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Sudanese Tea Seller Wins US International Women of Courage Award

Sudanese entrepreneur Awadeya Mahmoud has recently been awarded the 2016 Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage Award, the US Embassy in Khartoum has announced.

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Nigeria: Premier Nigeria Power Women Conference Holds in Abuja

Centre for Economic and Leadership Development (CELD), a frontline gender development and leadership organization, in special consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (UN ECOSOC), is hosting.

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Ghana to Eradicate Violence against Women and Children

Ghanaian Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, in partnership with the Danish government, has recently launched a project to eliminate Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) cases in the.

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Nigeria: University Don Calls for More Police Women

The Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Lagos, Professor Akin Ibidapo-Obe, has recently called on the police authorities to recruit more women into the force, noting that the current gender.

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Zimbabwe: ‘Enrol More Women at ZDF Staff College’- Minister

Deputy Minister for Women Affairs, Gender and Community Development, Abigail Damasane, has recently challenged the Zimbabwe Staff College to embrace gender equity by enrolling more women at the Zimbabwe Defence.

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Zimbabwe: Govt. Brings Back 15 Women Trafficked to Kuwait

Fifteen Zimbabwean women have recently been brought home from Kuwait by the government in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, after been lured abroad and forced into domestic slavery.

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Gambia: Women Should Be Celebrated Daily – EU Ambassador

The European Union Ambassador to The Gambia, Attila Lajos, has recently said International Women’s Day is celebrated on 8 March each year, but women should be celebrated every day.

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Zambia: Lungu Reaffirms Support for Women

President of Zambia, Edgar Lungu Zambia President Edgar Lungu, has recently reaffirmed his commitment to ensuring 40 per cent women representation in various elective positions as the country heads to.

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West Africa: FAO, ECOWAS Declare Continuous Support for Women in Agriculture

Ministers of Gender and Women’s Affairs of the ECOWAS countries have recently pledged to work to ensure that gender is adequately addressed in the implementation of the ECOWAS Zero Hunger.

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Nigeria: Women Seek Gender Equality, Representation

To enable women contribute their quota to National development and play their God-given role in the society, women and female professionals gathered at the University of Lagos to seek equality.

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