Liberia President Becomes First Female ECOWAS Chair
06/06/2016The 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
03/06/2016Former 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
01/06/2016The 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
31/05/2016President 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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South Sudan Women Demand Role in Transitional Government
27/05/2016South Sudanese women’s rights activists are calling on the leaders of the Transitional Government of National Unity to include more women in the various branches of government that are to.
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Ethiopia: PM Reaffirms Gov’t Commitment to Women Participation
23/05/2016The government played irreplaceable role in supporting women to exercise their political, economic and social rights as guaranteed by the Constitution. Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn said the government is committed.
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Rwanda Minister Calls for More Funding to Boost Women Businesses
19/05/2016Rwanda’s Minister for Gender and Family Promotion, Dr Diane Gashumba, has recently called for more funding to boost entrepreneurship activities among women.
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Gates Foundation Commits U.S.$80 Million to Women’s Devt. In Nigeria
18/05/2016As part of efforts to close the gender data gap as well as fast track the progress of women and girls in the world, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
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Tanzania: Legislators Advocate for Amendment of Marriage Act
10/05/2016Tanzania’s parliament has recently closed ranks in calling for an overhaul of the marriage act to raise the minimum age of marriage to girls so as to prevent child marriages.
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Malawi: African Women Don’t Need Lectures from the West – Ex-president
09/05/2016Malawi’s Former President Joyce Banda A former President of Malawi, Joyce Banda, has recently said that African women in politics do not need leadership trainings from the West rather they.
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