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04.11.2022 Christian Aid Angola

Challenges Faced by Feminism in Angola … How feminist women are organizing the struggle for their rights and against political violence … “In the contemporary post-colonial history of Africa, Angola is known as the site of one of the most insidious…

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04.11.2022 All Africa News

Labour market challenges in Angola … Angola, with vast oil and mineral deposits, has one of the most vibrant economies in Africa. But it had also only just emerged, in 2002, from decades of shattering civil war. The need for educated professionals…

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04.11.2022 Allan Cain, Development Workshop Angola

* This article was originally published as part of the online discussion on customary law in Southern Africa … Angola is a post-war country, with weak land tenure legislation and limited local government management capacity. More than 62 percent of…

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04.11.2022 New York: UNFPA

Nearly half of all women are denied their bodily autonomy, says new UNFPA report, My Body is My Own … Respect for bodily autonomy is a core tenet of international medical ethics. © UNFPA/George Koranteng … Violations include rape, forced…

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04.11.2022 All Africa News

PRETORIA: Ethiopia’s warring sides agreed Wednesday to a permanent cessation of hostilities in a conflict believed to have killed hundreds of thousands, but enormous challenges lie ahead, including getting all parties to lay down arms or withdraw.

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04.11.2022 US State Department

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced a funding opportunity of up to $5 million in grant funding to improve workplace protections for women in Liberia and Nigeria, particularly women from underserved groups or populations.