Zimbabwe’s Constitutional Court has set aside a ruling in a case challenging part of the country’s abortion law. The challenge argues that the law’s definition of “unlawful intercourse” unconstitutionally excludes pregnancies involving…
The Nigerian government recently expressed its approval of a report that concluded there was “no evidence” to support claims that military personnel…
While voluntary termination of pregnancy is still prohibited in Côte d’Ivoire, except in cases of rape or incest, covert abortion is a…
In Côte d’Ivoire, the number of illegal abortions is almost 300,000 each year under unhealthy conditions. Minors are particularly concerned, with 76%…
In Senegal, 75% of respondents in a latest survey say they’re for secure abortion in case of hazard to maternal well being.…
Every day, an estimated 400 women perform unsafe abortions in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo. FRANCE 24 spoke…
