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<pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2013 13:53:31 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[TICAD V to discuss empowerment of African women]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[New York, US (PANA) - The importance of gender equality and the empowerment of women in driving development in Africa will be the focus of a high-level panel to be moderated by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator, Ms. Helen Clark, at the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD V) on Sunday.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-GEN-index.html">Gender</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2013 08:41:53 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Moroccan parliament to vote on girls’, women’s access to justice]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Following a campaign launched in 2012 by the Moroccan ‘Spring of Dignity’ coalition, in collaboration with Equality Now, to end legal exemption from punishment for rapists who marry their victims, the Moroccan Ministry of Justice and Liberties has approved amendments to the Penal Code that would eliminate this exemption.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-GEN-index.html">Gender</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2013 15:39:53 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[UN calls for women participation in drafting new Libyan constitution]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[New York, US (PANA) – The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Wednesday called on Libya to ensure that women in the country actively participate in the drafting of the new constitution, stressing that their contributions are necessary to rebuild the north African nation.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-GEN-index.html">Gender</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 07:26:07 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Women to be honored for contributions to Africa’s Renaissance]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA)  - On the 50th anniversary of Africa’s quest for strength in common purpose, African women, who have contributed to the African Renaissance, will be honored at a reception on 24 May, it was officially announced here Thursday.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-GEN-index.html">Gender</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 07:50:07 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[ECA chief pays tribute to foremothers of Pan Africanism ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ongoing celebrations of 50 years of Pan Africanism will be incomplete without paying glowing tribute to the role played by our ‘foremothers’ and ‘foresisters’ in the liberation struggle, according to UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Executive Secretary Carlos Lopes.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-GEN-index.html">Gender</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 13:55:45 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Female genital mutilation to end in 20 villages in Niger]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Niamey, Niger (PANA) – Practitioners of the Female Genital Mutilation (FMG) in 20 villages in Niger Republic on Thursday vowed to end the practice which has been in existence in their communities for several past generations.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-GEN-index.html">Gender</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 14:57:05 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA['Gender equality is missing link in African development policies']]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – Despite the growing recognition of the interconnected nature of gender inequalities, globalisation, climate change, poverty and communicable diseases, among others, gender equality remains a missing link in many development policies and programmes, Ethiopia’s Minister of Women, Children and Youth Affairs, Zenebu Tadesse, said here Tuesday.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2--index.html"></a>]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 11:37:52 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Let's pass on peace, prosperity to Africa’s future generations, says Dlamini Zuma]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Since the forebears of African unity bequeathed the present generation a free and better Africa than the one they found and lived on, the latter must ensure their offspring inherit a peaceful and more prosperous continent, African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma said here Tuesday.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-GEN-index.html">Gender</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 07:31:34 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[African women hail AU for wide consultations on continent's future]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Women stakeholders on pan-Africanism and the continent’s renaissance have commended the African Union (AU) for its initiative to consult with all member countries, regional economic communities and all sectors of society to develop a continent-wide Agenda 2063.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-GEN-index.html">Gender</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 08:16:49 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Women, Inspiration & Enterprise symposium opens in SA]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) - The three-day inaugural Women, Inspiration & Enterprise (WIE) Symposium Africa got underway in Cape Town, South Africa, on Sunday, with leading women in both the public and private sectors attending.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-GEN-index.html">Gender</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 09:49:04 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[AUC chairperson urges women to play their part in African renaissance]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Emphasising the commitment of the African Union (AU) to promoting gender equality, AU Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has called on African women to contribute to the continent’s renaissance.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-GEN-index.html">Gender</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:13:08 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[‘Gender-based violence hits criminal dimension in Mali’   ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - The Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Women in Africa, Soyata Maiga, declared Tuesday that gender-based violence has taken a criminal dimension in Northern Mali.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-GEN-index.html">Gender</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:54:17 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[30 traditional female circumcisers vow to "drop the knife" in Gambia]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Thirty traditional female circumcisers in Gambia have publicly declared to “drop the knife”, committing themselves to abandon female genital mutilation (FGM), PANA reported Tuesday, quoting the local Voice newspaper.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-GEN-index.html">Gender</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 09:10:43 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Equality Now seeks action on political, organised violence against women in Egypt]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Equality Now, an international organisation working to end violence and discrimination against women and girls, Friday expressed concern over the continued erosion of women’s rights in post-revolution Egypt.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-GEN-index.html">Gender</a>]]>
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<pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 17:51:08 +0200</pubDate>
<title><![CDATA[Wellbeing Foundation Africa brings world acclaimed forum to Africa]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Two leading Kenyan female media personalities, Julie Gichuru and Patricia Amira, have been named keynote participants in the inaugural, high-profile Women, Inspiration and Enterprise (WIE) Conference which will take place in Cape Town, South Africa, from 5-7 May.<a href="http://www.panapress.com/pana-2-lang2-GEN-index.html">Gender</a>]]>
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