April 2015

Analysts caution against accumulating too much

Some progress made, but challenges remain

— Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka

The gender gap has narrowed, but progress is starting to stall

Groups ask men and boys to shun the practice

Number of women legislators inches upward in Africa

What women want in 2015 - the Year of Women’s Empowerment

How an innovative real-time intervention in Kenya used women’s strengths to protect voters and help keep the peace before and after voting day

Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone remain vigilant as infections decline in the three countries

— Sam Kutesa

Ghana is the first African country to open its doors to people of African descent from all over the world – but bureaucracy takes a toll

Country now hosts the largest number of refugees in Africa

— Aeneas Chuma

Big money and lavish lifestyles mark newly-minted millionaires