East African leaders and Saudi royals are among those profiting off a lucrative, deadly trade in domestic workers.

Africa is the second largest continent in the world after Asia with 54 countries. It is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to ...

Housekeepers from East Africa suffer beatings, starvation and sexual assault in Saudi Arabia. Here’s what else we learned ...

Namibia’s women are now firmly in the driver’s seat of the country’s politics – President, VP and Speaker of the National Assembly.

In the realm of international law, it is rare for private attorneys to represent their countries in regional or international courts. Typically, countries appoint high-ranking judicial officials or ...

The saga reflects the harsh conditions women encounter in Nigerian politics. No Nigerian state has ever elected a female ...

Suggesting favouring one gender at the ballot has enraged some, prompting self-examination-I hope you’re equipped for it.

Ms Wangui, lacking the financial means to travel to Vietnam, is desperate to see her daughter one last time before the ...

On this International Women's Day 2025, I extend my warmest greetings to all women across the East African Community (EAC) region and beyond. Today, we celebrate the resilience, achievements ...

In East Africa a slave trade was well established ... Many people were domestic slaves, working in rich households. Women were taken as sex slaves. Arab traders began to settle among the Africans ...