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  • Gambia’s Supreme Court to Decide on FGM Ban

    Gambia’s Supreme Court to Decide on FGM Ban

    January 29, 2026

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    Mawuko Agyemang-Fiaxe

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    Women’s Health

    Gambia’s Supreme Court is considering whether a law protecting women and girls from female genital mutilation (FGM) is constitutional. The practice, common in

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  • Ending Period Poverty: How Pad Banks Empower Ghanaian Girls

    Ending Period Poverty: How Pad Banks Empower Ghanaian Girls

    January 29, 2026

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    Mawuko Agyemang-Fiaxe

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    Education Access, Health & Wellness

    In the Kadjebi district in the Oti region of Ghana many adolescent girls face period poverty due to inadequate access to sanitary pads

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  • UNFPA, Unicef, GOL Launch School-Based Menstrual Pad Banks in Liberia

    UNFPA, Unicef, GOL Launch School-Based Menstrual Pad Banks in Liberia

    January 29, 2026

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    Mawuko Agyemang-Fiaxe

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    Education Access, Health & Wellness

    The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and UNICEF, in partnership with the Government of Liberia’s Ministry of Education and supported by funding from

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  • From family farm to climate tech: How one Kenyan woman is helping farmers outsmart drought

    From family farm to climate tech: How one Kenyan woman is helping farmers outsmart drought

    January 28, 2026

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    Mawuko Agyemang-Fiaxe

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    Business & Economy, East Africa, Food, Gender Equality, Women in Business

    “Giving up is not an option – so many people depend on you,” the words of Maryanne Gichanga, a participant in a UN supported

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  • Entrepreneurship training programme offers migrant women in South Africa a path to independence

    Entrepreneurship training programme offers migrant women in South Africa a path to independence

    January 22, 2026

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    Mawuko Agyemang-Fiaxe

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    STEM, Women in Business

    Six years ago, Mercy Awuniyi left her studies and hospital work in Ekiti State, Nigeria, with dreams of advancing her education and career

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  • Senator Dillon’s Rehab Center Restores Hope, Celebrates Graduation of 25 Women

    Senator Dillon’s Rehab Center Restores Hope, Celebrates Graduation of 25 Women

    January 21, 2026

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    Mawuko Agyemang-Fiaxe

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    Education, Advocacy & Careers

    Twenty five young women have graduated from the Center for Rehabilitation and Reintegration after successfully completing a six month program focused on detoxification,

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  • Kenyan women’s fight for their land rights after death of husbands

    Kenyan women’s fight for their land rights after death of husbands

    January 20, 2026

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    Mawuko Agyemang-Fiaxe

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    Gender Equality

    Kenyan Rebecca Anyango has called her house home for the past 26 years, but now she is wondering how long she will be

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  • “Patriarchy” Being Blamed for High Prevalence Rate of Gender-Based Violence in Namibia

    “Patriarchy” Being Blamed for High Prevalence Rate of Gender-Based Violence in Namibia

    January 16, 2026

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    Mawuko Agyemang-Fiaxe

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    Gender Equality, Social Justice

    Former First Lady of Namibia, Monica Geingo has attributed the high prevalence rate of gender based violence in her country to patriarchy. According

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  • Delayed GBVF Council undermines national plan to end violence against women

    Delayed GBVF Council undermines national plan to end violence against women

    January 14, 2026

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    Mawuko Agyemang-Fiaxe

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    Gender Equality, Social Justice

    South Africa has among the highest rates of gender-based violence and femicide in the world, with one in three women experiencing physical and/or sexual violence

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  • Kenyans support women’s autonomy in marriage and reproduction decisions, but divided on abortion

    Kenyans support women’s autonomy in marriage and reproduction decisions, but divided on abortion

    January 9, 2026

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    Mawuko Agyemang-Fiaxe

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    Gender Equality, Women’s Health

    Majorities say schools should teach sex education and schoolgirls who get pregnant should be allowed to continue their education. Kenya has taken significant

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  • Ending Period Poverty: How Pad Banks Empower Ghanaian Girls

    Ending Period Poverty: How Pad Banks Empower Ghanaian Girls

    January 29, 2026
  • UNFPA, Unicef, GOL Launch School-Based Menstrual Pad Banks in Liberia

    UNFPA, Unicef, GOL Launch School-Based Menstrual Pad Banks in Liberia

    January 29, 2026
  • From family farm to climate tech: How one Kenyan woman is helping farmers outsmart drought

    From family farm to climate tech: How one Kenyan woman is helping farmers outsmart drought

    January 28, 2026

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