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South Africa
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SA’s Zuma confirms fathering a child

afrol News - South African President, Jacob Zuma has confirmed fathering a child in an outside marriage relationship with the daughter of a local soccer boss, Irvin Khoza.

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Africa
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Leaders called to support campaign against gender violence

afrol News - The African leadership has been called upon to give new impetus to the UN Secretary General’s campaign to end the violence suffered by women on the continent, which he called the “unsung heroines” of development in the region.

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Abuse of women escalates HIV infections in Africa

afrol News - Violations of women's rights escalates the rate of HIV infections throughout the continent. Sexual oppression combined with a high biological receptiveness of viral transmission, put women at risk. As a consequence, the violence against women threatens to destroy whole communities.

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Josephine Bakhita
Sudan
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Josephine Bakhita - an African Saint

afrol News - "If I was to meet those slave raiders that abducted me and those who tortured me, I'd kneel down to them to kiss their hands, because, if it had not have been for them, I would not have become a Christian and religious woman." A few years ago, Bakhita was the first person ever from Sudan to be canonized (made a Saint). She also is the first African to be canonized since the early centuries of Christianity and has become a symbol of faith and unity for Catholics in war-ravaged Sudan.

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