By Cat Swartbooi
U.S President Joe Biden has named Karine Jean-Pierre as his newest top spokesperson-the first black woman who has held the role.
This groundbreaking announcement underscores Biden’s emphasis on placing black women in positions of power. She joins incoming Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, Vice President Kamala Harris and a handful of officials and prominent judges that the Biden administration has appointed.
By Aditi Maheshwari Congolese Rumba originated in the Congo basin during the 1940s is one of the most loved African music and dance genres. It has now earned its place on UNESCO’s intangible heritage list. Around 60 applications were submitted by countries, awaiting a decision made on Tuesday, December 14. Rumba is derived from the Kikongo word for navel, “Nkumba.” Congolese Rumba joins other traditional treasures such as Jamaican reggae music and Singaporean hawker food on UNESCO’s “intangible cultural heritage of humanity.” Rumba has become more closely associated with Latin dance despite its African origins. Indeed, Cuban Rumba was granted UNESCO intangible cultural heritage status in 2016. The style of Rumba that emerged in Cuba in the 19th Century had its roots in the drumming of enslaved people from central Africa, which was then combined with melodies from Cuba’s Spanish colonizers. However, the rhythm maintained its exclusivity to the extent…
The first all-women media house in Somalia has been launched, creating a rare opportunity for female journalists in the country to research and publish stories they want to tell.
Led by one of the few female senior news producers in the country, the team of six will produce content for TV, radio and online media on gender-based violence, women in politics and female entrepreneurs.
Liberia’s Vice President, Chief Dr Jewel Howard-Taylor, has addressed the 2022 Generation Equality Conference organized by the Government of Malawi in coordination with The Joyce Banda Foundation (WED) and some international NGOs.
The 3-day conference held in Lilongwe, Malawi, according to a dispatch from the Office Of the Vice President, discussed issues of gender equality with the holding of plenary sessions with Young Women and Men.
Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) (www.AWIEForum.org), in partnership with USAID Southern Africa Trade and Investment Hub (USAID TradeHub), has launched a new program that will increase the investor, export readiness and competitiveness of 100 SMEs in Southern Africa.
When the National Assembly in Nigeria rejected five gender bills that sought to achieve equality, many thought they would sit back to draw sympathy from the society.
Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donated $275 million to women’s healthcare provider Planned Parenthood, the largest gift from a single donor in the organization’s more than 100-year history, Planned Parenthood said on Wednesday, 23 March 2022.
