Senegal
Agriculture - Nutrition | Gender - Women | Economy - Development | Society
IFAD funds poverty alleviating project in Senegal
afrol News, 9 October - International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has announced its plan to finance a US$15 million project in Senegal, which aims to assist poor communities living in west African nation's "groundnut basin." Read more
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Rwanda
Politics | Gender - Women
Women to run Rwanda parliament
afrol News, 18 September - Rwandan women have taken 44 of 80 seats in parliament following Monday polls, preliminary results show. The number is also set to rise if three seats reserved for disabled and youth representatives go to female candidates. Read more
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World | Guinea
Gender - Women | Society
FGM reason to get asylum in US
afrol News, 12 June - A decision by a federal appeals court in New York has come as a saviour for many asylum seeking African women in the United States. The court ruled that three Guinean women, claiming to be victims of female genital mutilation (FGM), should not be sent back to their home country, saying there were obvious errors in denying them asylum.
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