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Gender Gap Costs Sub-Saharan Africa $95Billion- UN

Saharan Africa loses around $95 billion a year due to gender inequality, jeopardizing the continent’s efforts for economic growth, according to a U.N. report launched Sunday. Deeply-rooted structural obstacles such.

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Tanzania: Council Releases Sh15.7 Millon to Empower Women and Youth

  Loans amounting to Sh15.7 million have been issued to income-generating groups run by women and youth in the district. The funds are an accumulation of internal revenues generated by.

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Tanzania: Women Need Role Models to Inspire Success, Not Competition

                                       By Hilda Mhagama In the modern World, women need to support.

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Uganda: Private Sector Okays Workplace Gender Equality Programme

  By Monitor Reporter The private sector in Uganda has pledged to adopt the Gender Equality Seal Certification Programme for Public and Private Enterprises – a model pioneered by the.

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Rwanda: Police Officers Urged To Promote Gender Equality

The Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIGP) in charge of Administration and Personnel, Juvenal Marizamunda, has challenged police officers to protect and promote gender equality in areas of their operations..

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Zimbabwe: Women Take to the Streets to Demand Free Education for their Children

By Marko Phiri Thousands of women took to the streets of Bulawayo in Zimbabwe on Thursday to demand free education for their children as protests against the government mount across.

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Africa: Over 250 Marginalised Women Climb Mount Kilimanjaro to Advocate Women Rights

  More than 250 marginalised women in Africa will later this year climb Mount Kilimanjaro to advocate women’s rights towards accessing natural resources, an official said on Sunday. Mount Kilimanjaro.

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Ivorian Children Join Digital Revolution

By Emilie Iob Lined up along the wall of what used to be a living room, a dozen children — some as young as 10 — are focused on their.

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Kenya: We Must All Fight Violence against Women to Progress as a Nation

By Wanjohi Kibicho In more than 20 years conducting social science studies, I have interviewed thousands of women throughout the world. More than half of them have experienced at least.

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Only 5 Percent of CEOs in Africa Are Women – McKinsey

  There is a business case to have women in leadership. According to the McKinsey Women Matter report for Africa, released recently, there is a link between companies which perform.

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