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South Africa: Church Elects Woman Bishop
Elected to the Anglican Diocese of False Bay, Cape Town, Margaret Vertue is Africa's second woman Anglican bishop.
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Kenya: Boosting Contraceptive Use to Cut Unsafe Abortions
(file photo): Some 300,000 Kenyan women and girls have abortions each year - 20,000 of which lead to hospitalization, according to one of the only studies available on the subject.
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Zimbabwe: Life Without a Destination
(file photo): For more than a decade, a farm worker and her 10-year-old grandson have endured a string of evictions in the aftermath of the country's fast-track land reform.
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Madagascar: Sex for Survival
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About one in seven residents of Madagascar's main port city of Toamasina are sex workers.
The Right Thing for Women and Children
Mother and child in Burkina Faso. If women in poor countries can get the contraceptives they want, millions of lives will be saved, says Melinda Gates. More
Kenya: Gender-Friendly Farming
Residents of Yatta district in Kenya's Eastern Province used to live on food aid due to dwindling crops of maize until a local bishop changed everything.More
Burundi: Tougher Going for Pregnant Muslim Women
In a country with only three women gynecologists, access to specialised health care for Muslim women in Burundi is limited.More
Africa: Expanding Contraceptive Use to Save Lives
Melinda Gates says deaths from complications related to pregnancy and giving birth kill more than 350,000 women and three million babies, mostly in developing countries, every year. More
Family Planning Summit Aims to Deliver
Delegates at the London Summit on Family Planning expressed a firm commitment to increase the political will and resources needed to provide millions of women with crucial services. More
Kenya: Funds for Sanitary Towels
Kenya's treasury has announced that U.S.$3.5 million will be allocated for impoverished girls to have access to free sanitary towels. More
Madagascar: Women Pay High Price in Crisis
The majority of the Malagasy population endures poor governance, insecurity and violence, with women bearing the brunt of these hardships.More
Kenya: Seeking Justice for Forced Sterilization
Mother and daughter in HIV clinic (file photo): More than 40 HIV-positive women, who were allegedly coerced into sterilization procedures, are taking their case to court to demand justice.More
Namibian Women Win Landmark Court Case
A Namibian court has ruled that the government had coercively sterilised three HIV-positive women in violation of their human rights. More
Africa: Greater Support for HIV-Positive Pregnant Women
Speaking at the 19th International Aids Conference, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced an additional U.S.$80 million to support treatment for HIV-positive pregnant women. More
Liberia: No Policy for Pregnant School Girls
Despite being a major factor in limiting access to education for girls, Liberia's Education Law has no policy for girls who become pregnant while enrolled.More
InFocus: Women and Gender
The attorney general has petitioned the Supreme Court on the interpretation of the one-third gender rule and the presidential elections. Read more »
The Commissioner for Women and Children Affairs says government has concluded plans to assist widows to fund their marriages in order to reduce the burden they face. Read more »
Top Headlines
- Tanzania: Women Urged to Be Leaders (Daily News)
- Liberia: AFELL, Fun to Implement WiLDAF in Liberia (Inquirer)
- Nigeria: Ikhana Axes More Players Ahead of AWC (Daily Trust)
- Namibia: Praise for Student Pregnancy Policy (Namibian)
- Nigeria: Women Politicians Protest Mubi, Uniport Students' Killings (Daily Trust)
- Namibia: Poverty Wears a Woman's Face (Namibia Economist)
- Namibia: Stone Crushing and Demolition Project Wins Businesswomen Idea Competition (Namibia Economist)
- Nigeria: Bayelsa Govt Rescues 120 Years Old Woman (Vanguard)
- Rwanda: Call for Women Inclusion in Disaster Management (New Times)
- Zimbabwe: Unlocking Potential in Women (The Herald)
- Angola: Angola Committed to Girls' Protection (ANGOP)
- Uganda: Men Know 'Nothing' About Women (New Vision)
- Gambia: Emid's Promotion Presents 'Miss Nawettan' 2012 (Daily Observer)
- Africa: Reduce Poverty in Africa - Educate a Girl (IPS)
- Botswana: Court Overturns Law, Allows Women to Inherit Land (OSISA)
- Lesotho: Women's Movement Must Champion Justice Delivery (Gender Links)
- Africa: UN Launches New Initiative to Empower Rural Women and Girls (UN News)
- Africa: On World's First International Day of the Girl Child, UN Calls for End to Child Marriage (UN News)
- Kenya: Six Women Deny Kidnapping Six Year Old Girl (The Star)
- Nigeria: Sokoto - a Help for the Poor (This Day)
- North Africa: Japan's Unicharm Corp. to Bring Affordable Hygiene Products to 36 Million Low-Income Women (UNDP)
- Nigeria: Jonathan to Host UN Meeting On Women, Children (Leadership)
- Liberia: Ellen's Pro-Women Blueprint -Raps World Bank Group On Women's Business Potential (Analyst)
- Uganda: Sacked Officials Sue Women Parliamentary Association (New Vision)
- Kenya: Man Denies Attempt to Defile 13 Year Old Step-Daughter (The Star)
- Africa: Child Brides Denied Education, Face Violence, Health Catastrophes (HRW)
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