On a dusty afternoon in Nigeria’s Benue State, Aisha Usma kneels in her yam field, hands caked in the dry, crumbling soil. She looks up at the cloudless sky, searching for rain that never comes. «The ...

Bilan Media | One of the women interviewed by Bilan Media for the report on this page: the inhabitants of the displacement camps live in shack-like shelters made of rags, without electricity or ...

Giving voice to women. When and where they have none. Because their still too disadvantaged condition—even in our own country, where many rights have been secured—must be known and discussed. And ...

It has not been easy for many to get used to the idea that a nun has won the TV talent show “The Voice”. For others, on the other hand, she has been a breath of fresh air. For everybody she is a ...

"Women without borders" is the Avvenire's new initiative for International Women's Day: a series of exclusive reports telling the stories of women's conditions in forgotten countries. (MORE ...