Chad has one of the highest rates of maternal mortality. A group of midwives helped but now their jobs are on the line — one ...

Thousands of USAID contracts have been cut. African health leaders say the cuts aren't surprising. But the lack of advanced warning has turned the lives of the already vulnerable upside down.

Africa Kenyan woman sentenced to death in Vietnam A 37-year-old Kenyan woman, Margaret Nduta, has been sentenced to death in ...

Gathering to mark a historic anniversary in the fight for women’s equality, world leaders and activists find little to ...

The African Development Bank Group and the government of Chad have signed a $10.8 million grant agreement to promote stability and economic development in the Lake Chad Basin.The implementation ...

Together with my dear sisters, the First Ladies of Africa and Asia, we celebrate women every day through our 'More Than a ... such as The Gambia, Burundi, Guinea, Chad, Niger, Sierra Leone, Liberia, ...

The historic demographic ageing transformation raises vital economic, political and social concerns for countries worldwide ...

A UN report released on Wednesday has uncovered a pattern of grave human rights violations committed by armed groups in southeast Central African Republic (CAR), targeting ... The civil war in Sudan ...

Chad Johnson was a controversial figure during ... "The two most difficult things in life are hitting a baseball and keeping a woman happy long term," Johnson said in an effort to make it clear ...

IOWA CITY − On a day reserved for sending off five seniors in their probable Carver-Hawkeye Arena finales, there were some bigger-picture boxes for the Iowa women’s basketball team to check ...

IOWA CITY − On a day reserved for sending off five seniors in their probable Carver-Hawkeye Arena finales, there were some bigger-picture boxes for the Iowa women’s basketball ... Hawkeyes columnist ...