History was written in bold letters in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, on Sunday, as Nigeria’s D’Tigress asserted their dominance over African women’s basketball, capturing a fifth consecutive FIBA Women’s ...

Join us this Women’s Month as we celebrate a new generation of extraordinary female artists in South Africa's music scene, ...

Highlighting the continued success of women and girls of African heritage across the globe, Senator Tinubu noted that their progress is particularly remarkable given the barriers they have had to ...

A South African man died after allegedly stabbing a woman crew member aboard a vessel in waters off San Salvador last night.

Viral posts shared in July falsely claim a woman was arrested in South Africa for receiving financial support from eight men for one child. This is false; the claim is a recycled hoax from 2023.

On the margins of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4), the African Women Leaders Network (AWLN) convened a powerful High-Level Side Event titled: “Bridging ...

Amara La Negra shares her journey of embracing her natural hair and her thoughts on the policing of Black women's hair.

Rosalyn Sia Baker-Barnes was sworn in as the 77th president of The Florida Bar, becoming the first African American woman to hold the position.

There’s a long list of green skills that women across Africa need so that they can get jobs and start businesses that help the world adapt to climate change.

A South African woman will spend the rest of her life behind bars for the heinous crime of selling her 6-year-old daughter.

A South African woman was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for selling her 6-year-old daughter. Kelly Smith was sentenced by a judge alongside two others, her boyfriend and another man, who ...

The U.S. Mint has issued new quarters celebrating the contributions of African American women. Ida B. Wells, Maya Angelou, Bessie Coleman, and Pauli Murray are featured.