Somali Rape Law Gets First Test
26/01/2017A gang rape video recorded in central Somalia could serve as a powerful test case for Puntland state’s new sexual violence statute, and potentially for the rule of law in.
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Winnie Mandela honoured by the African Union
25/01/2017The African Union (AU) Commission on Tuesday, honoured South African anti-apartheid struggle stalwart Winnie Madikizela-Mandela at a gala dinner hosted for champions of gender and equality activists. Although Madikizela-Mandela did.
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Gambia: New President Names Woman VP
24/01/2017President Adama Barrow has appointed as deputy leader a woman who had vowed to prosecute exiled leader Yahya Jammeh. Barrow, still in Senegal, said the appointment was designed to address.
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Liberia: Women Aspirants Push for Elected Posts
23/01/2017By David A. Yates Women aspirants in the upcoming October Presidential and Representative Elections, pushed strongly for elected posts at a one day strategic dialogue on women’s political leadership held.
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Kenya: Women and the Fight for Ownership of Land
19/01/2017When the Kenyan government announced five years ago that coal deposits had been found in the Mui Basin, a land of rolling hills and pristine forests east of Nairobi, local.
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Liberia: President Sirleaf calls for increase Women’s Participation in Politics
18/01/2017By Alvin Worzi President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has called on political parties in the country to increase women’s participation and go beyond what was agreed to with the international community.
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Zimbabwe: Gov’t’s Command Agriculture Programme Empowers Women
12/01/2017The Government-initiated Command Agriculture programme has benefited women who had the zeal to farm but were facing challenges in accessing loans from banks due to stringent requirements, a beneficiary of.
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Nigeria Faces Mounting Pressure to Rescue Girls Abducted By Boko Haram 1,000 Days Ago
11/01/2017Nigeria is facing mounting pressure to find some 200 schoolgirls abducted 1,000 days ago in Boko Haram’s most infamous attack after the rescue of 24 girls raised hopes that they.
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