In Kenya, Alternative Rites of Passage are offering girls a life-saving alternative to ‘the cut’
Agnes Pareiyo, the director and founder of the Tasaru Ntomonok Initiative and chair of the Kenya Anti-FGM Board (second from...
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What do a herd of goats, a few cattle, and a baby have in common? Find out
Here’s how northwest Kenya gets nomadic families to health services. It’s 11 am at a water point in the parched,...
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$500 Million Fund Aims to Boost Investment in African Women in Business
The fund will focus on women-led companies, helping them access money that banks are unwilling to lend them. And by...
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SONGWE: To spur growth, Africa must look to e-commerce, women, local resources
Vera Songwe, Uneca’s Executive Secretary. FILE PHOTO | NMG Summary The executive secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, Vera...
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GATES: We can’t let our guard down now that a malaria-free world is within reach
Bill Gates, the founder and chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. AFP PHOTO | ERIC PIERMONT Summary Background...
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These hospitals have become a home away from home in the Maasai’s fight against TB
Titoia Kisemei has called the Kajiado District Hospital's manyatta TB ward home since she was diagnosed with the illness. The...
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Africa at a loss as the Sahara desert expands
Summary The geographical pattern of expansion varied from season to season, with the most notable differences occurring along the Sahara’s...
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Meet The Courageous Women Fighting FGM In Maasai, Kenya
Nasieku (not her real name but a name used to protect her privacy and safety) remembers the pain, trauma and...
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The EAC raises taxes while the US increases pressure to repeal second-hand clothing ban
In downtown Nairobi, George Kimondo runs a shop selling second-hand women’s clothes, or mitumba. Since quitting his job with a security...
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