Ugandan Assumes Leadership of Young African Women CongressSource: allAfricaMs Jacqueline Nyapendi, the first Global President of Young African Women Congress (YAWC) assumes office on Friday. YAWC Network is a fraternity of young women of African descent living in Africa and the Diaspora who seek to be empowered and be themselves. Domestic violence ‘pandemic’ is costing countries billionsSource: AljazeeraCountries could save billions of dollars a year by tackling the “disgusting pandemic” of domestic violence, Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland said on Friday. The fragility of the gains has left women, children and adolescents vulnerable to a wide range of devastating impacts. Women’s lives are upended by the same challenges, with many also at greater risk of domestic violence as families are forced inside cramped living spaces and despair increases from job losses.