President Maada Bio Sierra Leone’s president, Julius Maada Bio has declared a national emergency over rape and sexual violence in a keynote address. The president declared that those who sexually assault minors will face life in prison. He added that 70 per cent of victims are under 15. The current law carries a maximum penalty of […]
Category: Women World
United Nations Deputy Secretary General Amina Mohammed, on Monday met with a number of women peacekeepers from Ethiopia to discuss the challenges they face in the field and come up with possible solutions. Ms. Mohammed was accompanied by Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Executive Secretary, Vera Songwe, and Bineta Diop, African Union Special Envoy for […]
Politicians are normally judged by what they do rather than on what they wear, but one lawmaker in Brazil has caused a stir over her ‘revealing’ first-day outfit choice and says she’ll sue those abusing her online. Ana Paula da Silva, known locally as Paulinha, had previously served two stints as a city mayor before […]
By Joshua Olomu The Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, is pregnant with her first child for Prince Harry, the British royal family has announced. The news was disclosed in the palace’s official twitter handle- @kensingtonRoyal on Monday. It reads: ‘’Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are very pleased to announce that The Duchess […]