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"Girls Education is our priority"

Wednesday, January 09, 2008

A UK philanthropist couple has said that girls’ education in the Gambia is their principal priority in the dispensation of their charitable...

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Eight Young Girls Donate to Bakau School

africa » gambia » bakau

The Point

Tuesday, January 08, 2008

In what could be described as a real gesture to boost sport in the country, particularly volleyball, eight girls from Hampshire in the UK have...

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NIGER: Where childhood ends on the marriage bed

africa » niger » niamey

IRIN

Wednesday, January 02, 2008

Fifteen-year-old Hadjo Garbo’s child-like features belie a history more tragic and life-altering than many adults four times her age will have...

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WEST AFRICA: Meeting education targets - access versus quality

africa » senegal » saly

IRIN

Saturday, December 08, 2007

Midway to the Millennium Development Goals set in 2000, several West African countries have made vast efforts to achieve universal education and...

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SOUTH AFRICA: Sugar Daddies find plenty of sweet teeth

africa » south africa » johannesburg

PlusNews

Friday, October 26, 2007

It is 10 o'clock on a Friday night in Soweto, Johannesburg's most famous township, but it's still early for The Rock, a nightclub popular with the...

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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...

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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...

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Aminata Jallow is Face of Gambia

africa » gambia » senegambia

The Daily Observer Newspaper

Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Aminata Jallow, a HND student at the International Business College (IBC) was on Friday crowned Face of Gambia 2007 at a programme held at the...

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Four young girls killed in Zambia wall collapse

africa » zambia

Wikinews

Monday, September 10, 2007

Four young girls were killed and six more people injured when a brick wall collapsed on top of them in Zambia. The victims had been trying to reach a...

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SOMALIA: Increased sexual violence raises HIV concerns

africa » somalia

PlusNews

Thursday, September 06, 2007

Escalating violence in Somalia is increasing the incidence of sexual attacks against women and girls and heightening their risk of HIV infection, say...

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