Burundi president Evariste Ndayishimiye votes in 2020.
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Any state policy looking to increase women’s representation must take into account formal and informal political practices.
Adolescents should be informed about their rights to respectful care.
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Adolescent girls are more at risk during childbirth. Stigma and abuse by healthcare workers makes them less likely to seek medical care, putting their lives further in danger.
The prophet and miracle worker has been accused of the rape, torture and abuse of some of his followers.
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World famous pastor offered ordinary Nigerians a spiritual explanation for their predicaments: economic hardship made them vulnerable to his power.
Lerato Mogoatlhe is the author of Vagabond.
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The solo journey of a queer, black woman across the continent makes fascinating reading.
Letitia Wright played Shuri who became the new Black Panther.
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Few film-makers imagined Black women as a primary audience. This has changed over time.
African trader Nelson (centre) in a photo shop in Guangzhou, China.
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She reveals a range of African experiences: from traders to martial arts champions, visa overstayers to heart surgeons.
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Anna “Kakurukaze” Mungunda became the most widely acknowledged face of the resistance to the apartheid policy of forced removal.
Henri Lopes wrote about the complexity of mixed race identity.
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Driven by social justice, he showed that all people are capable of both good and evil.
Xhosa boys undergoing ulwaluko, one of three rituals covered in the study.
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The philosophy of ubuntu means that good health is for everybody and disability is not regarded as a difference.
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The government at national and state levels as well as private proprietors should appoint women as universities’ vice-chancellors.
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Some children of HIV-positive parents drop out of school to look after their mothers and fathers. Others skip class to earn cash for the family by selling goods.
In Nigeria, sexual harassment is the bane of many students.
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Online discourse about female victims of sexual harassment in Nigeria shows negative attitudes towards the victims.
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Married couple Woppa Diallo and Mame Bougouma Diene won for their powerful short story A Soul of Small Places.
Tsonga-inspired musician and writer Maya Wegerif AKA Sho Madjozi in Johannesburg.
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Costume, hair and dance allow her to modernise Tsonga culture – and help shape youth identity.
Patriarchal norms influence the design of rehabilitation programmes for women in jail.
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Inmates who are mothers tend to be accused of being bad parents.
Reducing carbon emissions will promote health and development in Zimbabwe. Zinyange Auntony/ AFP/
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Zimbabwe’s climate action plan is on track to check emissions and promote development. Other countries can learn from it.
Women aren’t often given space to discuss the difficult aspects of motherhood.
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Negative emotions, especially regret, are seldom expressed when talking about motherhood.
Joanah Mamombe, MP Elect for Harare West constituency, addresses media at a polling station.
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Women’s representation in Zimbabwe’s parliament has declined in spite of a quota imposed in 2013.
Sylvia Mdunyelwa in Langa township in 2023.
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Not just a great jazz singer, Sylvia Mdunyelwa was also an activist, educator, broadcaster and actress.
People living with HIV need support from family and friends to overcome stigma.
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When people living with HIV in Nigeria receive support from close friends, they are less likely to experience stigma and associated poor health outcomes.