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THE CLINTON VICTORY, GENDER EQUALITY AND WOMEN LEADERSHIP IN AFRICA

Image by: abcnews.go.com By: Eruke Ojuederie Gender parity over the last few years, has taken centre stage in major world conferences and events as the urgent need for the inclusion.

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Uganda: Speaker of Parliament Calls for More Women in Cabinet

The Speaker of Parliament Ms. Rebecca Kadaga, has recently called for the appointment of more women to senior Cabinet positions.

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Ghana First Lady Calls for Collaboration in the Fight for Women’s Rights

  Ghana’s First Lady, Mrs. Lordina Mahama, has recently charged her fellow African First Ladies to champion the rights of the adolescent girls in order to protect them against societal.

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East Africa Legislative Assembly Introduces Anti-FGM Bill

The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA), has recently introduced a Bill entitling the six EAC member states to totally prohibit Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).

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Ethiopia Parliament Approves U.S.$30 Million Women Entrepreneurship Loan

    The Ethiopian Parliament has recently approved a 30-million-dollar loan in a bid to support women’s entrepreneurship and pastoral communities. The loan is intended to help execute development Projects.

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Ethiopia: Bureaus Join Hands to Address Governance Problems of Women

The Civil Service and Good Governance in partnership with the Oromia Women and Children Affairs Bureaus have recently pledged to work together in a bid to address good governance problems.

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Liberia President Becomes First Female ECOWAS Chair

The President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, has recently been elected as the new Chairperson of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).

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Former First Ladies Call for Closer Unity in East Africa

Former First Ladies of Kenya and Uganda have recently charged the East African Legislative Assembly (Eala) to foster unity and brotherhood among East African countries. While recalling glorious days of.

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Angola: 24,000 Rural Women Benefit From Empowerment Projects

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Angola, has announced that at least 24,000 women living in rural areas of the 21 municipalities of 12 provinces benefited from empowerment projects.

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Nigeria: President Pegs N1.6 billion for Women Empowerment

President Muhammadu Buhari has recently announced during his broadcast to the nation to mark his one year in office, that he has set aside N1.6 billion for women empowerment across.

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