Botswana: Committee to Spearhead Gender Mainstreaming
21/07/2016Country manager, Ms.Gomolemo Rasesigo, has implored the newly elected gender committee at the Francistown City Council (FCC) to advocate for gender mainstreaming within the council.
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Liberia President Calls for More Support for Women in Agriculture
20/07/2016President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf says the lack of access to finance for women in agriculture remains a constraint that must be addressed if women are to become more productive in.
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Kenya: Gender Equality Commission Threatens Houses of Parliament
18/07/2016The gender equality commission in Kenya has recently warned that both Houses of Parliament will be declared unconstitutional if the two-third gender rule is not implemented.
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Liberia President Launches Women’s Right Programme
15/07/2016Photo: howafrica.com President Sirleaf has officially launch the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Women’s Access to Information, which seeks to ensure the right to information as a fundamental human right and a.
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Tanzania: Norwegian Govt. Supports Female Engineers with Sh4.3 Billion
08/07/2016The Norwegian government has recently stated that it will provide Sh4.3 billion over the next five years to support professional development of 150 female engineers.
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Isabel Dos Santos’ Appointment Is Good for Angola
30/06/2016By Ehis Ayere When Angolan President Dos Santos by a presidential decree appointed Isabel Dos Santos, his daughter and famous billionaire investor as the Head of Sonangol, the Angolan state.
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Rwanda, Gabon First Ladies Make Case for Widows in Poverty
29/06/2016Photo: cctv-africa.com The First ladies of Rwanda and Gabon have recently pleaded the case of 115 widows, saying the international community needs to redouble efforts aimed at aiding the millions.
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Somalia: Gender Activists Denounce Move to Dismiss Two Female Ministers
28/06/2016Somali feminist have criticised the move by Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Sharmarke that led to dismissal of two female cabinet ministers last week.
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Somalia: Gender Activists Denounce Move to Dismiss Two Female Ministers
28/06/2016Somali feminist have criticised the move by Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Sharmarke that led to dismissal of two female cabinet ministers last week. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has accepted two.
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South Africa Deputy President Launches HIV Prevention Campaign for Girls and Young Women
23/06/2016Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Friday, 24 June 2016 launch a National HIV Prevention Campaign for Girls and Young Women, at the Royal Agricultural Showgrounds in Pietermaritzburg.
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