From Law Professor to President, Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova’s Historic Rise

On 11 May 1953, Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova was born in Ohrid, a historic city in what was then the Socialist Republic of Macedonia, part of Yugoslavia. Decades later, she would become…

Democratic Erosion Leaves Disabled Women on the Front Line

More than 600 million women and girls currently live within 50 kilometres of an active conflict zone, exposing them to the destruction, displacement and insecurity that accompany war. Conflict does…

INEC Urges Parties to Turn Commitments on Women in Politics Into Action

Nearly half of Nigeria’s registered voters are women, but their presence in elected office remains disproportionately low, highlighting a persistent gap between women’s participation at the ballot box and their…

Five Survivors Break Their Silence as GBV Campaign Reaches Over 200 in Oyo

Five survivors of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) privately disclosed their experiences during a six-day community sensitization campaign across parts of Iddo Local Government Area of Oyo State. The outreach,…

Women Drive 74 Percent of West Africa’s Informal Trade as ECOWAS Calls for Reform

Women account for 74 per cent of informal trade operations across West Africa, according to the ECOWAS Commission, highlighting their central role in an economy that often remains largely invisible…

Five Survivors Come Forward as EU-Funded GBV Campaign Reaches Over 200 in Oyo

Five survivors of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) have privately disclosed their experiences during a six-day community sensitization campaign carried out across parts of Iddo Local Government Area of Oyo…