The racial nature of the campaign lies behind the poor uptake in Africa.
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The visibility of #MeToo makes it easy to overlook the very powerful campaigns against sexual violence in Africa.
A woman weaves cane sticks to produce baskets in the Maryland community in Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria.
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Nigeria, like many emerging countries, needs to educate its women at the same rate it does its men to enhance entrepreneurship.
Mental health issues among teen girls in Kenya are often ignored.
Pregnant teens in Kenya face a number of challenges.
Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio has made fighting rape a priority.
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Sierra Leone has declared a national emergency to combat rape and sexual violence.
When girls in Kenya fall pregnant, they must often deal with stigma, fear and shame.
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Mental health care for teen mothers is not part of routine health facilities in Nairobi’s informal settlements.
More must be done to draw women into STEM careers.
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Women are drastically under-represented in the science, technology, engineering and maths fields.
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There's heavy burden for women in Ghana who don't have children.
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Several locally listed companies still have no female board members while most who do diversify their boards tend to appoint only one female director at a time.
Lusala a local wild yam in Zambia that supplements diets has seen a considerable rise in demand.
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Lusala, a wild yam that many in Zambia rely on for consumption and trade, is gradually taking longer to find due to deforestation.
Laws in Sierra Leone often leave young women in the lurch.
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Violence is not just a private matter between people. Regulating it is not the duty of communities or the state alone.
Violence against children hinders them from reaching their full potential.
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There’s increasing global recognition that violence against women and children often occur together in homes.
Cheryl Zondi bucked the trend of rape accusers staying anonymous in South Africa.
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Prevailing patriarchal and cultural norms in some societies prevent women victims of sexual crimes from talking out by shaming them.
Rwanda holds the world record in share of female MPs.
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Women identify more with their government representatives based on ethnicity rather than gender.
Messaging services like WhatsApp open many doors for Nigerian women.
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With technology women are able to become agents of their own change.
A man accused of raping a seven-year old child at a restaurant in South Africa makes his first court appearance.
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Social media presents new challenges in sensitive cases but media houses must stick to the law.
Gold jewellery has traditionally been central to dowries in India.
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Increases in gold prices on world commodities markets are linked to fewer surviving girls in India. This is related to gold often being part of bridal dowries.
It’s projected that Africa’s population will double by 2050.
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Empowered women make millions of decisions that add up to a better demographic situation for themselves, their children and for Africa.
Kenya needs policies that aim to draw women into STEM and retain them.
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Gender biases are revealed in enrolment inequalities and policies that favour male students.
South African women march against high levels of gender based violence in the country.
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Gender based violence should not be addressed only once it has happened, by jailing offenders. Prevention is just as important.
Hundreds rally against sexual violence in Nairobi, Kenya.
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Rape culture in Kenya means that women are often blamed for being victims of assault. This needs to change.