SIHAM OSMAN - THE FIRST WOMAN UNDER-SECRETARY AT THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE
Siham is the first woman to hold a position as high as under-secretary at the Sudanese Ministry of Justice and she also takes over the...
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Sep 12, 20211 min read
IGAD BACKS WOMEN EQUAL RIGHTS TO OWN LAND
The executive secretary of the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), says that skewed land ownership is the region's oldest...
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AMNESTY: HUNDREDS OF WOMEN, GIRLS RAPED IN ETHIOPIA’S TIGRAY
Amnesty International has said that Ethiopian government forces, Amhara region’s militia group and Eritrean forces have been...
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BETTING ON A FUTURE ‘MADE IN CAMEROON’
She thought it was a ‘crazy gamble’ at the time, but four years on, Gaelle Laura Zambou Kenfack (pictured) has never looked back since...
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SEX-FOR-FOOD AID CLAIMED BY WOMEN IN BURKINA FASO
The women were able to escape deadly attacks by Islamist militants that have triggered one of the world’s fastest-growing displacement...
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WOMEN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS CALL FOR EQUAL POLITICAL REPRESENTATION
The Gambia government currently has about three females in cabinet and five women in the parliament with more men in both arms of...
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WOMEN TO TAKE DRIVING SEAT IN NIGERIA'S MALE-DOMINATED FARMING INDUSTRY
A new initiative by farming collective Alluvial Agriculture seeks to level the field for female farmers. The company, which provides...
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CELEBRATING PAN AFRICAN WOMEN'S ORGANIZATION’S 59th ANNIVERSARY
Fifty-nine years ago, women from 14 independent countries and eight liberation movements converged in Dar es Salaam Tanzania. The...
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MAURITIUS GOVERNMENT COMMITTED TO FIGHT GENDER BASED VIOLENCE, SAYS MINISTER KOONJOO-SHAH
The Mauritius Minister of Gender Equality and Family Welfare, Mrs Kalpana Devi Koonjoo-Shah, reiterated the Government’s commitment in...
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WHERE'S THE FEMALE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES IN KENYA?
Eleven months, that's the about time remaining to the 2022 General Election, at least according to the Constitution. Pending ruling on...
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COMPENSATION FOR MALAWI RAPE VICTIMS: PERPETRATORS WALK FREE
The Malawian government has finally paid compensation to 18 women and girls who were raped by police officers in the capital Lilongwe...
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COMMUNITY LEADERS BECOME ALLLIES IN ENDING CHILD MARRAGE IN MOZAMBIQUE
The new law against child marriage is a huge milestone for community leaders. I am disseminating the law in my community and bringing...
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ERITREAN WOMEN COMMUNITY CENTER
The community center has become a symbol for the women who associate it with a sense of safety. The center is a place where they can feel...
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AFRICAN FIRST LADIES USING ARTS TO SHIFT CULTURE ON WOMEN ISSUES
African first ladies are collaborating with creative arts industries to break the stigma that surrounds infertility and causes women's...
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SURFACING: ON BEING BLACK AND FEMINIST IN SOUTH AFRICA.
Surfacing: On Being Black and Feminist in South Africa, traces a path within black South African feminist thought in 20 dazzling...
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SENEGAL WOMEN: KEEPING POTTERY TRADITION ALIVE!
Holding the pottery tradition alive is a boon for Senegalese people. This outdoor pottery workshop is where they spend the majority of...
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