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23.10.2022

Women and girls in South Sudan battle mounting sexual violence amid conflict and climate crises … Women return from collecting firewood in South Sudan's Unity State, which has seen alarming levels of gender-based violence amid mounting conflict and…

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23.10.2022 Joseph Scott & Yankho Alufandika

Restoring safety and dignity to women in Malawi, displaced by Tropical Storm Ana … Tropical Storm Ana left a trail of destruction in its wake in Malawi, particularly in the hardest-hit southern districts, after it struck the country in late January.

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23.10.2022 Joseph Kayira

Malawi: President Chakwera pledges 50-50 Parliament … By Joseph Kayira … The President of Malawi, Lazarus Chakwera has announced his commitment to championing the election of 50 percent women legislators in Parliament as a stepping stone toward the…

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23.10.2022 All Africa News

Gender In Focus: Mozambican climate scientist says women’s contribution to climate change adaptation and mitigation in Africa is indispensable … Every March, the African Development Bank puts Gender In Focus, with a look at our work impacting women…

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23.10.2022 UNICEF/ Lara Longle

A new, financially independent life for former child brides in Mozambique … The Spotlight Initiative is helping women in Mozambique to become financially independent. In Mozambique, more than 20 percent of girls aged between 13 and 17 have been…

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23.10.2022 Rédaction Africanews

Over 1,000 migrants arrive in Italy and the reception center becomes overwhelmed … Migrants wait at a reception center of the so-called migrant "Hotspot" operational processing facility on the southern Italian Pelagie Island of Lampedusa, south of…