Things to Know About Fibroids

Uterine fibroids are noncancerous growths of the uterus that often appear during childbearing years. Also called leiomyomas (lie-o-my-O-muhs) or myomas, uterine fibroids aren't associated with an increased risk of uterine cancer and almost never develop…

Jeannette Nyiramongi Kagame – First Lady Rwanda

Jeannette Nyiramongi Kagame (Jeannette Nyiramongi, born August 10, 1962) is the wife of Paul Kagame. She became the First Lady of Rwanda when her husband took office as President in 2000. The couple have four…

Entissar Amer – First Lady of Egypt

Entissar Mohameed Amer El-sisi (Arabic: انتصار عامر‎‎; also spelled Intissar Amer) is the wife and cousin of the Sixth President of Egypt, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and the First Lady of Egypt since 8 June 2014.…

40% of South African Women Raped in their…

A newspaper ad made two shocking claims about how many women would be raped in their lifetime, and how few rapists were convicted for their crimes. There is too little data available to conclude that 40%…

Teniola Apata – Nigeria’s Sugar Mummy

Teniola Apata is known as Teni the Entertainer to her fans, though her latest song suggests the Nigerian singer might be toying with a cheeky new moniker. Teasers for her upcoming “Sugar Mummy” video are…

What It’s Like to Be a Widow in…

Widows in many African cultures are subjected to dehumanizing cultural and ritual practices passed off as mourning rites—practices, it must be noted, that widowers are rarely ever put through. In Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe and…