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The Good Woman in Sierra Leone

09.12.2022  UNHCR: Francesca Fontanini and Idrissa Conteh 

Feature: The good women of Sierra Leone … Two refugee women cross paths amid the civil wars in West Africa. One fled from Liberia to Sierra Leone, and the other is returning to Sierra Leone from Liberia, but both share similar stories of suffering…

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The Daily Challenges of Women in Sierra Leone

09.12.2022 Tiffany Lewallyn

The Challenges of Women in Sierra Leone … Gender-based violence, discrimination, and genital mutilation are some of the many challenges that women in Sierra Leone face. In comparison to males within the nation, a woman’s “voice, visibility…

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What does it take to build up women's…

09.12.2022 Miriam Anderson

What does it take to build up women’s rights after the war? This nuanced compilation looks at women’s empowerment after Sierra Leone’s civil war, from different perspectives … “War, Women and Post-conflict Empowerment: Lessons from Sierra Leone”…

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Sierra Leone: Young Women Defy all Odds

09.12.2022 Alfred Fornah

  … All across-section of female trainees during a classroom training session at the IOM’s Training Center in Sumbuya, Bo District, Southern Sierra Leone. © IOM 2022/Alfred Fornah. Meet Maseray and Lucinda who have defied gender norms in Sierra…

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Nigeria: Falling further into Gender…

09.12.2022 All Africa News

Nigeria Risks Falling Further Behind on Women’s Equality … Authorities and Lawmakers Should Ensure Women’s Equality and Inclusion in the Constitution … Women march during a protest to challenge impunity and gender-based discrimination raids on women…

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Nigerian Woma allegedly assaulted for…

09.12.2022 Biodun Busari

Nigerian woman allegedly assaulted for demanding her salary in Italy … Beauty and her lawyer, Filomena Pedulla … A Nigerian woman, identified as Beauty living in the southern Calabrian city of Catanzaro, Italy has accused her employer of hitting her…

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