GHANA: WINNERS OF THE 2019 KIMATHI KUENYEHIA-MILEAD READING PRIZE ANNOUNCED
By: Jerry Akornor/ www.africanakua.com, Ghana The Kimathi Kuenyehia Foundation and the Moremi Initiative for Women’s Leadership in Africa have announced
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SOUTH AFRICA: SHOCK AS ZINDZI MANDELA, DAUGHTER OF MADIBA NELSON MANDELA, IS REPORTED DEAD
Zindzi Mandela, daughter of South African liberation hero Nelson Mandela and anti-apartheid activist Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, has died, according to officials.
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POLYGYNY/POLYGAMY EXPLOITS AND ITS UNFAIR TOWARDS WOMEN
We need to correct the common mistake in referring to Polygyny as Polygamy. Polygamy is the practice of having more
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WELCOME ON BOARD NANA OFORIATTA AYIM; THE REVOLUTIONARY OF AFRICAN CULTURAL HERITAGE
By: Richard Fiebor/www.africanakua.com/Ghana “I wanted to go deeper and further into those meanings and discover what our ways of understanding
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SIERRA LEONE: WEST AFRICAN COURT RULING UPHOLDS PREGNANT GIRLS’ RIGHT TO EDUCATION
Girls in Sierra Leone have cause to celebrate. On December 12, the Court of Justice of the Economic Community of
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UGANDA, GHANA AND BOTSWANA HAVE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF WOMEN BUSINESS OWNERS IN THE WORLD, FINDS MASTERCARD INDEX
The third edition of the Mastercard Index of Women Entrepreneurs (MIWE) has listed three African countries as global leaders in
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5 REASONS MEN RAPE
Source: www.africanakua.com / Victoria Fakiya, Nigeria 1. Rape Culture Rape culture, according to marshall.edu is an environment where rape is
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AFRICA: ‘SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ARE NOT UP FOR NEGOTIATION’
Natalia Kanem, executive director of UNFPA, had a strong statement at the opening of the International Conference on Population and
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AFRICA: GROWTH OF CONTRACEPTIVE USE HIGHEST IN AFRICAN COUNTRIES
The number of women and girls in poor countries embracing modern contraception has leapt by tens of millions with Africa
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RELATIONSHIP CORNER: MAN IS TO SEX AS WOMAN IS TO MONEY?
Source: www.africanakua.com / Victoria Fakiya, Nigeria Three nights ago, I was in one of my friend’s room discussing with my
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