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Angola | Mozambique
Plans for Playboy launch in Angola, Mozambique

afrol News, 23 April - The notorious US soft porn magazine 'Playboy' plans to launch its Angola edition later this year, also considering a Mozambican edition. In Angola, reactions so far are positive.

Sierra Leone
UN partners media to fight sexual violence in S/Leone

afrol News, 15 February - With not a single conviction resulting from the thousands of sexual violence cases reported last year in Sierra Leone, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is hoping the media can be a power ally in spotlighting how these offences go unpunished in the West African nation.

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.

Uganda
Uganda hails anti-Female Genital Mutilation bill

afrol News, 14 December - Human Rights groups have welcomed Ugandan legislators’ decision to endorse the proposed law banning female genital mutilation.

Africa | World
Stakeholders discuss post-crisis reproductive health needs of populations

afrol News, 28 September - Health officials, many from countries either in or recovering from long-running crises, are meeting at a United Nations forum in Granada, Spain, to find ways to meet the neglected sexual and reproductive health needs of people during and immediately after crisis situations.

South Africa
South Africans raged by sexuality tests of Semenya

afrol News, 20 August - Parents and supporters of the new 800m ladies world record holder have dismissed calls for the gender test of the champion as pure jealousy and racist.

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.

Africa | World
Ban calls for tough measures against sexual violence

afrol News, 28 July - The systematic use of sexual violence as a weapon, mainly against women, is rife in armed conflicts in Africa, Asia and Europe, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned today in his latest report on the scourge, calling for states to strengthen prevention and protection measures against the crime.

Nigeria
10, 000 girls to be repatriated to Nigeria

afrol News, 26 June - More than 10, 000 Nigerian girls held captive as sex slaves in Morocco and Libya are to be repatriated, the House of Representatives Committee on Diaspora has revealed in a statement.

Somalia
Somali woman stoned to death for adultery

afrol News, 28 October - Somali Islamists have stoned a woman to death in Kismayo after being convicted of adultery in a Sharia court, local media reports have said.

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