Africa’s future is undeniably female—not just in demographics but in the innovations, industries, and transformative ideas waiting to be explored. As the global business landscape evolves, 2025 ...

Female-led firms are demonstrating their creditworthiness with little or no collateral, as development financiers and commercial lenders start to increase their support for women entrepreneurs through ...

The year draws to a close with two momentous political achievements in Africa. On 7 December, Ghana rewrote history by electing its first-ever female vice president in Prof Naana J If you are an ...

Only one of the African startups that have raised $100m and above in the past five-year period (2019-2024) have had a female chief executive officer, according to Africa; The Big Deal. While the ...

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Beijing’s detractors claim it lures in African countries with big loans, but the continent’s leaders also have a choice. We all need to re-embrace the dream of African unity and demand freedom ...

DW's GirlZ Off Mute provides a platform for young, female reporters across Africa. Equipped with a camera and mic, 13- to 18-year-old girls and young women cover the stories that matter to them ...

African trypanosomiasis, or sleeping sickness, is a disease caused by a parasite and spread by the tsetse fly in sub-Saharan Africa. Infections begin with mild to moderate symptoms like fever and body ...

Women’s sports are riding a wave of momentum, and the rising tide is—finally—starting to lift players’ pay. Indiana Fever rookie phenom Caitlin Clark, who helped push the WNBA to record ...

Despite great strides made by the international women’s rights movement over many years, women and girls around the world are still married as children or trafficked into forced labor and sex ...