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MALI: Thousands still live in ...

MALI: Thousands still live in slavery in north

africa » mali » gao
IRIN NEWS http://irinnews.org
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Peoplecontinue to be enslaved in northern Mali, according to Malian humanrights organisation Temedt, despite a widespread belief that slavery...
slavery, labour, human rights
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ECOWAS Parliament Committee Me...

ECOWAS Parliament Committee Meeting Underway

africa
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...
ecowas, gender, labour, hassan, cedaw, treaty
(8 views)

We Must be Willing to Take the Rough With The Smooth

africa » gambia » banjul
Thursday, April 17, 2008
It is nice to see the good work being done towards the empowerment of women in The Gambia recognised by our neighbours in ECOWAS. The ECOWAS...
ecowas, hassan, fatoumata, labour, assembly
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Fresh Blood Must Face Fresh Challenges Head on

africa » gambia
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
The new Secretary of State (SoS) facesa lot of challenges as far as the Tourism sector is concerned.1.Shehas to familiarise herself with the Tourism...
labour, gta, dialogue, invest, sos
(11 views)
Supposed Marabout Convicted fo...

Supposed Marabout Convicted for Theft

africa » gambia » kanifing
The Point
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
One Ebrima Camara, who reportedly claimed to be endowed with special spiritual and mysterious powers, locally called marabout, was on 6th March, 2008...
marabout, trial, allegation, compensation, imprisonment, labour
(10 views)
SWAZILAND: Worst labour strife...

SWAZILAND: Worst labour strife in a decade

africa » swaziland » mbabane
IRIN
Monday, March 10, 2008
A bloody week of the worst labour strife in a decade has exposed cracks in the Swazi government's poverty-alleviation plan of creating thousands of...
labour, industries, textile, workers, vandals, factories, poverty, government, attacks
(9 views)
Obstetric fistula report valid...

Obstetric fistula report validated

africa » gambia » senegambia
Monday, January 21, 2008
Stakeholders in the health sector have validated the country’s first-ever Obstetric Fistula Situational Analysis Report 2007 at the Kairaba Beach...
UNFPA, WHO, Obsteric fistula, labour, consequences, mortality, Dr Tamsir Mbowe, MDG, treatment, limitations
(17 views)
SWAZILAND: Long on policies bu...

SWAZILAND: Long on policies but short on implementation

africa » swaziland » mbabane
IRIN
Monday, January 14, 2008
 Swaziland's ability to cope with its ongoing humanitarian crisis will not improve until its under-performing economy picks up, social welfare...
policies, inplementation, labour, economic, crisis, poverty
(18 views)
MAURITANIA: Fistula - a medica...

MAURITANIA: Fistula - a medical and cultural problem

africa » mauritania » nouakchott
IRIN
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Efforts to reduce cases of obstetric fistula in Mauritania have been slowed by local customs and beliefs. “Fistula is seen as a punishment,” said...
punishment, girls, marriage, childbirth, labour, fistula
(23 views)
NIGER: Where childhood ends on...

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...
childhood, marriage, girls, labour, pregnancy
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