The world is being split in two by transnational organisations that are promoting right-wing politics under the insidious guise of ‘family values’, and they are reversing human rights gains all over ...

Despite global efforts, child marriage remains prevalent in the Democratic Republic of Congo, affecting 37% of girls before age 18, with rural areas showing higher rates. Key drivers include poverty, ...

The DRC must harmonise customary and statutory laws to close loopholes that allow child marriage to persist. Law enforcement ...

As her contractual negotiations with the South African Football Association continue, coach Desiree Ellis was once again ...

An Ebola outbreak that has plagued southern Congo in recent weeks is starting to be contained, the World Health Organization ...

Kinshasa, Oct 6 (Reuters) - The Democratic Republic of Congo will permanently ban cobalt exporters that violate its new quota system, President Felix Tshisekedi has warned, as the world's top producer ...

While women have been increasing their share of the home-buying market and single women actually own more homes than single men today, their chances of getting their mortgage application denied are ...

Research from LendingTree finds that single women are almost 30% more likely to be denied a mortgage Single women own more homes than their male counterparts, yet they are almost 30% more likely to be ...

Thanks to the dire state of sex education in the US combined with societal shame and stigma that discourages open conversations about sex, a lot of folks can feel in the dark when it comes to what’s ...

Rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo committed what might have been war crimes and crimes against humanity, raping women and executing children and other civilians, the United Nations said ...

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 ...