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Adolescent girls in nearly one-third of African countries who are pregnant face significant legal and policy barriers to continuing their formal education.

A Human Rights Watch report shows that Angola is the only country in the Southern African Development Community bloc that doesn't have laws to protect the education rights of pupils who are pregnant or adolescent mothers.

Abortion: In some countries in east and southern Africa, the outcome of US case may put brakes on hope that emerged in recent years. 

Monrovia -- The 54th Session of the National Legislature has an enormous opportunity to represent the interests of Liberian women and advance Liberia’s record of women’s leadership in Africa and globally through the passage of a mandatory gender quot

More women are now elected to office than previously, and women achieved valuable milestones and won as first timers for the Gubernatorial, Senatorial, Members of Parliament and Member of County Assembly seats and even the Woman Representative of each county to the National Assembly seats. - Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | Capitalfm.co.ke

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South Africa has joined 10 African countries meeting at the African Union summit in Lusaka, Zambia, in pledging their support to the Education Plus initiative.



It was put in place in July 2003 to safeguard and uphold their rights in quest for gender parity.

Country to implement the provisions of its transitional constitution that recognises women’s rights in push for gender equality.

Leaders meeting at the Africa Union summit in Lusaka, Zambia, have pledged their support for the Education Plus initiative at its continental launch, commiting to take action to keep adolescent girls in school, which will dramatically reduce their vulnerability to HIV.