Emboldened by success in Afghanistan, the Taliban is now ordering religious leaders to provide them with lists of girls over the age of 15 to enter into ‘marriages’ to Taliban fighters.
Nigeria’s Falcons celebrate being African women’s champions for the fifth year running, in 2006.
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Frelimo, which governs Mozambique, has squandered the enormous political capital it enjoyed at independence. It now remains in power through violence, intimidation, harassment, and threats.
About 62% of Sierra Leonean women aged 15-49 have experienced physical or sexual violence.
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Theatre is able to create a space for discussion about how and why women experience physical and emotional violence.
Women’s need for contraception and contraceptive use must be an ongoing priority.
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Finding a way to increase the participation of men and fathers in unpaid care work would have an important influence on a more equal distribution between women and men.
Through stand-up comedy, women in Zimbabwe can resist patriarchal power relations. There are still far fewer female stand-ups in the country but the field keeps on growing.
Many South Africans live in poor conditions with no access to running water.
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Harsh socio-environmental factors, especially when they happen in the early years of a child’s life, can establish a developmental “biology of misfortune”.
Residents in a Cape Town suburb queue to vote during previous municipal elections in South Africa.
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Policy changes and advocacy efforts have lead to improvements in the protection and wellbeing of children on the continent. But a lot more still needs to be done.
Supporters of the National Resistance Movement celebrate.
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These appointments provoked debate in Uganda, reflecting both the constraints and the possibilities of women’s rights reform in an authoritarian country.
Mothers need to be introduced to the kangaroo mother care method through counsel and practice, a process that requires patience and ultimately, time.
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Students from São Tomé and Príncipe must negotiate being both native speakers of Portuguese and Black Africans. And how they speak Portuguese is perceived as an issue.
Interior of the winning design for the Serpentine Pavilion.
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The Nigerian government must design more interventions to improve education, employment opportunities and the economy in order to control the country’s population growth.