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Friday, October 26, 2012
Nigeria: Osun Promises to Empower Women in Politics
Osun State Government has assured women in the state of its readiness to create a conducive atmosphere to allow them take active role in politics. It also promised to create a conducive avenue for their economic empowerment for the growth and...
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Thursday, October 25, 2012
Sierra Leone: Number of women in Sierra Leone vote seen as test of stability
The elections are seen as a test of stability 10 years after its civil war, with no women standing for president despite a push to register more female candidates. "All presidential candidates nominated by nine out of the 10 officially recognised...
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Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Botswana: BNF Candidate urges women to be proactive in politics
The Botswana National Front (BNF) candidate, Abigail Mogalakwe, who is vying for the Mahalapye West parliamentary seat has urged women to fight for their rights and be a competitive force to their counterparts. She said that women remained...
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Thursday, September 27, 2012
Kenya: AG, Raila Lobby Lawmakers On Gender Bill
The government is urging Members of Parliament to support a Bill that backs party nominations to fill special seats in Parliament and the Senate, to meet the gender representation rule. Attorney General Githu Muigai in an interview with Capital FM...
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Sunday, September 23, 2012
Uganda: 19-Year-Old Woman Is Africa’s Youngest Legislator
19-year-old Proscovia Alengot Oromait is now the youngest Member of Parliament in African history after running for and winning the MP position left vacant by her father in Usuk County of eastern Uganda. The teenager had been planning to go to...
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Sunday, September 23, 2012
Malawi: Female MPs issue ultimatum on ‘stealing’ of beds: State House explains
Women Parliamentary Caucus members  have strongly demanded Minister of Health Khumbo Kachali, who is also the country’s Vice-President, to return back the  hospital beds from Mponela Hospital where they were snatched to be given to Mzimba for...
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Sunday, September 23, 2012
South Africa: ‘I go as a servant of Africa’
Parliament on Wednesday paid a fond farewell and tribute to Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma as she heads for Addis Ababa to chair the African Union commission. President Jacob Zuma led praise for one of the country's longest-serving...
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Thursday, September 20, 2012
Nigeria: 57 Women Aspirants Vie for PDP Ticket
The People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Adamawa State, says the party has witnessed high level of interest by its members for the forthcoming local government elections in the state as over 600 persons out of which 57 are female have indicated...
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Thursday, September 20, 2012
Ghana: Stakeholders Charged to Increase Assembly Women in 2014
A study has called on all stakeholders to work consciously to increase the number of women who will win the District Level Elections (DLEs) in 2014 and other such future elections. "The Performances of Women Candidates in the 2010 District Level...
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Thursday, September 20, 2012
Mozambique: UN Women Pledges Cooperation With Parliament
The United Nations body on gender equality, "UN Women", on Friday pledged to cooperate with the Mozambican parliament, the Assembly of the Republic. After an audience granted by the chairperson of the Assembly, Veronica Macamo, the representative of...
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Monday, September 17, 2012
Ghana: Opposition Party Picks Female VP Candidate
In Ghana, the leader of the opposition Progressive People's Party (PPP), Papa Kwesi Nduom, has named Eva Lokko as the party’s vice presidential candidate for the December 7 general election. Miss Lokko is an engineer and communications expert, a...
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Monday, September 17, 2012
Ghana: Capacity building workshop for Female Parliamentary Candidates opens in Akosombo
A four-day capacity building workshop organized for aspiring female parliamentary candidates in the country opened at Akosombo on Wednesday. The workshop brought together aspiring female parliamentary candidates of the National Democratic Congress,...
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Monday, September 10, 2012
Kenya: Why MPs want women to compete for elective positions
Women hoping to join Parliament will have to face elections if proposals made by MPs and political party leaders are approved by the House.   A two-day weekend meeting to discuss mechanisms to achieve gender parity in the General Election...
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Monday, September 10, 2012
Somaliland: Lawmakers oppose parliament quota for women and minorities
Advocacy groups for women and minorities in Somaliland have raised concerns about their political role in government after members of the lower house voted down a provision that would have established a quota for their representation in parliament...
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Friday, September 07, 2012
Zimbabwe: Parliament, Women University Sign Memorandum of Understanding
Parliament and the Women's University in Africa yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding in which the institution will offer various educational programmes to parliamentarians and staff. The agreement was signed by WUA vice-chancellor...
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Friday, September 07, 2012
Kenya: Radio Presenter Eyes Murang'a Women's Seat
Renowned media personality Wanjiru Chege has resigned to embark on her bid for the Women Representative seat for Murang'a County. The Coro FM presenter who was also the controller of commercial radio services in the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation...
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Wednesday, September 05, 2012
South Africa: DA Will Fight Against 50-50 Gender Quotas
The DA will not accept amendments to the Electoral Act to provide for party gender quotas. This would be as constitutionally problematic as basing representation in Parliament on race or any other demographic variable. The DA thoroughly rejects the...
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Wednesday, September 05, 2012
Kenya: Ngilu Launches Bid for Top Seat
Water and Irrigation Minister Charity Ngilu launched her presidential bid on Sunday and pledged to focus on women and the youth empowerment if elected Kenya's fourth President in next year's General Elections. Launching her bid on the Narc party at...
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