Women aged 18 to 35 at 59% form the largest demographic of victims of femicide in Kenya. In 77% of cases, killings were committed by a person known by the victim.

She decried the absence of specific legislation addressing femicide in Nigeria, which she said leads to underreporting and misclassification of cases. Aronu-Okafor revealed that nine femicide ...

Language matters, in my view, so it is important to focus the attention on femicide, which is what triggered recent public conversation in Kenya and is the primary issue at hand. Femicide is the ...

At least 10 activists, including Amnesty International Kenya Executive Director Irungu Houghton, were arrested last year during an anti-femicide march. The protest on December 12, marked the end ...

The murder of a 14-year-old Grade Seven pupil in Garissa last Friday is an indication that even minors are not safe, as Kenya now risks having femicide as part of its character. The suspected murder ...

Just 22 days into 2025, at least two femicide cases have already been reported. This is despite the heightened awareness generated during the 16 Days of Activism against Sexual and Gender-Based ...

This is far from an isolated case - Kenya has one of the highest rates of femicide, or killings with a gender-related motivation, in Africa. After police officers interrogated Mr Wambua ...

The appointment of a taskforce by President William Ruto to come up with a comprehensive, structured, sustainable and inclusive solution to the runaway femicide and gender-based violence (GBV) is ...

We look at the case of an elite athlete who fell victim to femicide there, and the change it's driving.

This year, I plan to bring in bright colors and eye-catching patterns, creative tabletop decor, and functional pieces with playful design elements. Here are seven things I'm adding to my home ...

Violence against women is not a new phenomenon in this country, and the rate at which non-intimate femicide was committed last year is cause for alarm. Often, since femicide is a manifestation of the ...