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Mauritania: Women Struggle for Equality, Says Rights Lawyer

 Mauritania formally adopted the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women in 2001, but in the eight years since, it has had limited effect on the status of women. (AllAfrica)


Namibia: 'Parties Totally Don't Care About Women's Rights'

Gender activists foresee a drop in female parliamentarians after Namibia's general and presidential elections on November 27 and 28. It's a trend that jeopardises the region's goal of 50 percent female representation in politics by 2015. (AllAfrica)


South Africa: Women's Struggle Has Been Vindicated

Born in a squatter camp in Orlando East and raised by a single mother; working in a factory while completing secondary school by correspondence; arrested and banned by the apartheid government: South Africa's ambassador to Italy is an example of the long road her country has travelled. (AllAfrica)


Namibia: Women Robbed, Raped

TWO women, aged 25 and 40, had a horrifying experience in the early hours of Wednesday morning, when they were held at gunpoint, robbed, and raped. (AllAfrica)


South Africa: Minister Shares Her Views On 16 Days

The new Minister for Women, Children, Youth and People with Disabilities, Noluthando Mayende-Sibiya, is the first to admit that although in its tenth year, there is a disjuncture between the high levels of awareness of the 16 Days campaign and the persisting abuse of women and children. (AllAfrica)


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GROUP OF 20: Africa gets seat at policy table (AllAfrica)


Gambia: Senior A.U. Staff Addresses African Gender Affairs Ministers Meeting

Litha Musyami Ogana, the Director of Gender and Development at the African Union Directorate, on Saturday, delivering a paper on behalf of Dr. Jean Ping, chairperson of the African Union Commission, told participants at the meeting of African Ministers of Gender and Women's Affairs that the African Union is on track in implementing the commitments under its gender directorate. (AllAfrica)


Gambia: National Forum On Orphans And Vulnerable Children Hold Workshop

The National Forum on Orphans and Vulnerable Children in collaboration with the Department of State for Social Welfare and the World Initiative for Orphans on Monday began a two day consultative workshop on the protection of vulnerable children and children without parental care. (AllAfrica)


Gambia: Wanep-Gambia, Others Discuss UNSCR 1325

Close to 50 gender activists from various institutions, civil society organizations and media practioners, yesterday, gathered at the NaNa conference hall to discuss the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security, which was adopted on October 31st 2000. (AllAfrica)


Ghana: MPS Decry Spate of Violence Against Women

Some members of the country's Parliament yesterday expressed worry at the rate at which violence is being perpetrated against women. In their various submissions in the House yesterday, the MPs for Savelugu, Ahafo Ano South and Mion constituencies, Mary Boforo Salifu, Balado Manu and Dr. Yakubu Alhassan respectively condemned violence against women in no uncertain terms. (AllAfrica)


Nigeria: Kwali Introduces Free Ante-Natal Care

THE Acting Chairman of Kwali Area Council, Mr. Danlami Saleh Yebu, Tuesday said his administration is carrying out free anti-natal care services for pregnant women in all health centres in the 10 wards of the council. (AllAfrica)


Nigeria: Women Task Female Students On Engineering

Warri chapter of Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN) has charged female secondary school students across the country to shake off the apathy of having in focus the study of engineering as their future professional career. (AllAfrica)


Nigeria: Our Battle With V V F, Victims Cry Out

For the uninitiated, any talk about the scary Vesico Vaginal Fistula and its sibling, Recto-Vaginal Fistula in Nigeria, is easily linked to the northern parts of the country. (AllAfrica)


Nigeria: Reel Women, Stand to Be Counted!

