Child marriages remain a problem in Mauritius.
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Laws in Mauritius allow minors to marry while some cultures on the island are tolerant of child marriage.
Forced marriage is still common in some cultures, but younger generations reject it.
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Even for those that escape, the stigma of refusing a forced marriage separates young women from their family and community.
Caregivers need to be educated on the importance of routine nutrition screening and interventions.
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South Africa must ensure that healthcare workers understand the importance of nutrition and that they transfer the correct messages to caregivers.
Women teachers can be powerful role models for girls.
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Female teachers can act as role models who enhance girls’ motivation and learning outcomes.
A woman harvests groundnuts in Malawi. Land ownership does not automatically empower women.
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We found that even when women own land, their husbands are still perceived as household heads.
The opportunity of getting an education is key to reintegration.
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For the thousands of children who have left armed groups, education is crucial to their reintegration.
Circumcision of both boys and girls is practiced by the Maasai in Tanzania.
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Efforts to discourage girls from being cut in Tanzania have changed the cultural meaning and practices around the ceremonial rite of passage.
Pensioner Katherine Boyi, left, with donated blankets and Agnes Makhubela, with donated maize meal, in Doornkop, Soweto.
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Stories from the ground highlighted the unmet needs of people who are vulnerable and who are left behind.
Cyril Ramaphosa being sworn in as the President of South Africa by Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng.
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Presidents Nelson Mandela and Thabo Mbeki sought to use South Africa’s diplomatic service to enable the country to punch above its weight.
A woman worker collects roses at a flower farm in Naivasha, Kenya.
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Large companies have a big role to play in ensuring women’s rights are protected in industries such as horticulture.
South Africa has been dubbed “the rape capital of the world”.
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South Africa has tended to prioritise race relations over gender relations since formal apartheid ended.
Many black women scientists feel isolated or worry about being “perfect” to impress their peers.
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Family, marriage and culture are among the factors that influence black women’s experiences as scientists.
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The placenta could hold the answers to why HIV positive women report higher rates of premature deliveries.
Migration to cities has led to increased obesity in Africa.
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Obesity is on the rise among urban African women of reproductive age in all of the 24 countries studied.
Former Congolese rebel warlord, Jean-Pierre Bemba.
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Under the Rome Statute, court ordered reparations are available to victims after the accused is found guilty. In the case of Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo, this involves over 5,000 victims.
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South Africa’s data rollout of its pre-exposure prophylaxis shows that there is a relatively slow, but increasing, uptake. However, more needs to be done to target young women.
Many girls in Dar es Salaam’s slums drop out of school because of the costs involved.
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Creating more opportunities for young women and girls to work and earn money is a possible solution to early marriages. Subsidising secondary education to keep poorer girls in school is another.
Kenya needs to develop effective cancer testing and treatment options.
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There is an urgent need for affordable cancer treatment services, lower drug costs, better equipped facilities, favourable national cancer policies and specialist doctors in Kenya.
Data shows gender disparities in networking.
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The low share of women revealed in this data is problematic for two reasons: a lack of diversity, and what it shows about women’s participation in the social network of informal collaboration.
An Egyptian anti-government activist kisses a riot police officer following clashes in Cairo, Egypt.
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Activists often face intransigent regimes and ruthless warlords. But women can use traditional insights into femininity and motherhood for political mobilisation and resistance.