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Gender
Empowered women can unlock Africa’s development dividends
— Zainab Hawa Bangura, Director-General, United Nations Office at Nairobi
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Women in Peacekeeping
“Female peacekeepers inspire women and girls”
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Gender
Confronting sexual violence in schools
Countries and activists adopt tough measures to tackle the growing crisis
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Gender
Women’s Situation Room: Africa’s unique approach to reducing electoral violence
How an innovative real-time intervention in Kenya used women’s strengths to protect voters and help keep the peace before and after voting day
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Gender
A celebratory rise in women’s political participation
Number of women legislators inches upward in Africa -
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Gender
Millions of girls remain out of school
The gender gap has narrowed, but progress is starting to stall
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Influencing policy is ‘not a numbers game’
More women in Africa enter public office, but still wield little power
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Economic empowerment
Tapping women’s entrepreneurship in Ghana
Access to credit, technology vital for breaking into manufacturing -
Economic empowerment
Women struggle to secure land rights
Hard fight for access and decision-making power -
Economic empowerment
Does financing benefit African women?
New initiatives to track the gender impact of development funds -
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Improving health
Investing in the health of Africa’s mothers
Lacking care, too many women do not survive childbirth -
Combating violence
Security reform key to protecting women
Training, recruitment and prosecutions can reduce violence -
Combating violence
Taking on violence against women in Africa
International norms and local activism start to alter laws, attitudes -
Political Empowerment
North African women on the barricades
Activists press for freedom, dignity and rights -
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Political Empowerment
African women are ready to lead
But social beliefs and attitudes hinder their quest -
Equality
NEPAD embraces women’s rights
After slow start, continental initiative advances gender equity -
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Equality
‘Renewed energy for women’s empowerment’
Interview with head of UN Women in Southern Africa
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Improving health
In Africa, AIDS often has a woman’s face
Knowledge, power and resources needed to combat the scourge -
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Security reform key to protecting women
Training, recruitment and prosecutions can reduce violence -
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Does financing benefit African women?
New initiatives to track the gender impact of development funds -
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Women in North Africa secure more rights
Despite hurdles, notable legal, political and social progress -
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Taking on violence against women in Africa
International norms, local activism start to alter laws, attitudes -
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Congolese women confront legacy of rape
War and sexual violence leave survivors in desperate need -
NEPAD in action
Woman storekeeper boosts Malawi farming
NEPAD seeks to bring fertilizer nearer to villagers -
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African women battle for equality
Some progress 10 years after Beijing, but major challenges remain
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