Traditional Wedding Styles In São Tomé And Principe
With population and size, São Tomé and Príncipe is the second-smallest African country after Seychelles. It is also the smallest...
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WOMAN FARMER FOUNDATION (WFF)
Woman Farmer Foundation (WFF) is based in Eswatini, Swaziland. Programmes run by Woman Farmer Foundation (WFF) strive to ensure...
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AGNES BINAGWAHO
Professor Agnes Binagwaho is the Vice Chancellor of the University of Global Health Equity, an initiative of Partners In Health focused...
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COULD HAIRDRESSERS BE THE ANSWER TO HELPING AFRICAN WOMEN WITH THEIR MENTAL HEALTH?
For many women and girls in Afrika, getting their hair is a done is an essential ritual to feel and look good. Many find the hair salon...
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ENDING FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION BY 2030
Female genital mutilation (FGM) comprises all procedures that involve altering or injuring the female genitalia for non-medical reasons...
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AFRICA: CARE REPORT - "BREAKING THE SILENCE": TOP TEN HUMANITARIAN CRISES THAT DIDN'T MAKE HEADLINES IN 2023
Breaking the Silence, a report by CARE International on the ten most under-reported humanitarian crises of 2023, concludes that - for the...
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WOMEN'S RIGHTS TAKE CENTRE STAGE IN DR CONGO ELECTION
In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), women’s faces can be seen everywhere, pinned up on electoral posters throughout the country....
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KENYANS MATCH TO PROTEST AGAINST “FEMICIDE”
Thousands of people have gathered to protest in cities and towns in Kenya against the recent slayings of more than a dozen women. The...
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WHY BURUNDI WOMEN ARE SIDELINED DESPITE GENDER QUOTA
Since 2005, Burundi has set quotas to ensure that the country’s three ethnic groups (Hutu, Tutsi and Twa), as well as women, are...
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MALAWI: MINISTER HALIMA DAUD SATISFIED WITH MOTHER CARE GROUP'S INITIATIVES IN MZIMBA NORTH
Deputy Minister of Health, Halima Daudi, has expressed satisfaction with the initiatives undertaken by mother care groups in Mzimba North...
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ZIMBABWE: FIRST LADY, REGIONAL COUNTERPARTS TO LAUNCH ‘WE ARE EQUAL’ CAMPAIGN IN MOZAMBIQUE
First Lady Dr Auxillia Mnangagwa was among her regional counterparts at the invitation of Mozambican First Lady Dr Isaura Nyusi for the...
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TANZANIA: WOMEN COALITION WANTS LEGAL CHANGES TO REMOVE UNOPPOSED CANDIDATES
A Coalition of Women on Constitution, Elections and Leadership has called for changes in the electoral laws to remove unopposed...
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‘GAMBIA SAYS NO MORE’ CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED TO ADDRESS DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE
The Commonwealth Secretary-General, the Rt Hon Patricia Scotland KC, and First Lady Fatoumatta Bah-Barrow of The Gambia have launched the...
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GENDER INEQUALITY IS CRIPPLING ECONOMY, SAYS UN WOMEN
The United Nations Women Regional Director for UN Women Central and West Africa, Maxime Hounato, said that gender inequality is crippling...
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ELECT WOMEN AS RUNNING MATES - FIDA TO POLITICAL PARTIES
The International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA-Ghana) has called on all political parties to elect women as running mates and...
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WOMEN AND DEMOCRACY UNDER THREAT IN TUNISIA
Bochra Bel Haj Hamida, a lawyer and former Member of the 2014 Tunisian Parliament, is a feminist icon who has stood up for women’s...
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RESTORING WOMEN’S LIVELIHOODS AFTER CONFLICT
The conflict that broke out in the northern part of Ethiopia and came to an end with a peace agreement took the lives of many, displaced...
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WOMEN IN SUDAN SEEK RELIEF AMID WORLD'S BIGGEST DISPLACEMENT CRISIS
“I fled the town with my mother, my sister, and my little son after the town was attacked by RSF and there was fighting”, said Manal Adam...
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ZAHARA, SOUTH AFRICAN AFRO-SOUL ICON, PASSES AWAY AT 36
South African singer Zahara, known for her poignant Afro-soul music, has passed away at 36. Rising from rural poverty, her multi-platinum...
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Rwandan Choreographer Sherrie Silver Directs Movement for Mercedes-Amg Petronas F1 Team
Rwandan born choreographer and creative director Sherrie Silver has added another feat to her illustrious career, having directed...
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