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OP-ED: Put a Spotlight on African Women's Reproductive Rights
Monrovia :: Liberia | 3 days ago
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A mother and her child from West Point, a low-income neighbourhood of Monrovia, Liberia. The 10-worst countries to be a mother in are all in sub-Saharan Africa. Victoria J. married in 2009 at age 14, and became pregnant shortly after...The doctor
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Africa: Women to Craft Direction Toward Agenda 2063
Serre Kunda :: Gambia | 9 days ago
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The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has called on women to craft, and make their own contribution to Africa's Agenda 2063, and not wait to make input on a draft document that they would have been presented. She
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African Women Particularly Impacted by Climate Change
Cairo :: GA :: USA | 30 days ago
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African women are forging ahead despite the odds against them. Lama El Hatow, Co-founder, Water Institute in the Nile African women, 80 percent of whom work in agriculture, will be particularly impacted by climate change...African women walk for
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Achebe's best legacy lies in helping African writers tell their own stories
Lagos :: Nigeria | 1 month ago
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Rating In Summary It was while re-reading Achebe's essay An Image of Africa: Racism in Conrad's Heart of Darkness that I realised that not much has changed since Conrad published his book in 1950. There is a coffee table book titled Black Ladies that
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Africa: African Women Holding Enviable Leadership Positions
Monrovia :: Liberia | 2 months ago
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In honor of International Women's Day the achievements of some remarkable African women in politics, business and literature are celebrated in defiance of the stereotypical depictions of African women Today, who would think that African women are
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Africa: How African Feminism Changed the World
Beijing :: China | 2 months ago
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Feminism' has often been seen as a Western concept, but African women are increasingly redefining it to suit their own purposes...Today, on International Women's Day 2013, one is likely to hear a raft of statistics that both celebrate and lament the
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Time to honor heroism of South African women
Johannesburg :: South Africa | 2 months ago
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Current-day leaders, meanwhile, are battling HIV, violence and fear...PM Our guide's eyes here were damp as she placed her hand on her belly. Her voice betrayed the struggle she was having controlling her emotions as our group of 14 women from the
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African women to watch in 2013
London :: United Kingdom | 3 months ago
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Shannon Stapleton/Reuters Which African women inspire you the most? Whose career have you been watching with approval and excitement?...To celebrate, the Guardian Africa network's putting together a list of the top 25 African women to watch.
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African Women Particularly Impacted by Climate Change
Lilongwe :: Malawi | 3 months ago
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February 20, 2013 African women walk for miles across harsh terrain to find clean water sources, planting and harvesting crops through scarcity and drought. Climatic disasters, such as floods, hurricanes, and landslides, can separate families,
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The 20 Youngest Power Women In Africa 2012
Cape Town :: South Africa | 5 months ago
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Rating In Summary In her guest post on Forbes Magazine, Farai Gundan runs through a list of the 20 youngest power women in Africa in 2012...With the upward economic, social and political trajectory of the continent, a new breed of African women
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