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- `Indian women peacekeepers an inspiration for Liberians` 21 Nov 2009 11:30 GMT
... United Nations: Indian women peacekeepers are an inspiration for young Liberian girls to join the West African nation's law enforcement agencies, a top UN official said here. "The inspiration you have provided ...
- Explosive issue on Ghana's socio-eco political topics!! 25 Nov 2009 05:30 GMT
... Wednesday, 25 November 2009 Explosive issue on Ghana’s socio-eco political topics!! From: Kwaku Boatin, Public ... very disastrous to see gains fro m Africa’s hard struggle for independent to this time, ... of becoming child mothers and its related sexual diseases. At least some organizations are contributing ...
- The Beijing Platform for Action: What has it delivered to African women? 19 Nov 2009 16:53 GMT
... to ask what has really changed for Africa's women since the platform's inception. Over the ... like in Uganda, Zambia, Tanzania, Nigeria and Ghana. Programmes were initiated to improve access to healthcare ... undertook research in five countries – Egypt, Mali, Rwanda, Uganda and Zambia – to assess ...
- U.S. Christian Right Activists Pushing Death Penalty for Homosexuals in Poor African State 18 Nov 2009 09:25 GMT
... from Uganda, and Reverend Jide Macauley, from Nigeria's House of Rainbow church, told IPS that ... Senyonjo. Senyonjo and Macauley were in South Africa to attend the first African dialogue on ... were Botswana, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South ...
- Malika Saada Saar: 'Precious' girls at the margins 23 Nov 2009 11:34 GMT
... Malika Saada Saar, founder and executive director of ... Precious, a poor, abused, illiterate and overweight African-American teenager, is indeed a tribute to the ... teacher. In real life, poor, undereducated and sexually victimized girls are most likely to end ...
- Untold African stories an Ethiopian perspective 23 Nov 2009 07:41 GMT
... daughter’s purse! Am I the only modern African woman who is thinking this way? Or ... decision on the timing and frequency of sexual relationships, when to have children and which ... this conference. One of my brothers from Nigeria told me that even if he is ...
- Sub-Saharan Africa News in brief: 4'18 November 2009 18 Nov 2009 18:59 GMT
... Sub-Saharan Africa News in brief: 4–18 November 2009 Traditional ... could prove effective in malaria control Releasing sexually sterile male mosquitoes into the wild to ... as the rest of the world. Kenya, Niger and South Africa "offer high standards of ...
- Women's rights: Looking back or moving forward? 19 Nov 2009 16:53 GMT
... adoption of protocols for gender equality across Africa, ‘violations of women’s human rights have reached ... will meet in Banjul, the capital of Gambia to review the implementation of the in Africa during ... Excellency Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the president of Liberia. Women’s representation in national parliaments has improved ...
- Women Assess Continent's Progress Since Beijing 22 Nov 2009 15:10 GMT
... Beijing plan. Six hundred people from 43 African countries took part, including gender experts, civil ... and government officials were present in the Gambian capital, Banjul for the review. There was good ... women in powerful political positions in Africa. Liberia has the continent's first female head of ...
- Award-winning illustrator is living his dream 19 Nov 2009 13:52 GMT
... work he said he felt compelled to create after returning from a trip to Burkina Faso in West Africa. "I was remembering the sights, the smells, the way people moved in the streets, ...
- 20 years after UN pact, many children still suffer 20 Nov 2009 14:16 GMT
... also common in Yemen and parts of Africa. Egypt's Health Ministry in 2007 barred medical ... a police officer or a firefighter." FREETOWN, Sierra Leone - Alhaji Babah Sawaneh's commander ordered him ... 11, a child soldier of one of West Africa's most brutal civil wars. Sawaneh was fetching ...
- Reflections on the Obama generation 24 Nov 2009 12:34 GMT
... Canada, most of Europe and even South Africa offers, i.e. free public health care services. ... from previous policy and sorely needed. However, Afghanistan remains a weight around Obama's neck and ... dynamics of discrimination (class, race, gender and sexual orientation), is supportive of union activity, offers ...
- Party Manifestos - Health Sector 16 Nov 2009 08:59 GMT
... with HIV-AIDS would be reviewed. The South West Africa National Union (Swanu) promises to introduce universal ... the combating of HIV-AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis and sexually transmitted diseases and to increase communication and ...
- Women's Rights - Looking Back Or Moving Forward? [opinion] 20 Nov 2009 05:13 GMT
... 2009 is a significant year in the African women's rights calendar. The assembly of the ... will meet in Banjul, the capital of Gambia to review the implementation of the Beijing Platform in ... Excellency Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the president of Liberia. Women's representation in national parliaments has improved ...
- 'Precious' shows need to tackle incest, help girls at margins 17 Nov 2009 05:54 GMT
... tackle incest, help girls at margins By Malika Saada Saar The Washington Post The movie ... Precious, a poor, abused, illiterate and overweight African-American teenager, is indeed a tribute to the ... teacher. In real life, poor, undereducated and sexually victimized girls usually end up in the ...
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