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In Conversation with Candice Chirwa: ‘Menstruation is More than Just Bleeding for Seven Days.’
It’s 2020, and naturally, tremendous advancements have been made across various spheres of society. From the prospect of self-driving cars and drones delivering medicines to rural areas to comparatively progressive politics and historic “firsts” for many disenfranchised groups, we’ve certainly…
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#ShutItDown: Ongoing Namibian Protests Call for End to Gender-Based Violence
According to EWN, Namibian youth have been charging the country with protests dubbed #ShutItDown since last week Friday. This follows the discovery of a missing woman’s body not far from her house in Walvis Bay this past Tuesday. In April…
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Tunisian President Calls for Death Penalty Following Murder of Young Woman
Tunisian President Kais Saied has announced legislation reinstating the death penalty for murderers. This announcement follows public outrage after the death of a 29-year-old Tunisian woman whose lifeless body was found in a ditch in Ain Zaghouan. President Saied’s call…
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Togo Makes Historic Appointment with First Ever Woman Prime Minister
Togo made history this past Monday after it appointed Victoire Tomegah Dogbe as the country’s first ever woman Prime Minister, according to the BBC. Togolese President Faure Gnassingbe appointed Dogbe, his chief-of-staff since 2009, following the resignation of Komi Selom…
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‘Stop Killing Us’: A Visual Short Story of Gender-Based Violence and Femicide
In his latest photo-series titled Stop Killing Us, Zambian photographer Alex Kamutondole offers up a poignant visual short story that captures the haunting cycle of violence facing women in the country: vulnerability, fear, protest, acceptance, surrender and death. South Africa’s…
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Woman Who Accused D’banj of Rape Denies Being Arrested
In a series of now deleted tweets, user ‘Aunt Seyitan’ (real name Seyitan Babatayo) accused Nigerian artist D’banj of sexually assaulting her in a Lagos hotel room in 2018. The woman described the event in detail two weeks ago, sparking…
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Nigeria Declares ‘State of Emergency’ on Rape
Governors in Nigeria have called a state of emergency over rape against women and children, following a string of high-profile cases across the country which have led to nation-wide protests. A forum of 36 governors condemned the acts and stated…
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#JusticeForUwa, Nigerians Demand Answers for Student Killed in Church
Nigerians are fed up with the prevalent and continued gender-based violence in the country and are rallying online under the banner of #JusticeForUwa. Those who are on the ground have already begun to mobilise crowds in order to protest. Recently,…
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