Filmmakers must be very intelligent and broad-minded, with strong skills. Liberal arts study is so important. It makes you a fairly well rounded person. It exposes you to the languages, ethics, philosophy, history, and social sciences. Films are all about research and continual learning. (AllAfrica)


Nigeria: Stopping Violence Against Women, 10 Years After

It is 10 years since the United Nations recognised November 25 as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. On this date a decade ago, the Mirabal sisters were violently assassinated in 1960, by the dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo in the Dominican Republic. (AllAfrica)


Nigeria: Riot As Truck Kills Six Women in Warri

SIX market women were killed in the early hours of yesterday at Effurun, Delta State, by a trailer suspected to be laden with stolen crude oil, while a mob partly razed the Ebrumede Police Station in a spur-of-the-moment reaction to the unpleasant incident. (AllAfrica)


Nigeria: Minister Tasks Security Agents On Violence Against Women, Children

Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Mrs. Salamatu Suleiman, has called on the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and other law enforcement agents, to ensure prompt report of violence against women and children. (AllAfrica)


South Africa: Ekurhuleni Recommits to Protecting Women, Children

Ekurhuleni Mayor Ntombi Mekgwe has recommitted to protecting women and children, not only for 16 days but beyond the campaign. (AllAfrica)


South Africa: North West Gender Action Plan to Help Reduce Sexual Offences

The North West Public Safety Department is in a process to develop a Provincial Gender Action Plan which intends reducing sexual offences by 7 percent to 10 percent. (AllAfrica)


Uganda: Women Urged to Fight Aids

THE women peer educators in Iganga district have been asked to emphasize HIV/AIDS awareness, prevention and family management so as to reduce spread of the virus which is increasing among married couples. (AllAfrica)


Zimbabwe: Women At Risk From Climate Change

GETRUDE MURAPE (28) is a mother of two and is six months pregnant. (AllAfrica)


Africa: Aids Efforts Fail Women

That women and girls are particularly vulnerable to HIV and AIDS is well established, but a new report reveals how little we know about what countries are doing, or not doing, to address their vulnerability. (AllAfrica)


Kenya: Women's Effort to Fight Hunger Bearing Fruit in Daadab

As Kenya contemplates a policy shift from rain-fed agriculture to irrigation, some women in North Eastern Province are ahead of the game: they have turned to rain water harvesting for food production and their efforts are bearing fruit. (AllAfrica)


South Africa: Integrate Women in Climate Change Debate

A new report by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has revealed that poor women especially in Africa will be hardest hit by climate change because they are the poorest but also adds that they hold the key to climate change solutions. (AllAfrica)


South Africa: Speech By the Minister of Women, Children And Persons With Disabilities National Stakeholder Summit - 16 Days Activism Campaign On No Violence Against Women And Children

Birchwood Conference Centre, Boksburg (AllAfrica)


South Africa: UN Calls for Intensified Efforts to Curb Violence Against Women

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday led a chorus of United Nations officials in calling on the international community to make greater efforts to tackle the global pandemic of violence against women and girls. (AllAfrica)


Tunisia: Country Observes International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

Tunisia is observing on November 25, 2009, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. (AllAfrica)


Nigeria: Women Make Case for Climate Change

THE Niger Delta Women's Movement for Peace and Development, a non-governmental organisation, has suggested that global climate change could be addressed through human security lens and said it requires immediate global action to mitigate and adapt to the climate changes. (AllAfrica)


Nigeria: BOI Disburses N2 Billion Loan to Assist Women

The Bank of Industry (BOI) has disbursed N2 billion under its cooperative lending scheme to assist women, its Managing Director has said.Mrs. Evyln Oputu said this at a two-day entrepreneurial empowerment workshop last week in Abuja. (AllAfrica)


Nigeria: Poverty Eradication - Sokoto Disburses N5 Million to Women

Sokoto State Government has disbursed a sum of N5 million to 100 women under the State Poverty Eradication Scheme. (AllAfrica)


Nigeria: Anambra - 'I 'Ll Surprise My Male Co-Contestants'

Hon. (Mrs.) Uche Ekwunife currently represents Anaocha/Njikoka/Dunukofia federal constituency of Anambra State in the House of Representatives. Having defeated five other contestants at the governorship primaries of the Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA), Ekwunife proudly emerged the party's candidate for the February 6, 2010 governorship election in the state. In this interview with Charles Onyekamuo, Ekwunife speaks on her candidature, gender and programmes (AllAfrica)


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