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COTE D'IVOIRE: Chronology sinc...

COTE D'IVOIRE: Chronology since the 2002 military uprising

africa » ivory coast
IRIN
Friday, September 21, 2007
13 September 2007 - National Electoral Commission announces that long-overdue presidential elections could be held in October 2008 but the...
editors, choice, chronology, miltary, elections, presidential, government, rebels
SENEGAL: New efforts underway ...

SENEGAL: New efforts underway to educate in local languages

africa » senegal » dakar
IRIN
Thursday, September 20, 2007
With formal education systems crumbling in much of sub-Saharan Africa, educationalists are looking more to informal systems of education taught in...
editors, choice, education, child, adult, system, teaching, reading
BURUNDI: Sexual violence, cult...

BURUNDI: Sexual violence, cultural prejudice put women in HIV crosshairs

africa » burundi » bujumbura
PlusNews
Thursday, September 20, 2007
The low social status of Burundi's women leaves them vulnerable to sexual violence, while cultural taboos prevent them from seeking help. This is...
editors, choice, sexual, violence, cultural, taboo, women, girls, hiv, aids, transmitted, disease
SWAZILAND: Two-thirds of women...

SWAZILAND: Two-thirds of women beaten and abused

africa » swaziland » mbabane
IRIN
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
One in every three female Swazis has experienced some form of sexual violence before turning 18, and two out of three aged 18 to 24, according to the...
editors, choice, sexual, violence, abused, beaten, women, girls
Biography of Winnie Mandela

Biography of Winnie Mandela

africa » south africa
essortment.com
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Biography of Winnie Mandela. The woman who is the ex-wife of Nelson Mandela, and head of the ANC Women's League in South Africa. This highly...
editors, choice, biography, winnie mandela, ex-wife, nelson mandela, mother of the nation
NIGERIA: Wave of repression on...

NIGERIA: Wave of repression on so-called ‘amoral’ behaviour

africa » nigeria » lagos
IRIN
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Human rights advocates in Nigeria are voicing alarm about recent arrests of cross-dressing men and of women allegedly wearing ‘indecent’ clothes,...
editors, choice, human rights, activists, islamic, courts, women, men, tradition, tolerance
ZIMBABWE: Child migrants seek ...

ZIMBABWE: Child migrants seek a better life in South Africa

africa » south africa » musina
IRIN
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
He is only a teenager, but he is already a seasoned border jumper. Dressed in a torn t-shirt and blue work trousers, Robert, 16, (not his real name)...
editors, choice, teenager, child migrants, border, jumper, money, food, schooling, hiv, aids, UN, aid
SOUTHERN AFRICA: The effect of...

SOUTHERN AFRICA: The effect of migration on HIV rates

africa » botswana » francistown
IRIN
Sunday, September 16, 2007
Trying to measure the impact of the Zimbabwean exodus on HIV/AIDS rates in the region is so fraught with ifs, buts and maybes that the only...
editors, choice, migration, hiv, aids, poverty, health, rape, arv
ZAMBIA: Bibles and condoms

ZAMBIA: Bibles and condoms

africa » zambia » lusaka
IRIN
Sunday, September 16, 2007
It is mandatory that Zambia's hotels, lodges and guest houses stock at least two Bibles in each of their rooms, but it is rare to come across condoms...
editors, choice, bible, condoms, church, hiv, prevention
COTE D'IVOIRE: Sexual crimes a...

COTE D'IVOIRE: Sexual crimes against children continue with “alarming frequency” - UN

africa » ivory coast » abidjan
IRIN
Saturday, September 15, 2007
As politicians bicker in Côte d’Ivoire, children are dying from a breakdown of health care and other basic services or falling victim to violent...
editors, choice, sexual, abuse, children, health, violence, protection
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