South Africa is commemorating 70 years since the Women's March of 1956, when around 20,000 women protested apartheid laws in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Emese Maczko is a travel writer covering sustainable travel. World Bank’s recent report estimates that every dollar invested in ...

South Africa is commemorating 70 years since the Women's March of 1956, when 20,000 women protested apartheid laws in ...

Long associated with a male-dominated political landscape, Africa is witnessing a profound transformation as remarkable women ascend to the highest offices. These leaders are challenging entrenched ...

A first-in-New Brunswick event called for greater recognition of African women and girls of African descent, guided by the philosophy of "ubuntu" — or, "I am because we are." That ancient philosophy ...

Only two women have been directly elected by their populations to the presidency in African countries: President Ellen Sirleaf Johnson of Liberia in 2006 and President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah of ...

It is well documented that women small-scale farmers are hard done by in an environment where they farm without security of tenure, which inhibits their ability to raise finance with which to grow ...

Visionary women pioneering sustainable travel in Africa through Roar Africa, Great Plains, African Monarch Lodges and Sea4Life. “If African women rise, wildlife will thrive,” says Deborah Calmeyer, ...

You may not know her name, but the striking work of self-taught hair artist Elisabeth Anayes Niouky is certainly turning heads. Niouky, based in the West African country of Senegal, crafts modern ...

Pre-eclampsia is a danger to pregnant women. It’s a complication characterised by high blood pressure and organ damage, arising during the second half of pregnancy, in labour or in the first week ...