UN official urges tolerance in Malawi after hijab row

A top UN official in Malawi has called for religious tolerance in the country after two girls were prevented from attending a school in Balaka town, about 206 km (128 miles) south-west of the capital Lilongwe, for wearing a hijab.

Foreign ministers from Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan are in the US capital, Washington DC, for Wednesday's crunch talks on the controversial building of a mega dam along the River Nile.

More than 1000 women from every African country across all spheres have gathered at the second annual Women in Africa Dialogue in Johannesburg South Africa with a mandate to create a safe space for women to discuss their achievements and explore opportunities.

(Image: The US official said intolerance could deny girls the right to learn. Credit: Reuters)