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Country Coordinating Mechanisms and Women

• Published on 22 Apr. 2013 • Category : WomenAIDS Accountability International (AAI) has released a report on the participation levels of women, girls and groups marginalised by sexual orientation and gender identities (SOGI) on Africa’s country coordinating mechanisms (CCMs).There are actually two reports, both entitled “Who is Really Affecting the Global Fund Decision Making Process?” – (1) a Community Consultation Report and (2) a Quantitative Analysis of CCMs.The reports include the results of interview and survey data from more than 90 key informants in Botswana, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe,(...)

Women key to Africa’s development

• Published on 09 Apr. 2013 • Category : WomenThe political economy of care centres on the unpaid work of African women in socially reproducing workers as well as caring for the sick in society.Social mobilization and policy actions to overcome the crisis of reproduction is necessary to address this unpaid work that is vital for the perpetuation of neoliberal capitalism.Read more...

First women-initiated bank launched in Ethiopia

• Published on 20 Mar. 2013 • Category : Women Enat Bank, the first women's bank in Ethiopia, was launched on Tuesday in Addis Ababa, the country's capital.Initiated by eleven Ethiopian women and with about 7400 shareholders, the bank has been set to serve all with focus on women.Meaza Ashenafi, Chairperson of Bank Board of Directors, told Xinhua that 64 percent of the shareholders are women.Meaza revealed that the Bank has been launched with initial capital of 120 million Ethiopian Birr (about 18.5 Ethiopia Birr equals 1 US dollar), to be raised to 500 million Ethiopian Birr in two years time. Read more...

How African Feminism Changed the World.

• Published on 13 Mar. 2013 • Category : Women Today, on International Women’s Day 2013, one is likely to hear a raft of statistics that both celebrate and lament the status of women. While some indicators of gender equality have improved, others continue to shock and disappoint. And drawing firm conclusions using these different, discrete areas can often prove a troublesome task. How, for example, should news that South African women hold 40% of the country’s parliamentary seats be balanced against reports that in Gauteng province 1 in 4 have been raped? However, in this context, the more significant contributions that Afric(...)

FAO Report: Women in Agriculture

• Published on 07 Mar. 2013 • Category : Women The State of Food and Agriculture 2010–11 makes the “business case” for addressing gender issues in agriculture and rural employment. The agriculture sector is underperforming in many developing countries, in part because women do not have equal access to the resources and opportunities they need to be more productive. The gender gap imposes real costs on society in terms of lost agricultural output, food security and economic growth. Promoting gender equality is not only good for women; it is also good for agricultural development(...)

Country Coordinating Mechanisms and Women

South African Swayed by Windpower

Investing in Africa: Mind the bumps and the rewards will come

Culture is the New Resistance

Global Health Plan Aims to End a Third of Childhood Deaths

Skills shortage could hamper Africa growth surge

Is Tanzania’s economic growth an urban phenomenon?

Who Owns the Land? Cameroon's Large-Scale Land-Grabs

Innovation Leadership Training Program launching in Zambia

Open Borders top EALA talks

Open Borders top EALA talks

Solar Powered Internet School Opens World of Possibilities in Uganda

Women key to Africa’s development

Ethiopian capital to burn waste, hopes for energy bonanza

African Development Bank aims to boost investment to EAC

Africans enrolled in Chinese Universities up 30 percent in 2012.

African Health Ministers commit to ramped up TB/HIV treatment

African Health Ministers commit to ramped up TB/HIV treatment

12 million Africans entering the job Market every year.

Emphasis on new Infrastructure driving a maintenance deficit.

Rwanda’s ICT ambition bearing fruit

Namibia examines BRICS

Solar Powered Internet School Opens a World of Possibilities in Uganda

By 2050, one in three children will be born in Sub-Saharan Africa

New York African Film Festival Returns To FSLC April 3-9 To Celebrate Its 20th Anniversary

First women-initiated bank launched in Ethiopia

Lagos creating energy from waste

Citi Bank to start operations in Ghana

Nigeria set to overtake SA as Africa's biggest economy

Food and drug regulators to cut counterfeits

Gulf carriers aim for bigger slice of Africa market

Can floating architecture save this Nigerian slum?

Rwanda to host Agribusiness Forum.

South Africa's Naspers in $570 million Russia internet deal

Burundi supports border communities.

Tanzanias financial sector is stable.

Gambia gets its first Journalism School

How African Feminism Changed the World.

Rwanda gets U.S. $60 Million for Sustainable Energy

Japan Boosts Private Sector Investment

27 Million Women to Access Reversible Contraceptive.

o Ghanian Entrepreneur Assembles trucks aimed at Industrial Production

PPPs to Develop Africa’s Infrastructure?

South Africa, Belarus discuss cooperation in Agriculture

Google in Africa

Zimbabwe looks to boost FDI

Nigeria and Brazil Strengthen Economic Ties

Ugandan Vocational Training School gets US $82Million

FAO Report: Women in Agriculture

African Union: Empowering Women in Agriculture

Brazil tips Dar es Salaam on gas economy

Potential in Africa’s renewable energy

Ethiopia: Heineken to build the country's largest brewery in Ethiopia

African hotel wins worlds best hotel for second year in a row by Travel + Leisure.

Rwandan students to learn Chinese language

New malaria drugs give hope to eradication

In Rwanda 3000 teachers to enter the labor market

Biogas looks to women to expand sector.

Rwanda gets US $60m to develop energy sector

Africa’s first Pan-African airline hits 75,000 passengers.

Ambitious infrastructure project funded through contractor financing

Zimbabwe’s tobacco crop down 3 million in 2012.

U.A.E. and Zimbabwe discuss multi-billion-dollar cooperation

S.A. task force to monitor agriculture emissions

Nokia's Life launched in Kenya, hits 95 million global users

Africa is more stable than you've been led to think.

Uganda, Kenya coffees top in Africa

Uganda student wins Africa IT award

Are African women on the rise?

Mozambique receives U.S.$9.3 Million for girls education.

Malawi President Joyce Banda featured in CFR remarkable women of 2012.

New oil deposits in Kenya may be commercially viable

South Sudan and Sudan come to agreement to resume oil exports.

New laws to stabilize oil market in Ghana.

Expert engaged to set up futures exchange in Nairobi

Analysis of micro enterprise growth in Africa and transitions to SME’s.

Kenya demarcating 9 blocks of territory for auction of license to oil and gas exploration.

Could the next pope come from Africa?

Africa forecast to be a $45 billion pharma market by 2020

Scientist in Benin unveil enhanced malaria test