Africa: Women from P♂lls to P♀lls

Polygamy Throttles Women in Senegal

By Issa Sikiti da Silva
Fatou (40), Awa (32) and Aissatou Gaye (24) sit in a meditative mood on the tiled floor outside their matrimonial home in Keur Massar, a township in the Senegalese capital Dakar.

Angola’s “Free and Fair” Elections Could Be Contested

By Louise Redvers
Question marks hang over the legitimacy of Angola’s general election as Africa’s second-longest serving leader Jose Eduardo dos Santos has won a five-year term in office following his party’s landslide victory.

Breakthrough for Women in Senegal’s Lower House

By Souleymane Faye
A record number of women were sworn in as legislators as Senegal's new parliament was inaugurated on Monday. Sixty-four women now have seats in this West African country's 150-member National Assembly, thanks to a law on gender parity.

Making it Compulsory to Have Women in Ghana’s Parliament

By Jonathan Migneault and Jamila Akweley Okertchiri
Beatrice Boateng, a member of parliament with the New Patriotic Party, Ghana’s official opposition to the ruling New Democratic Congress, has earned her place among the country’s lawmakers.

South Sudan’s Women Await Independence From Poverty

By Charlton Doki
One year after the formation of South Sudan, the country’s women say that independence has not resulted in the positive political, economic and social changes that they had hoped for.

Concerns over Poll Preparations in Angola

By Louise Redvers
Preparations for Angola’s second peacetime polls scheduled for August are being overshadowed by allegations of electoral fraud, state media bias and growing concerns about a violent crackdown on activists and protestors.
Radhika Coomaraswamy, UNMISS, South Sudan Ministry of Defence and UNICEF sign action plan for the release of children from the SPLA and allied militias. Credit: Children and Armed Conflict

Q&A: Children Killed with Impunity in Syria

By Carlota Cortes
Radhika Coomaraswamy has been the United Nations Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict since April 2006.

OP-ED: Repealing Malawi’s LGBT Laws: An Example for Africa?

By Monica Tabengwa
At a news conference shortly after she was sworn in as Malawi’s president, Joyce Banda announced her government’s intention to decriminalise homosexuality. It is unclear how she will achieve this, but the move is in stark contrast to the approach of her predecessor, Bingu wa Mutharika, who openly condemned it.
One of the female candidates is Amsatou Sow Sidibé, a law professor at Dakar

SENEGAL: Two Women Among 14 Candidates for President

By Koffigan E. Adigbli
There are two women among the 14 candidates contesting the first round of Senegalese presidential elections that will be held on Feb. 26. But according to several analysts, this overwhelmingly Muslim West African country is not ready to be governed by a woman.

Somali Women Say “Consider Us for the Country’s Leadership”

By Shafi’i Mohyaddin Abokar
As Somalia’s transitional government and various stakeholders meet Wednesday to discuss the inclusion of the country’s clans in the new government, women politicians have called for a greater role in the leadership of this East African nation.

MALI: Fifty Thousand Flee as Political Parties Call for Dialogue

By Soumaila T. Diarra
Mali's political parties have jointly called on the government to hold a forum for peace and reconciliation as a way to end a Tuareg rebellion launched several weeks ago. The uprising has forced around 55,000 people out of their homes, the majority fleeing the fighting in the north of the country, but others are seeking shelter from ethnic tension and violent demonstrations in cities in the south.

Touch of Arab Spring Comes Late to Morocco

By Abderrahim El Ouali
Deadly clashes between police and youth in the Northeastern town of Taza last week suggest that, far from bringing change and stability, Morocco’s new government is simply repeating mistakes of the past, stoking tensions and fuelling a spate of protests against the regime.

Senegalese Students Call for President to Step Down

By Jedi Ramalapa
The friends of slain Senegalese student protester, Mamadou Diop, say that the 32-year-old master’s student was against injustice and that is why he was protesting against President Abdoulaye Wade’s bid for a third term of office.

POLITICS-SENEGAL: Violence After Validation of Wade Candidacy

By Koffigan E. Adigbli
It was stones against tear gas in the Senegalese capital this morning as students protested the killing of one of their own on Tuesday evening. At least four people have died since Jan. 27, in wider demonstrations against the controversial validation of President Abdoulaye Wade's candidacy for re-election for a third term.

CAMEROON: Anglophones Feel Like a Subjugated People

By Ngala Killian Chimtom
When Cameroon’s President Paul Biya announced that the 50th anniversary of the reunification of French and British Cameroon will take place later this year, it resurrected bitter feelings among Anglophone Cameroonians who say they do not feel like equal partners with their Francophone counterparts.

DR Congo Troops ‘Killed Civilians’ After Vote

By Correspondents
Security forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been responsible for the deaths of at least 24 people since President Joseph Kabila's re-election was announced on Dec. 9, Human Rights Watch says.
Several dozen protestors square off with police in a demonstration in the capital Luanda. Credit: Louise Redvers/IPS

Angolan Spring – Protests Shaking Up Authorities

By Louise Redvers
Adolfo Andre knows what he wants for his country and says he will fight on until he gets it.

DR CONGO: Election Promises of Peace and Security

By Badylon Kawanda Bakiman
The 11 candidates contesting presidential elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo all pledge to improve peace and security in the country - promises received with varying degrees of scepticism by Congolese voters.

DR CONGO: No Real Programme Behind Campaign Promises

By Emmanuel Chaco
"In truth, none of the candidates and none of the parties have a programme for society," asserts Mastaki Mushosi, one of the leaders of the National Union of Catholic School Teachers in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
U.N. armored vehicles enter the compound of the Congress for Democratic Change after the first round of shooting. At least two demonstrators died. Credit: Robbie Corey-Boulet/IPS

LIBERIA: Runoff Goes Ahead Despite Boycott and Killings

By Robbie Corey-Boulet
Liberians headed to the polls in what appeared to be modest numbers Tuesday morning for a presidential runoff that has been marred by an opposition boycott and the deaths of at least two demonstrators at an opposition rally.
Former child solider Mulume* (far left) feels hopeless about his future. Credit: Einberger/argum/EED/IPS

DR CONGO: Rehabilitating Former Child Soldiers Who “Liked” Killing

By Kristin Palitza
Murhula’s* life changed forever when he was nine years old. It was the year that he learned to kill, torture and rape.
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