AG Week

'My land, my life' - West African women march for land rights

DAKAR - Rural women across West Africa will march to demand equal land rights on Tuesday to mark International Women's Day, as activists urge African nations to invest in female farmers. Women in the ...
The New York Times

The West African Girls Leading a Quiet Revolution

Every year I choose a university student to accompany me on my win-a-trip journey, which is meant to highlight issues that deserve more attention. My 2025 winner is Sofia Barnett, a recent Brown ...
The Conversation

West Africa’s fisher women are experts at coping with job insecurity – but policymakers are using their resilience against them

Ifesinachi Okafor-Yarwood receives funding from the Scottish Funding Council. All along West Africa’s coastline, women play a vital role in the fisheries sector as processors, traders and distributors ...
Los Angeles Times

‘We have work to do’: ‘Jaja’s African Hair Braiding’ cast finds humor amid political turmoil

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. “Jaja’s African Hair Braiding,” which opened on Broadway in 2023, just staged its L.A. premiere at Mark Taper ...
Zawya

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) holds second meeting of subcommittee on women in trade to strengthen their participation in cross-border trade in west Africa

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, through the Regional Trade Facilitation Committee (RTFC), held the second meeting of the Sub-Committee on Women in Trade virtually on ...