Zimbabwean veteran nationalists among honorees at AU golden jubilee – SW Radio Africa


SW Radio Africa

Zimbabwean veteran nationalists among honorees at AU golden jubilee
SW Radio Africa
The African Union turns 50 on Saturday and several Zimbabwean veteran nationalists, including the late Vice President Joshua Nkomo and the late former Zanu national chairman Herbert Chitepo will be honored at the Golden Jubilee celebrations in the
AU Set to Honour Nkomo, ChitepoAllAfrica.com



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Zimbabwean veteran nationalists among honorees at AU golden jubilee – SW Radio Africa


SW Radio Africa

Zimbabwean veteran nationalists among honorees at AU golden jubilee
SW Radio Africa
The African Union turns 50 on Saturday and several Zimbabwean veteran nationalists, including the late Vice President Joshua Nkomo and the late former Zanu national chairman Herbert Chitepo will be honored at the Golden Jubilee celebrations in the
AU Set to Honour Nkomo, ChitepoAllAfrica.com



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Ethiopian Activist Recognized for Fight Against Female Genital Mutilation – Voice of America


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Ethiopian Activist Recognized for Fight Against Female Genital Mutilation
Voice of America
LONDON —. An Ethiopian activist who has worked to support women's rights and battle female genital mutilation has been awarded an international prize in Europe. Bogaletch Gebre founded Kembatti Mentti Gezzima-Tope in the 1990s. The organization's
How Bogaletch Gebre is Bringing an End to Female Genital Mutilation in EthiopiaIBTimes.co.uk


Heroine's war on mutilationMail & Guardian Online
Standing up for womenThe Economist (blog)
International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics
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President Leaves For AU – AllAfrica.com

President Leaves For AU
AllAfrica.com
President Mugabe left for Ethiopia today to attend the African Union's golden jubillee celebrations that will take place in that country's capital Addis Ababa on Saturday. He was accompanied by his daughter Bona, Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Mutambara and

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Heroine’s war on mutilation – Mail & Guardian Online

Heroine's war on mutilation
Mail & Guardian Online
Bogaletch Gebre was born in rural Ethiopia in the 1950s into circumstances "not much different than most of the girls of my time". Bogaletch Gebre has changed the lives of many in Ethiopia. (Johannes Dieterich). Click here. Bogaletch Gebre cannot be sure of

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Minister suspends Sierra Leone National Olympic Committee – Africa Review


Africa Review

Minister suspends Sierra Leone National Olympic Committee
Africa Review
Sierra Leone's Sports minister Paul Kamara has suspended the newly-elected National Olympic Committee (NOC) accusing it of disobeying state authority. His suspension came after NOC members refused to resign, in line with his demand, moments after
Dr. Samura Kamara in Ethiopia for Executive Council meetingSierra Express Media



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Madaxda Urur goboleedka IGAD oo saakay shir uga furmaya Addis-Ababa – Midnimo Information Center

Madaxda Urur goboleedka IGAD oo saakay shir uga furmaya Addis-Ababa
Midnimo Information Center
Saacadaha soo aadan ayaa lagu wadaa in magaalada Addis-Ababa uu ka furmo kulan hordhac ah oo ay yeelanayaan madaxda Urur goboleedka IGAD, waxaana kulankaan qaadan doona wasiirada arimaha dibadaha doowladaha ku bahoobay Ururkaas.

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Ex-Malawi leader Muluzi stops witness with ‘hearsay’ evidence in graft trial – The Maravi Post


The Maravi Post

Ex-Malawi leader Muluzi stops witness with 'hearsay' evidence in graft trial
The Maravi Post
Bakili Muluzi BLANTYRE (MaraPost) — The Blantyre High Court on Wednesday stopped the Anti-Corruption Bureau's (ACB) first witness Victor Banda from tendering 'hearsay evidence' against former president Bakili Muluzi, who is answering charges of
Court grants Malawi ex-pres. Muluzi leave for AU 50th anniversary in Addis AbabaNyasa Times



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23rd Ordinary Session of AU Executive Council Kicks Off – AllAfrica.com

23rd Ordinary Session of AU Executive Council Kicks Off
AllAfrica.com
Ethiopian Foreign Minister Dr. Tedros Adhanom said on Wednesday Africa should build up on its achievements as it strives to advance the continent's transformation agenda for the next decades. Tedros made the remark at the opening session of the 23rd

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Standing up for women – The Economist (blog)


Africa Review

Standing up for women
The Economist (blog)
BOGALETCH “BOGE” GEBRE is an academic and women's rights campaigner whose organisation, Kembatti Mentti Gezzima (Kembatta Women Stand Together), is credited with drastically reducing the practise of female genital mutilation in her home country
Ethiopia's anti-female cut crusader honouredAfrica Review


Ethiopian Women's Rights Activist Wins King Baudouin African Development PrizeNew Business Ethiopia

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