist Dieynaba Sidibe is challenging views on women’s roles and calling for equality, one spray-paint can at a time. Growing up in Senegal’s capital of Dakar, Dieynaba Sidibe […]
The widows of Boko Haram
Despite efforts by women’s groups, thousands of Nigerian widows struggle to survive because of Boko Haram’s insurgency. Maiduguri, Nigeria – For four months and 10 days, Falmata Gana never […]
Nigeria’s Woman Problem
In my city, Abuja, an NGO called the Society against Prostitution and Child Labour has been collaborating with the city’s Environmental Protection Board to round up any woman found on […]
Women Beyond The Veil In Mali
There are no beds in the small concrete home Madame Gassamba shares with her four teenage daughters. When night falls, cushions pushed against the spotted walls serve as […]
After the Genocide, Rwanda’s Widows Aging Alone
In a country with no tradition of institutional care for the elderly, Rwanda’s widows and survivors of the 1994 mass killings seek dignity at the end of their lives. […]
How Midwives on Sierra Leone’s Almost Untouched Turtle Islands are Improving Women’s Health
The eight islands that comprise Turtle Islands, Sierra Leone, are remote and practically untouched by modern civilisation. Credit: Joan Erakit/IPS MATTRU JONG, Sierra Leone, Aug 26 2014 (IPS) – […]
Afrocentric Confessions 