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Empowering women in Central Africa: What different countries are doing

Angola, Burundi, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, ...
National Catholic Reporter

Q&A with Sr. Josée Ngalula, first African woman appointed to Vatican theological commission

A Sister of St. Andrew, Josée Ngalula is the first African woman appointed to the International Theological Commission, the church's premiere advisory body on theology and the church's magisterium, ...
The Root

Study: 48 Women Raped Every Hour in Congo

Alarming study results released today show that the horrors of rape in the central-African nation of Congo are even worse than previously thought: Latest reports are that 1,152 women are raped every ...
SFGate

Sexual violence against children and women has surged in Congo, charity says

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The number of children and women who are survivors of sexual violence in Congo surged over four fold over the first half this year, Save The Children said on Thursday, amid a ...
Religion News Service

Leading African ecumenical group elects first female president

NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — The Rev. Lydia Chituku Neshangwe, a Presbyterian minister, became the first woman to lead the ecumenical All Africa Conference of Churches. NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — The All Africa ...
UNHCR

New Central African Republic violence triggers new displacement, including into DR Congo

This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Karin de Gruijl – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. 24 February 2015 An ...
Mashable

Jada Pinkett-Smith's 'African Queens: Njinga' tells the story of the original Woman King

All products featured here are independently selected by our editors and writers. If you buy something through links on our site, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission. Adesuwa Oni stars in ...