Women’s rights in Africa

Critics say women's bodies should not be policed in the name of cultural pride.

A video goes viral showing female students being checked to see if they were wearing bras.

Mogadishu's rapid expansion after decades of war is giving unexpected opportunities in a male-dominated society.

How social media is pushing back against the still common idea that African societies never had a knowledge system.

A medic sparks a national conversation about the financial abuse some female breadwinners face.

Wigs and beauty contests are big business in Ivory Coast, but the industry is facing change.

Protesters in Zambia call for a change in the law after heinous child rape reports.

Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan says the system is trying "silence" her after she made sexual harassment allegations.