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Somalia: Gender Activists Denounce Move to Dismiss Two Female Ministers

Somali feminist have criticised the move by Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Sharmarke that led to dismissal of two female cabinet ministers last week. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has accepted two.

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South Africa Deputy President Launches HIV Prevention Campaign for Girls and Young Women

Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Friday, 24 June 2016 launch a National HIV Prevention Campaign for Girls and Young Women, at the Royal Agricultural Showgrounds in Pietermaritzburg.

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THE CLINTON VICTORY, GENDER EQUALITY AND WOMEN LEADERSHIP IN AFRICA

Image by: abcnews.go.com By: Eruke Ojuederie Gender parity over the last few years, has taken centre stage in major world conferences and events as the urgent need for the inclusion.

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Uganda: Speaker of Parliament Calls for More Women in Cabinet

The Speaker of Parliament Ms. Rebecca Kadaga, has recently called for the appointment of more women to senior Cabinet positions.

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Ghana First Lady Calls for Collaboration in the Fight for Women’s Rights

  Ghana’s First Lady, Mrs. Lordina Mahama, has recently charged her fellow African First Ladies to champion the rights of the adolescent girls in order to protect them against societal.

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East Africa Legislative Assembly Introduces Anti-FGM Bill

The East African Legislative Assembly (EALA), has recently introduced a Bill entitling the six EAC member states to totally prohibit Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).

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Ethiopia Parliament Approves U.S.$30 Million Women Entrepreneurship Loan

    The Ethiopian Parliament has recently approved a 30-million-dollar loan in a bid to support women’s entrepreneurship and pastoral communities. The loan is intended to help execute development Projects.

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Ethiopia: Bureaus Join Hands to Address Governance Problems of Women

The Civil Service and Good Governance in partnership with the Oromia Women and Children Affairs Bureaus have recently pledged to work together in a bid to address good governance problems.

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Liberia President Becomes First Female ECOWAS Chair

The 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

Former 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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