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18.10.2022 Ricci Shryok

During Guinea-Bissau’s war of liberation, women filled key positions on the frontline. That is often forgotten in the mythology of the struggle for independence. Without saying a word, Fatou Mané sits in her living room in Bissau, the capital of…

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18.10.2022 Substantivo Feminino

The daily life of women in Guinea is the focus of a new exhibition at the Portuguese Cultural Center in Bissau. “Substantivo Feminino” features 30 paintings by Guinean plastic artist Nuno Tambá, commonly known as Young Nuno Drake Mars. The…

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18.10.2022 Ghanaian Times Accra: Ama Tekyiwaa Amadu Agyeman

Ghana: Rural Women Farmers Worry Over Hike In Premix Fuel, Agric Inputs … By Ama Tekyiwaa Ampadu Agyeman … Asuboi — Rural women in farming, food processing, post-harvest fish processing, and advocacy in the country have expressed worry over the…

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18.10.2022 Ghanaian Times Accra

Ghana: Pay Attention To Girl Child Education ... Parents Told … The Director of the Girls Education Unit (GEU) of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Mrs. BenedictaTenniSeidu, has underscored the importance of educating the Ghanaian girl and urged…

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18.10.2022 Kingsley Ighobor & Africa Renewal

Africa: Women Must Be At the Centre of Africa's Transformative Free Trade Area … David Stanley / Flickr (CC BY 2.0) A woman vendor in a market at Kalait between Abeche and Fada in northeastern Chad (file photo). As we celebrate Women's Day this…

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18.10.2022 IPS UN Bureau Report

Africa: Reform Needed As Big Business, Not Vulnerable Communities Benefit From Post-Pandemic Support … New Zimbabwe … Street cleaners on Day 1 of Covid-19 lockdown in Harare (file photo). Bratislava — Governments and international financial…