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L-R: Karen Austrian, the Director of GIRL Center; Caroline Kabiru, Head of Population Dynamics and Reproductive Health, African Population and Health Research Center; Maliha Khan, President and CEO of Women Deliver; Yosimbom Jania Ney, Adolescent Activist from Cameroon; and Hana Brixi, Global Director for Gender Equality, at The World Bank Group during a plenary panel at Girls Deliver: Pre-Conference on Adolescent Girls. COURTESY

Empowering teen girls key to gender equality - Women Deliver boss

Monday, July 17, 2023
Divine Ingabire, the founder and executive director of I Matter receives the award at the 20 for 20 Solidarity Award in Nairobi, Kenya on Tuesday, July 11. Courtesy
Women

Ingabire scoops continental award for fighting period poverty

Wednesday, July 12, 2023
Before and after surgery, some fistula repair surgery patients are taken through daily exercises. (Penny Bradfield)
People

Fistula repair: Giving women back their dignity, one stitch at a time

Monday, June 26, 2023
Mia Mottley, the Prime Minister of Barbados. The Bridgetown Initiative, launched in Barbados last summer, calls on to maximize efforts to prevent and respond to climatic events and pandemics.

What it will take to transform development finance

Friday, June 23, 2023
The lawmakers expressed concern about hunger in the bloc, and urged the EAC Member States to take firm action to address it during a plenary session held in Arusha on June 21. Courtesy
Agriculture

EAC countries challenged on meeting agric targets

Friday, June 23, 2023
Aerial view Kigali City in Nyarugenge District. Rwanda’s transformation has been remarkable, as this small, beautiful land locked East African country forges ahead with its aspiration to become a middle-income country.

Accelerating Rwanda’s development in the midst of overlapping crises

Monday, June 12, 2023
Girls with pads donated by Jeannette Kawera and Brian Natete during their initiative to support girls from poor families to access pads. Courtesy
Health

Period poverty: Activists on improving access to menstrual hygiene services and products

Friday, June 02, 2023
Reusable sanitary pads made by Love Centre. Photo by Craish Bahizi
Editorial

Reusable sanitary pads could be the solution to period poverty

Tuesday, May 30, 2023
Some sanitary pads in girls' room in Rulindo District. Craish Bahizi

Making VAT exemption for period products a reality: A call to government

Monday, May 29, 2023
The Morgridge Family Foundation was made possible by John and Tashia Morgridge. Dan Gatsinzi
Featured

Philanthropic Foundation targets Rwandan market through BK Foundation

Friday, May 26, 2023
NCBA Rwanda CEO, Lina Higiro, and NCBA Rwanda Head of Operations, Christian Dingida, lay a wreath to pay respects to the victims of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi at Ntarama Genocide Memorial, May 19, 2023 (courtesy)
Kwibuka

NCBA Bank honours Genocide victims, donates cows to survivors

Saturday, May 20, 2023
The Commonwealth Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland with delegates pose for a group photo at the 13th Annual Commonwealth Regional Anti-Corruption Conference in Seychelles. Courtesy

Commonwealth SG calls for urgent action to curb illicit flow of money

Monday, May 15, 2023