by Duchess Africa | Feb 3, 2025 | News
From the young woman brutally murdered and dismembered in a rental apartment to an Olympic runner set on fire by her estranged boyfriend, Kenya is witnessing a troubling rise in violence against women. The alarming increase in femicides—gender-based killings—has...
by Duchess Africa | Jan 31, 2025 | Research
Performed with crude, unsanitary instruments, without anesthesia or professional medical expertise, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) stands as a blatant violation of human rights and human dignity. Rooted in an age-old tradition that claims to uphold moral purity—yet...
by Duchess Africa | Jul 17, 2024 | News
Gambian lawmakers voted on Monday to uphold the country’s landmark ban on female genital cutting (FGC), following a vigorous three-month campaign led by women’s rights activists. The decision maintains critical legal protections for girls and women against the...
by Duchess Africa | May 11, 2024 | General
Sisters, embrace the fierce power that lies within you for it comes from everything we’ve been through! From being silenced to being marginalized, and oppressed. We have risen to become the lionesses with a voice that shakes the foundations of injustice and...
by Duchess Africa | May 11, 2024 | Event
Duchess International Magazine honours Kenya’s Second Lady, Dorcas Rigathi, Elizabeth Ozua, Joan Wanjiru Ndung’u, Keza Nadia, Eunice Ezeoke, Frank Gisha Mugisha with awards at the second edition of its annual Duchess International Women’s Day Conference in Nairobi,...
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