Men blamed for suppressing wives

Some women in 18 regions failed to vote in the just- ended General Election due to bullying by their male partners , Tanzania Women Cross Party Platform (Ulingo) said yesterday.

Men urged to report abusive incidents by their wives  The Citizen Daily

Some Men Seized Wives' Voter Cards - Report
AllAfrica.com
Dar es Salaam — Some women in 18 regions failed to vote in the just- ended General Election due to bullying by their male partners , Tanzania Women Cross Party Platform (Ulingo) said yesterday. The Ulingo noted in some parts of the country, men took ...

Men blamed for discouraging family planning
Daily News
THE ongoing campaigns on family planning in Zanzibar have not been doing well because of little support from men still with negative views on the programme. It was revealed in a meeting to discuss population growth challenges that campaign for family ...

This is really sad, Juma thinks he knows everything. He is the kind of guy who will jump into any debate and argue his head off even if he is clearly ignorant of the issue at hand.

Wives tangle in 'adultery' case
Daily News
THE adultery case against Geita Member of Parliament (MP), Donald Kelvin Max, has taken a new twist following a Dar es Salaam Court to rescind its earlier ruling, temporarily restrained a woman, Jane Masabali, from collecting money due for the lawmaker.

The wives of Nigerian soldiers have protested against their husbands being sent to fight militant Islamist group Boko Haram, a demonstrator says

Helping abandoned farm wives of Tanzania
Times of India
NAGPUR: Juliana Swai, an agricultural extension officer from Muheza in Tanzania has made a place for herself across the world despite being in government service. This she did by going out of her way to help empower women deserted by their farmer ...

King Jaja of Opobo's wives (in present day Rivers State) pictured in circa 1870. Jaja of Opobo (full name: Jubo Jubogha,born in 1821, was the first known Nigerian richest man,a merchant prince and the founder of Opobo city-state which now forms part of Nigeria`s River State.
Born in igboland,he was brought to the Bonny Kingdom at the age of 12 as a slave.He is considered a deity in his homeland and fought against 19th-century British imperial ambition in southern Nigeria.He died in 1891 on...