Full Coverage: West Africa
February 2008
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29.02.2008
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and analyst Steven Radelet look at the growth of democracy and economic activity in sub-Saharan Africa -- particularly the case of Liberia -- and explain how progress can be sustained and consolidated.
more...From: Center for Global Development Related topics/regions: [Africa] [Liberia] Image: Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Center for Global Development senior fellow, Steve Radelet. © Center for Global Development
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29.02.2008
Coinciding with the opening of the 2008 UN Commission on the Status of Women, women's advocates are calling on the public to urge U.S. representatives to support laws against child marriage, a custom that affects nearly half of the 331 million girls living in developing countries.
more...From: Women's eNews Related topics/regions: [United States] Image: Child Brides in India. © United Nations Children's Fund
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20.02.2008
Put your questions to Molly Melching and the women of Senegal, OneWorld's People of the Year.
more...From: OneWorld US Related topics/regions: [Senegal] [Gender] Image: Molly Melching and women from the village of Malicounda Bambara gather with thousands of others to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the village's decision to abandon female genital cutting; August 2007. © Tostan
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15.02.2008
Saammeko esitellä, Vuoden ihmiset 2007: Molly Melching ja senegalilaisnaiset, jotka ovat työskennelleet väsymättä tyttöjen sukuelinten silpomista vastaan Länsi-Afrikassa. Melchingiin ja muihin palkittuihin saat yhteyden OneWorld-blogin kautta.
more...From: OneWorld US Related topics/regions: [Human rights] [Gender] Image: Molly Melching (oik.) © Tostan
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