The Benin ivory mask is a portrait of the Queen Mother Idia of the Benin Empire in the 16th century, made like an African traditional mask....

From the University of Cambridge: New research on the treatment of 'hardcore' female Mau Mau prisoners by the British in the lat...

Queen Tin Hinan is renowned in Tuareg history as a fourth century matriarch of great prestige – named “Mother of Us All”. Her monumental t...

From the Liberian Daily Observer : Leaders of three of Liberia’s foremost women’s peace advocacy groups – the Liberia Women’s Initiative (LW...

From Malawi Today : History-making Joyce Banda , who rose to prominence in Malawi as a champion for women's rights and empowerment, yest...

From Tadias  - an article on women filmmakers from Ethiopia: Documentary filmmaking holds a special place in the history of African women’s ...

From the Mail & Guardian : As we reflect on 100 years of the ANC, we must also reflect on the years that preceded its formation and hono...

From African Colours : Gallery Watatu presents master photographer Giulio d’Ercole in his lyrical ode to the women of Africa in 'Beauty ...

From The Nation : History was made yesterday when Liberian and Africa’s first democratically elected female president, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf...

From Inside Africa : Kenyan Wangari Maathai, the first woman from Africa to win the Nobel Peace Prize, died Monday after a battle with cance...

From Past Imperfect : It is noon on a humid Saturday in the fall of 1861, and a missionary by the name of Francesco Borghero has been summon...

From Ghana Web : Many are those Ghanaians who are completely oblivious of the seminal role women played in the success of the great revoluti...

From Lusaka Times : It is clear that many women in Zambian politics, ancient and modern played and have continued to play a crucial role in ...

From the Association of Zimbabwe Journalists : FUNERALS by their very nature leave you depressed and demotivated. They invariably also leave...

From Ghana Web : The Fanti Women Caucus of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has declared support for the Former First Lady, Nana Konad...

From Ezega : In recent months local and national initiatives have shown a clear intensification of the struggle against the practice of Fema...

From Afrik-News : A human rights group in Malawi is causing a stir as it embarks on a mission to gather 10,000 signatures from locals to for...

From the Vanguard : THE Warri Women Consultative Assembly, WWCA, has urged all aspiring political office holders in the Itsekiri nation to m...

From the Sunday Tribune : The employment of the female breasts and sexuality in Nigerian politics has shown that nothing is too sacred to be...

From the New York Times : A mob of Rwandan rebels gang-raped at least 150 women last month during a weekend raid on a community of villages ...