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Africell Should be Gender Sensitive

Monday, July 14, 2008

The Face ofAfricell competition is on again, and the young girls are beside themselveswith excitement, eager to grab the limelight. And with the...

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FAWEGAM on Gender violence Against Girls

africa » gambia

Picture: Students Attending FAWEGAM Training

Wednesday, July 02, 2008

The Forum for African Women Educationalists Gambia Chapter (FAWEGAM) last Friday held a one day bantaba (annual gathering) for students at the...

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VOX POP ON THE ECOWAS GENDER DEVELOPMENT CENTRE MEETING

africa » gambia

Friday, May 16, 2008

Women’s conditions and empowerment can now be described as a continental issue, as almost every African leader has realized that women’s issues...

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Central African Republic: Our daughters have no future

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IRIN NEWS http://irinnews.org

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Womenin Ndele, a remote town in northern Central African Republic, aremaking a stand for their rights. The local chapter of the nationalwomen’s...

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Vice President opens National Women’s Day celebration

Africa » Gambia

Monday, May 12, 2008

Here is His Excellency President Alhaji Dr Yahya AJJ Jammeh’s speech delivered by Her Excellency the Vice President Dr Aja Isatou Njie-Saidy at the...

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ECOWAS Parliamentarians on Gender Mainstreaming

africa » gambia » bakau

Picture: Madam Aminata Dibba

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

In a bid to enhance the knowledge and capacities of ECOWAS Parliamentarians on gender related issues, the ECOWAS Gender and Development Center...

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ECOWAS Parliament Committee Meeting Underway

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Picture: Attendees at ECOWAS meeting

Thursday, April 17, 2008

A five-day meeting of the ECOWAS Committee on Gender, Employment, Labour and Social Welfare opened last Monday at Paradise Suites Hotel in Kololi.The...

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South Africa: Rural women the losers in HIV response

africa » south africa » johannesburg

Amnesty International

Monday, March 24, 2008

Rural women living with HIV in circumstances of poverty in South Africa face discrimination in relationships and in communities because of their...

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Vox Pop on the International Women’s Day Celebration

africa » gambia » kololi

The Point

Sunday, March 16, 2008

As part of the activities marking the international women’s day celebration, Gamcotrap joined the rest of the world in the commemoration together...

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SOMALIA: Get more girls in school, activists say

africa » somalia » mogadishu

IRIN

Sunday, March 09, 2008

Somalia has one of the worst school-attendance rates in the world and, to mark International Women's Day on 8 March, activists are drawing attention...

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