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African Youths Tackle Digital Violence Against Women, Girls

Young people across sub-Saharan Africa are driving a powerful wave of online advocacy as the 2025 “UNiTE to End Digital ...
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West African countries committed to boosting women’s empowerment in agrifood systems

Women are at the beating heart of agrifood systems in sub-Saharan Africa. They lead through innovation, entrepreneurship and ...
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Women in sub-Saharan Africa continue to have higher risk of death following childbirth, analysis shows

Women in sub-Saharan Africa continue to have an elevated risk of death following childbirth long after the 42-day postpartum limit the WHO uses to define pregnancy-related deaths, a new analysis shows ...
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Appreciate women’s autonomy in marriages – Ark Foundation Director

Executive Director of the Ark Foundation and a leading women's rights advocate, Dr Angela Dwamena Aboagye has expressed ...
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Women’s education influences family size in sub-Saharan Africa, research finds

Women with higher education levels in sub-Saharan Africa are leading the shift toward smaller family sizes, new research found. A study analyzed data from more than a million women in 39 countries ...
JSTOR Daily

Fertility among better-off women in sub-Saharan Africa: Nearing late transition levels across the region

BACKGROUND While overall fertility across Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is still high, fertility rates have been declining among educated and wealthier women in many countries since the 1970s. It is not ...
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Most women in Sub-Saharan Africa re-marry quickly after divorce or widowhood - New report claims

The study, which analyzed data from 34 Sub-Saharan African countries over the past four decades, revealed that more than 20% of first unions end within 15 years ...
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Visa Foundation Commits To Uplift Women Entrepreneurs Across Sub-Saharan Africa Through Its Equitable Access Initiative

NAIROBI, Kenya--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today at the 10 th Africa Sankalp Forum in Nairobi, Kenya, Visa Foundation announced a $1 Million grant partnership with two African organizations highlighting the ...
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79 million girls, women assaulted in sub-Saharan Africa: UNICEF

More than 79 million women and girls across sub-Saharan Africa have endured rape and sexual assault as children, according to data presented by UNICEF on Thursday. The UN children's agency said newly ...
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A stock of U.S.-bought birth control, meant for sub-Saharan Africa, goes bad in Belgium

Millions of dollars worth of contraceptives have been stored in Belgium since the U.S. froze foreign aid. A local official ...
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HIV incidence in sub-Saharan Africa ‘appears low,’ but rates remain ‘staggering’

Despite some progress being made, sub-Saharan Africa remained a hot spot for new HIV infections, with approximately 689,000 new infections annually among HIV-negative adults between 2015 and 2019, ...

ESPN Africa Secures Exclusive FIBA Rights for Sub-Saharan Africa Until 2029

In a groundbreaking move for basketball enthusiasts in sub-Saharan Africa, Disney's ESPN Africa has announced an exclusive four-year deal granting it the broadcast rights to the International ...