Some Nigerian women protest violence against women in Lagos, Nigeria.
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Transnational feminism played a huge role in broadening gender studies in most institutions in Nigeria.
Members of Ghana’s parliament during a break from electing a new leader of parliament. Only 14% of parliamentarians are women.
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Women MPs point to a toxic environment in which a politics of insults, ridicule and rumour work against having more women in political offices.
Bank buildings rise above the business district of Lagos. Banks must effectively communicate the impact of their engagement with women.
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Banks should consider and integrate women empowerment principles into their corporate social responsibility initiatives.
Abortion is highly stigmatised in the DRC.
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Though initial reactions towards abortion were negative, there were displays of understanding and empathy when discussing why women have abortions.
A young Ethiopian refugee carries water containers at the Um Raquba camp in Sudan in November 2020.
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Adolescent girls can contribute to social change, economic growth, sustainable development and peaceful societies. They should be able to live their lives free from violence.
Sindiwe Magona at home.
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A literary icon, her autobiographies offer a way of understanding the country’s brutal past in order to heal and move forward.
The HPV vaccine is an effective primary prevention measure for cervical cancer.
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The HPV vaccine is an effective prevention for cervical cancer, especially if adolescents get it before sexual debut.
Detail of a collage work by Rosemary Karuga, Untitled, 1998.
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The first female student at the famous Makerere University art school, Karuga only began an art career when she retired at 60. She ended up showing internationally.
Muslim women and children in Lamu in north east Kenya. Al-Shabaab’s recruitment of female members is most evident in coastal and north eastern counties.
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Women’s motivations for joining terrorist networks belie Kenyan media accounts of naive girls manipulated through romantic notions of Jihadi brides or wives.
Studio Tamani journalists interviewing Malian women for their daily radio show.
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Empowerment can mean different things for different women, but access to information is key. In Mali radio is the main source of information.
Customary laws revere patrilineal systems and this often comes at the cost of the well-being of a child.
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Countries where traditional laws exist must uphold children’s rights and push for their best interest.
Infrastructure, such as power lines and poles, is of no use if households can’t afford electricity and aren’t connected to the grid.
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Universal energy access can only be achieved if people have the capabilities to use the energy to transform their lives.
When women do science, society benefits in myriad ways.
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Less than 30% of researchers worldwide are women. The biases and perceptions that keep women and girls out of STEM must be tackled.
The Boko Haram crisis has displaced many women who have now made camps like this Awaridi refugee settlement in Niger, their home.
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Nigerian women’s experiences of conflict mirror their unequal status and the prevalence of gender violence in and out of conflict.
There are very few qualified female teachers in schools in northern Nigeria.
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Colleges of education must have increased resources to improve training. They must also address gender-specific issues such as childcare provision, accommodation and sexual harassment.
A person living with HIV shows her clinic appointment and anti-retroviral drugs regimen card.
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COVID-19 restrictions created life-threatening challenges to female sex workers as they weren’t able to access their medication, support or their clients.
Women who had a secondary or higher level of education were more likely to test for HIV than women who had no formal education.
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Local and national governments in west and central African countries must prioritise investment in providing access to HIV testing for all pregnant women.
The mortality rate of AIDS-related deaths remains high among adolescent girls and young women.
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The evidence shows that keeping girls in school not only reduces HIV risk, but also delays marriage and pregnancy, and improves mental health.
Women are more likely to be visiting public health facilities to access healthcare for themselves or for people in their care.
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Women are testing positive at a higher rate than men and women, they have a greater social and economic vulnerability, particularly during lockdown, with working-age being the most affected.
A statue of the author, Solomon T. Plaatje, in Kimberley, South Africa.
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According to a new book, the friendships among women in the novel reveal its author Sol T. Plaatje’s view of effective political struggle.