African and Caribbean Women

[Namibian]NAMIBIA still has a long way to go in achieving 50 percent women's representation in governance, research shows. (AllAfrica)

[SAFA]Banyana Banyana vs Zimbabwe post-match reactions Banyana Banyana head coach, Joseph Mkhonza did admit that it was a tough game for the girls but is disappointed that they missed two crucial goals that could have given South Africa victory. (AllAfrica)

[Malawi News Agency]Lilongwe -240 women from 16 villages in Kakoma Section of the Mbawa Extension Planning Area (EPA) in Mzimba district on Thursday graduated with certificates in Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) after attending 10 sessions on nutrition and cooking demonstrations. (AllAfrica)

[ANGOP]Luanda -The number of women that have become heads of the family increased in recent years in Angola, and they are getting more active in the job market, as well as becoming better able to combine their professional careers and other activities. (AllAfrica)

[Sudan Tribune]Rumbek -A traditional court in Lakes state's Wulu county has sentenced a woman to nine months in prison for having committed adultery with a South Sudanese army (SPLA) soldier belonging to division six. (AllAfrica)

[RFI]With summer vacation just around the corner and many French children visiting family in their countries of origin, a joint statement has been issued by a collection of female organisations warning young girls on the risks of female circumcision. (AllAfrica)

[IPS]Nairobi -Akech B. loved to study and dreamed of becoming a nurse. But when she was 14, her uncle who was raising her forced her to leave school to marry a man Akech described as old and gray-haired. (AllAfrica)

[]I believe in an Africa that is fit for women and girls; that protects their well-being and creates a supportive environment for them to realise their aspirations. As I look at the work done by African states in pursuit of gender equality, I am convinced that the continent is either on course for another dismal episode in the empowerment of women, or it's on the brink of a women's rights revolution. (AllAfrica)

[AI London]The Libyan authorities must drop charges against two politicians who published a cartoon on women's rights deemed to be offensive to Islam, Amnesty International said today. (AllAfrica)

[AlertNet]Nairobi -Women are due to get a bigger say in Kenya's climate change policies after female parliamentarians representing its 47 counties joined a group that has been pushing for gender balance from the local up to the national level. (AllAfrica)

[The Herald]Chipo Mbigi's quest to acquire a passport after attaining the legal age of majority opened a can of worms. (AllAfrica)

[The Point]According to a press release issued by the British High Commission in Banjul, it will forward on to Gambian organisations details of how to bid for funds once details become available. The UK's Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative (PSVI) was launched just over a year ago by UK Foreign Secretary William Hague and this year resulted in a historic declaration by G8 Foreign Ministers containing a number of legal, political and practical commitments. The G8 Declaration endorsed the development of a new Interna (AllAfrica)

[Daily News]TARIME is one of the areas notorious in practicing female genital mutilation (FGM) in the country. But there are positive signs indicating that anti-FGM campaign is now widely bearing fruit in the area. (AllAfrica)

[Malawi News Agency]Machinga -Ministry of Information and Civic Education is calling on news and communication channels in the country to put women rights and gender issues on the agenda for the society to recognize their contribution in various roles. (AllAfrica)

[Shabelle]PRESS RELEASE (AllAfrica)

[Daily Observer]An eighteen year-old teenager was last Saturday crowned as the winner of the 2013 Miss Bakau pageant, organised by the Bakau Youth Association for Community Welfare (BYCAW) at the African Village Hotel in the coastal settlement. (AllAfrica)

[Observer]After months of traversing the four regions in search for Miss Uganda 2013/14, the judges finally unveiled the list of 22 beauties at Garden City Rooftop, on Wednesday. (AllAfrica)

[Zambia Reports]President Michael Sata's sarcastic telephone call to a Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) official to protect his allegedly corrupt friend Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) Mutembo Nchito made a female secretariat staff faint only to recuperate from a hospital bed. (AllAfrica)

[Cameroon Tribune]The five female Senators make up close to 30 per cent of the 17-member Permanent Bureau. (AllAfrica)

[The Star]A former Embu Municipality Mayor who lost the county representative's seat in the last general Election has bounced back to the county assembly after being nominated back. (AllAfrica)

[Namibia Economist]Visual Arts student Fillow Nghipandulwa celebrates the daughters of the soil, the mothers and sisters of Africa in his latest presentation of mixed media artworks in an exhibition titled African Woman, at the Blue Frog Restaurant. (AllAfrica)

[Capital FM]Dainty shoes with the ability to flatter even the hideous of feet/legs? I'm talking about the ankle strap heels. The shoe style that is currently all the rage in the fashion scene. (AllAfrica)

[Capital FM]My brother and his wife meet up everyday after work and go home together. When they get home their little girl is always waiting by the door and when the door opens, she looks at her mommy and smiles and then tries to find her daddy (who is always hiding behind mommy) and when she spots him she starts jumping up and down, dives into her daddy's arms... and that is when her day will have begun. (AllAfrica)

[Observer]We often hear parents go on about how they don't understand the current generation, especially when it relates to values, lifestyles and expectations. (AllAfrica)

[Observer]Peter is a lawyer and owns a law firm, while Mary is a retired accountant pursuing a doctorate at a foreign institution. Despite their stable relationship and sound credentials, the couple is not immune to emotional trials, notably Mary's jealousy of Peter's best friend, Rachael Nalwoga. (AllAfrica)

[Observer]Dorothy Atuhaire Ssonko is a jack of many trades and, apparently, master of all too. (AllAfrica)

[Daily Trust]"I don't know what she wants from me. I have been a good husband to her all these years. But she never seems to value whatever I do for her. Just yesterday, we had a big fight. I noticed she was acting strangely and when I asked what the matter was, it seemed my question made her angry and she started making trouble. I had to leave the house to avoid more chaos at the end." (AllAfrica)

[Daily Trust]Damaturu -Governor Ibrahim Gaidam of Yobe State has flagged off 2013 fertilizer sale, just as he has distributed 40 tractors, 500 tricycles and funds to youth and women FADAMA groups in the state. Speaking during the launch and distribution of the items yesterday in Damaturu, Gaidam said his administration is according priority to agriculture because of the important role it plays in national economy and job creation. (AllAfrica)

[Leadership]It is no longer news nor surprising that women in modern Nigeria can afford to share their spouse with another woman. But the rate at which this practice is increasing in Nigeria has become worrisome. (AllAfrica)

[The Star]A petition challenging the election of Mary Otara as Kisii women's representative will go to full trial after the High Court allowed an application by two voters to replace the original petitioner. (AllAfrica)

[Zimbabwe Standard]THE Zimbabwe Netball Association (Zina) president, Letitia Chipandu has challenged the team and its leadership to improve on its world ranking (AllAfrica)