Nation

The Class Four escape that changed 3,000 girls’ lives

Dr Josephine Kulea, founder of the Samburu Girls Foundation, which has rescued and educated over 3,000 girls from harmful ...

A harsh climate for many LGBTQ people in Africa is getting worse. Some blame the US

When 22-year-old Wendy Faith shared a Valentine’s Day kiss with 21-year-old Alesi Diana Denise in Uganda — a country infamous ...
KCCI Des Moines

Iowa sewing group empowers South African girls with hygiene kits

EIGHT. NEWS AT FIVE STARTS RIGHT NOW. ONE STITCH AT A TIME. A CENTRAL IOWA SEWING GROUP IS CHANGING LIVES ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD. THEIR WORK IS PART OF AN IOWA BASED EFFORT SO BIG, WE SENT ...
National Catholic Reporter

'Una Caro': Why is the Vatican still getting Africa wrong on marriage?

When the Vatican's Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith recently published "Una Caro (One Flesh): In Praise of Monogamy: Doctrinal Note on the Value of Marriage as an Exclusive Union and Mutual ...
International Rescue Committee

New IRC data shows thousands of women and girls at risk as aid cuts cripple gender-based violence services in West Africa

Across Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Nigeria, over 55% of gender-based violence (GBV) survivors supported in early 2025, have been left without continued access to essential, safe and confidential ...
Hartford Courant

Vatican answers African bishops concerned about polygamy with document praising monogamous marriage

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican on Tuesday doubled down on the value of monogamous marriage between a man and woman, responding to concerns raised by African bishops about the practice of polygamy in ...