Afghan, female, refugee and MMA fighter
Arezo Ahmadi fled from Afghanistan to fulfill her dream of becoming a mixed martial arts fighter. She's a symbol of defiance and a future that so many young Afghan women are denied.…
Nigeria’s National Assembly security men harasses female journalist over indecent outfit
A Nigerian journalist took to Twitter to recount how she was denied access to the National Assembly on Monday while trying to cover the public hearing on the controversial Social Media Bill…
Coronavirus: 23 suspected cases identified in 5 states in Nigeria, NCC deactivates 2.2m SIM Cards and more
Here is why you should pick up a copy of The Guardian on Monday. Find these stories and much more when you grab a copy of The Guardian on the newsstands on…
The Nigerien star athlete at the center of a hormone debate
Despite being the world's third fastest female 400m runner last year, Nigerien athlete Aminatou Seyni will likely be barred from her favored distance at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in a row over…
‘I’ll take the golf world by storm’, says Nigerian female teen golfer
Iyeneobong or "Iyene" Essien is planning on "taking the world of golf by storm" and is working hard at every opportunity to achieve that goal.…
Mother of a missing Chibok girl remains hopeful her daughter will return someday
On the night of 14–15 April 2014, 276 female students were kidnapped from the Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State by Boko Haram extremists. Since then, a number of the girls…
Saudi Arabia: Unmarried foreign couples can now share hotel rooms
Male and female tourists in Saudi Arabia can now sleep in the same hotel room without proof of marriage, the kingdom's officials have announced. Another change will allow women to book hotel…
Saudi Arabia hosts first female WWE match
Dressed demurely in black leggings and unflattering baggy t-shirts, rather than their trademark low-cut bikini tops, WWE superstars Natalya and Lacey Evans star in the first ever women's wrestling match in Saudi…
Women’s football league kicks off in post-Bashir Sudan
Sudan witnesses its first women's football match just weeks after the installation of a transitional government that replaced Omar al-Bashir's regime, which had imposed sharia law.…
German defense minister meets Islamic State victims in Iraq
Germany's defense minister has met with female victims from the Yazidi minority group in northern Iraq. It is the German minister's third and final day of her inaugural tour of the Middle…
Kenya to include intersex category during next month’s census
Kenya will include intersex category, along with 'male' and 'female', in the section on gender in her next month's census. Intersex is a term that describes people who are born with a…