Humanitarian Aid
Being a Black woman in the US
Reflections of a refugee and advocate
Women’s empowerment
Malawi women motorcycle taxi owners pulling strings from behind the scenes
Elbowed out of driving the motorcycle taxis, women own the business instead.
Healthcare
"More effort, training still needed to fight COVID-19"
— Dr. Nancy Abuya, Medical Doctor, Kenya
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Women break into African politics
Quota systems allow more women to gain elected office
Web Feature
‘Take away the guns,’ women tell UN envoy
Reforms needed to stop war-time sex crimes, says Zainab Bangura
Economic empowerment
Tapping women’s entrepreneurship in Ghana
Access to credit, technology vital for breaking into manufacturing
Economic empowerment
Does financing benefit African women?
New initiatives to track the gender impact of development funds
Improving health
Gender violence hampers AIDS fight
Activists in Zambia counter a deadly link
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
Political Empowerment
Three women laureates
Wangari Maathai, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee
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
Equality
Battling for equality on all fronts
Some progress since Beijing, but hurdles persist
Equality
African women’s long walk to freedom
Some gains, but an uphill climb still looms
Equality
‘Renewed energy for women’s empowerment’
Interview with head of UN Women in Southern Africa
Cover Story
African women: asserting their rights
Introduction to the Special Edition on Women
Improving health
In Africa, AIDS often has a woman’s face
Knowledge, power and resources needed to combat the scourge
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Malian women create beauty — and profit
Hand-dyed fabrics win praises, capture markets
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Malian women create beauty — and profit
Hand-dyed fabrics win praises, capture markets
NEPAD at 10
NEPAD on the ground
Concrete action in five key areas
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Microfinance: What role in Africa's development?
Time to reassess the limits and strengths of small-scale lending
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Microfinance: What role in Africa's development?
Time to reassess the limits and strengths of small-scale lending
Cover Story
North African women on the barricades
Activists press for freedom, dignity and rights
Africa at 50
African women’s long walk to equality
Some gains, but an uphill climb still looms
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To save the lives of mothers, infants
Commitment, money and innovation can reduce high mortality rates
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Women in North Africa secure more rights
Despite hurdles, notable legal, political and social progress
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Enlisting men for women’s equality
South African initiatives against sexual violence, gender i
Cover Story
Women struggle to secure land rights
Hard fight for access and decision-making power
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Women push onto Africa’s agenda
NEPAD responds to advocates for women’s rights
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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
Cover Story
African women are ready to lead
But social beliefs and attitudes hinder their quest
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Rwandan women: AIDS therapy beyond drugs
Food and hope are also essential to survival
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Tapping women’s entrepreneurship in Ghana
Access to credit, technology vital for breaking into manufacturing
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Women: Africa's ignored combatants
Gradual progress towards a greater role in DDR
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African women battle for equality
Some progress 10 years after Beijing, but major challenges remain
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