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Gender inequality in education is still an issue in Kenya and South Africa

  Community Secondary School| Emmanuel Ikwuegbu, 2021| Unsplash   Beatrice Akala, University of Johannesburg Women still aren’t fully represented in higher education in Kenya and South Africa, despite changes in […]

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UN Women advocates for more gender statistics in Cameroon

UN Women advocates for more gender statistics in Cameroon UN Women and the Sub-Regional Institute of Statistics and Applied Economics (ISSEA) held a training seminar on gender statistics on 16–18 […]

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African Traditional Leaders united against child marriage and FGM

The Media Compact seeks to accelerate gender equality by providing a framework for media houses to strengthen gender-sensitive reporting

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Kenya’s milestones in accelerating gender equality and women’s empowerment

This week Kenya is hosting the 12th Commonwealth Women Affairs Ministers’ Meeting (12WAMM), an initiative of the Commonwealth member countries

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Nairobi summit: Women’s empowerment a ‘game changer’ for sustainable development

The Kenyan capital is hosting a three-day summit to mark 25 years since the landmark (ICPD).

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Promoting Women in Legal Profession and Judiciary

Adding to this, women continues to face challenges in many parts of Somalia due to negative social norms, limited access, societal and institutional support and impunity.

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Confusion over Uhuru meeting women groups in Sagana

Hundreds of women eager to meet President Uhuru Kenyatta at Sagana State Lodge on Monday were taken aback after it was communicated that there was no such meeting.

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