Africa: Political Will Needed to End Violence Against Women and Girls in Africa: [allAfrica] This week Africa celebrates the 19th anniversary of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa (the Maputo Protocol), and the world begins the 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence. Both these commemorations come at a time when the Africa Union is drafting its Convention on Ending Violence Against Women and Girls making it crucial to take stock of the challenges the region has faced in making the rights in the Maputo Protocol a – AllAfrica News: Africa
Africa: Eliminating Rabies in Africa Must Begin With Quality Data: [IPS] Rabies, despite being a major public health concern in Africa, is still not fully understood, due to the limited data available on it. This has slowed down efforts to eliminate it, yet the continent bears a significant burden of the disease and accounts for most of the deaths it causes globally. – AllAfrica News: Africa
Africa: If Begging Made Anyone Rich, Africa Would Be the Wealthiest – Museveni: [Nile Post] President Museveni has said begging has never made anyone rich, noting that if this had been the case, Africa would have been the wealthiest in the world. – AllAfrica News: Africa
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