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afrol News, 17 March - Only 20 of 128 economies have equal legal rights for men and women in several important areas for entrepreneurs and workers, according to a new World Bank Group report, Women, Business and the Law 2010. Inequality occurs across all regions and income levels. But many economies have been legislating to reduce these inequalities, the report said.

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» 10.03.2010 - "Egypt uses torture in terror fight"
» 04.03.2010 - Britain no yet convinced to lift Zim sanctions
» 04.03.2010 - ICC prosecutor submits 20 names
» 04.03.2010 - Six security officials sacked
» 04.03.2010 - Mercenary activities focus at Addis Ababa meeting
» 04.03.2010 - Security reforms crucial for Guinea-Bissau, UN report
» 03.03.2010 - Gnassingbe seeks re-election
» 03.03.2010 - Ruling on Namibia polls Thursday
» 03.03.2010 - Cameroonian journos tortured
» 03.03.2010 - Togo urged to redeem West Africa’s democracy
» 03.03.2010 - UN deplores lethal force by Egyptian security
» 03.03.2010 - 2011-2020 declared decade of road safety
» 02.03.2010 - Former Rwandan first lady arrested
» 02.03.2010 - Obama extends Zim sanctions for another year
» 02.03.2010 - New transitional govt for Niger
» 02.03.2010 - Rights groups call for suspension of Lieutenant
» 02.03.2010 - Reject anti-gay bill - activists
» 02.03.2010 - Need for action to empower women - Migiro
» 02.03.2010 - Police union calls for fight against child trafficking
» 01.03.2010 - Experts urge Uganda to drop anti-homosexuality bill
» 01.03.2010 - Somalia’s TFG hailed after one year in power
» 01.03.2010 - Heading for another economic disaster
» 01.03.2010 - Al-Qaeda gaining strength in Africa
» 01.03.2010 - Burundi opposition fields woman candidate for elections
» 01.03.2010 - Regional bloc hails Ivorian progress
» 27.02.2010 - SA land reforms "discriminate against women"
» 26.02.2010 - No more sick presidents – New bill proposes
» 26.02.2010 - Evicted Zim farmers in another ‘victory’
» 26.02.2010 - Rwandan officer sentenced to 25 years
» 26.02.2010 - New IEC chief for Côte d'Ivoire
» 25.02.2010 - Niger’s junta promise transparent election
» 25.02.2010 - Fight organised crime like a pandemic – Ban
» 25.02.2010 - Truth commission chair told to resign
» 25.02.2010 - French hostage released in Mali
» 24.02.2010 - Constitutional court rejects gays appeal
» 24.02.2010 - Ban calls for definitive settlement in Darfur
» 23.02.2010 - Botswana and Zimbabwe irons out difference
» 23.02.2010 - Mauritania recalls ambassador over release of rebels
» 23.02.2010 - Journalist abducted in Somalia
» 23.02.2010 - Election hope back for Côte d'Ivoire
» 22.02.2010 - Sudan-JEM sign accord
» 22.02.2010 - UN names Sierra Leone’s tribunal prosecutor
» 22.02.2010 - AU-UN mission to improve Darfur’s prison environment
» 19.02.2010 - 18 arrested for defrauding government
» 18.02.2010 - Resolve differences - Annan tells Kenyan leaders
» 18.02.2010 - Chad’s call for military withdrawal alarms UN
» 17.02.2010 - US restrictions hamper aid distribution in Somalia
» 17.02.2010 - Protest turns violent in Ivory Coast
» 17.02.2010 - Jonathan appeals for concerted efforts to fight drug trafficking
» 16.02.2010 - Kenya heading for a political disaster
» 16.02.2010 - Gambia expels UNICEF envoy
» 16.02.2010 - Guinea’s civilian administration set up
» 16.02.2010 - UN stress need to resolve Côte d'Ivoire’s tensions
» 15.02.2010 - Police chief sentenced to 7 years
» 15.02.2010 - Kibaki overrules PM’s decision
» 15.02.2010 - UN partners media to fight sexual violence in S/Leone
» 15.02.2010 - Children still recruited into DRC’s war ranks
» 12.02.2010 - Rwanda police officers sacked
» 11.02.2010 - Burkina Faso to hold polls in November
» 11.02.2010 - Morocco-Polisario revive talks
» 11.02.2010 - Education still under attack - Unesco
» 10.02.2010 - Tsvangirai dismiss indigenous law
» 09.02.2010 - Angola elects speaker
» 09.02.2010 - Senators vote to empower VP
» 09.02.2010 - ICC drops charges against a Darfurian rebel
» 09.02.2010 - Khama accused of trampling on Bushmen’s rights
» 09.02.2010 - Two journalists arrested in Cameroon
» 09.02.2010 - West African gender fight receives UN boost
» 08.02.2010 - Funding to help countries improve land tenure
» 08.02.2010 - Kenya dismiss reports on Somali army training
» 04.02.2010 - SA’s Zuma confirms fathering a child
» 04.02.2010 - AU-WB project to promote peace in Africa
» 04.02.2010 - UN ammunition illegally impounded
» 04.02.2010 - Additional genocide charge for al-Bashir
» 04.02.2010 - Unblock websites – rights group
» 04.02.2010 - Rwandan politician attacked
» 04.02.2010 - CAR gets more funding for peacebuilding
» 03.02.2010 - Angola’s new cabinet is sworn-in
» 03.02.2010 - UN-AU mission rejects Darfur accusations
» 03.02.2010 - Gay rights activist arrested in Malawi
» 03.02.2010 - Guinea twists September massacre findings
» 03.02.2010 - New talks on Western Sahara in US
» 03.02.2010 - UN declares neutrality in Sudan’s referendum
» 02.02.2010 - UK to return £43 million stolen funds
» 02.02.2010 - Nigeria names panel to probe religious killings
» 02.02.2010 - Somali militant group declares affiliation to al Qaeda
» 02.02.2010 - Scores slaughtered by rebels in DRC
» 01.02.2010 - Royal Dutch shell halts production in Nigeria
» 01.02.2010 - Court overturns Swiss man’s jail term
» 29.01.2010 - Draft Kenya constitution to prune presidential powers
» 29.01.2010 - Court overturns calls for Yar'Adua's sacking
» 27.01.2010 - Australia entrust SA with Zim recovery funding
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