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Southern Africa
Southern Africa lags behind gender targets

SANF / afrol News, 19 November - Tougher measures are needed if Southern Africa is to attain its 50-percent target for representation of women in political and decision-making positions at all levels by the 2015 deadline.
World
Need for action to empower women - Migiro

afrol News, 2 March - While there have been advances over the past 15 years to advance gender equality and the empowerment of women, there is still a clear need to move from commitment to action in several key areas, the UN Deputy Secretary-General said yesterday at the start of a two-week United Nations meeting on women.
Burundi
Burundi opposition fields woman candidate for elections

afrol News, 1 March - Burundi's opposition Democratic Alliance for Renewal (ADR) has elected the former vice-president, Alice Nzomukunda, as its candidate for the presidential election slated for June this year.
Egypt
Egyptian women to appeal niqab ban

afrol News, 4 January - Egyptian female students have vowed to appeal a total ban of niqab, the full face veil imposed by the government last October, rights activists have said in a statement.
Egypt
Speaker calls for law to protect women against harassment

afrol News, 16 December - Egypt's deputy parliament speaker has appealed for the law to protect women from sexual harassment on the streets, saying it has gone beyond all limits with the latest harassment of children.
Eritrea
30 Christian women arrested in Eritrea

afrol News, 11 December - The Eritrean authorities have arrested and detained 30 elderly Christian women during a prayer meeting. The women are reportedly held without charge by the district office of the federal security service.
Morocco | Western Sahara
UN chief intevening in Saharawi activist cause

afrol News, 11 December - The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is seeking “urgent” action from Spain and Morocco over a Saharawi activist whose condition is rapidly deteriorating after she went on hunger strike last month when Morocco denied her entry into her native Western Sahara, subject of a long-running dispute.
Senegal | Sudan
Senegalese police unit joins AU-UN peacekeeping force in Darfur

afrol News, 27 August - A contingent of police officers from Senegal arrived in Darfur today, adding to the strength of the joint African Union-United Nations peacekeeping force tasked with protecting civilians and ensuring access for humanitarian workers in the strife-torn Sudanese region.
Sudan
AU-UN Dafur mission donate supplies to female prison

afrol News, 25 August - The joint African Union-United Nations peacekeeping mission in Darfur has donated supplies to a women’s prison in the western Sudanese region.
Sudan
Special unit to guard gender and sexual violence for Darfur

afrol News, 19 August - The police component of the joint African Union-United Nations peacekeeping operation in Darfur has established a special investigations unit to monitor and report on crimes involving sexual and gender-based violence, a prevalent problem in the western Sudanese region.
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