South Sudanese Activists Roll Out Campaign against Sexual Violence
06/12/2016By Carol Van Dam Falk and Dimo Silva Women rights activists in Imatong state say they are using 16 days of activism to talk directly to men about widespread sexual.
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Zimbabwe Makes Strides on Women in the Workplace
05/12/2016Zimbabwe has made significant strides over women in the workplace and is now ranked sixth out of 27 countries including the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) member countries.
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Nigeria Joins African Union Campaign to End Child Marriage
01/12/2016By Kieran Guilbert Women’s rights activists have recently urged Nigeria to accelerate efforts to end child marriage after it joined an African Union (AU) campaign to eliminate the practice. Nigeria.
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Uganda: Innovations Key to Tackling Sexual Health, Say Experts
30/11/2016By Eronie Kamukama Experts in healthcare and Information Communication Technology have called upon innovators to create solutions that improve access, planning, availability and quality of sexual and reproductive health information.
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Poll: Tanzania Women’s Bank, First Bank Nigeria Lead as Africa’s Best Women Supportive Bank
29/11/2016By Ehis Ayere Few days to the close of voting, Tanzania Women’s Bank (TWB) has taken the lead as the Best Women Supportive Bank in Africa, with programmes, products and.
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Rwanda, Tanzania Receive commendation for Boosting Women in Governance
28/11/2016By Lucas Barasa Rwanda and Tanzania have won accolades for involving more women in decision making. African Union Commission commissioner for political affairs Aisha Abdullahi said Rwanda was the top.
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UN Women, Liberia Sign Pact to End Violence against Women
24/11/2016By Leroy M. Sonpon III The Liberian government, through the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection and UN Women, have signed a US$6.5m agreement to prevent gender based violence.
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Somalia: Gender Equity Challenge as Somalia Votes
23/11/2016By Fred Oluoch Somalia is struggling to meet the 30 per cent quota for women in the on-going elections as local and security agencies remain vigilant to ward off.
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Mission ‘Break the Ultimate Glass Ceiling: Beyond the US Loss
17/11/2016Following recent announcements which declared Republican Party candidate Donald Trump as the president-elect of the United States of America, several thoughts have trailed women groups as to the effect of.
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Liberia: Gender Minister Appeals for Budgetary Support for Empowerment of Young Women
02/11/2016The Liberian Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MGCSP) Julia Duncan-Cassell has appealed to the national government to make the appropriate allotment in its coming budget to support the.
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