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NEEF Disburses K5.6 Billion Fund to Empower Women and Youths in Malawi

Malawi’s National Economic Empowerment Fund (NEEF) has disbursed K5.56 billion cash to various women and youth groups to help improve their status and position them towards entrepreneurship generally.

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Nigeria Restates Support for Women Owned Businesses

The Nigerian Minister of State for Industry, Trade, and Investment, Mrs. Mariam Katagum, has restated the focus of the Federal Government at supporting women-owned micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs).

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Gender Responsive Firms to Receive Awards in September

Business Engage, a South African-based Non-Profit company, seeks to recognize companies and persons in Africa making strides in the workplace with awards in gender mainstreaming by September this year.

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Liberia’s First Lady to Render Continuous Support to Girls’ Development

The First Lady of Liberia, Clar Marie Weah, has restated her commitment to giving her unflinching support to the growth and development of the female gender in the country, as.

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Gabon Working Towards Strengthening Gender Equality

The Prime Minister of Gabon, Rose Christiane Ossouka Raponda has announced plans to present three bills to parliament to strengthen equality between men and women, notably by fighting against “violence”.

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Post-COVID-19 in Africa Will women rise to new heights?

By Walcott Aganu COVID-19 has and continues to have devastating impacts on every sphere of life. Across communities around the globe, women and girls have been particularly affected. In Africa,.

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AWB Launches Podcast to Curb Violence Against Women

The African Women on Board (AWB), a non-profit organization, has recently launched a safety in the workplace podcast series titled, ‘She Thrives’, which is a series about Workplace Violence faced.

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29-year-old Fadji Zaouna Maina becomes the first Nigerien scientist to join NASA

History was made in the Niger Republic recently when 29-year-old Fadji Zouna Maina became the first-ever Nigerien to be employed by the world-famous National Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA).

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Impact of Gender, Perinatal Mental Health On Women’s Leadership

“A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don’t necessarily want to go, but ought to be.” – Rosalynn Carter “Leadership is.

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Two African Women shortlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize

In a historic first for the UK’s most prestigious literary prize, Two African Women Are in The Running for the 2020 Booker Prize – a major boost for storytellers on.

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