Zambia saw an increase in gender-based violence cases during the first quarter of 2023 compared to the same period last year, according to data released by the police Thursday. According to the data released by the Victim Support Unit of the police, the country recorded 10,797 gender-based violence cases during…
Kenya on Saturday committed to eliminating harmful cultural practices that perpetuate violence against women as the country commemorated Human Rights Day with the rest of the world. Aisha Jumwa, cabinet secretary of the Ministry of Public Service, Gender and Affirmative Action, said in a statement released in Nairobi, the capital…
Cameroon is working to pool efforts to combat rising gender-based violence, Minister of Women's Empowerment and the Family Marie-Therese Abena Ondoa has said. "We have to work together," the minister told an event in the capital, Yaounde, on Tuesday to initiate mapping of gender-based violence service providers in the central…