The long-term growth in women’s political leadership has plateaued overall, despite marginal gains in some areas.

French billionaire Vincent Bollore is set to face trial on corruption and embezzlement charges related to election campaigns in Togo and Guinea in 2009, 2010 and 2011, the ...

Now, I am standing in Benin, a place which holds a part of my heritage, watching the rhythm of the crowd and the invocation of spirits, and thinking of the father who raised me—and also the other who ...

For many women makers, craft is more than a skill—it becomes a way to rediscover creativity, build confidence, and shape a lifestyle they truly love. And at ToAuto, supporting that journey—from hobby ...

The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID), in partnership with ASKY Airlines and Plan International Togo, successfully hosted the “Girls in Aviation Day” initiative on 7 March 2026 at the ...

The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID), in partnership with ASKY Airlines and Plan International Togo, hosted ...

In contemporary Japan, they are increasingly part of something more deliberate: the soft packaging of nationalism for a new generation. Eighty-one years after the end of World War II, Japan's ...

Bola Tinubu, president of Nigeria, has approved the deployment of several prominent Nigerians as ambassadors to key ...

Revolt did not begin and end with a single sermon in Virginia or a planned uprising in Charleston. It lived in plantation quarters, kitchens, ship holds, prayer meetings, and whispered conversations ...

Welcome back to AL-MONITOR Istanbul. As we mark International Women’s Day next Sunday, it feels only right to dedicate this issue to women who have shaped Istanbul’s cultural and culinary map. We then ...

Oluwole faced a double challenge: a woman in philosophy and an African, confronting both sexism and Eurocentric bias.

Five years ago, Robin Washington and I started Black Women on Boards with a simple problem: we were both at capacity – serving on multiple boards, fielding opportunities – but we knew so many amazing ...