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Tobi Soniyi African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights has struck out Mr Seif Sharif Hamad from the suit challenging the return of Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party as winner of the Tanzania presidential election held on 28 October 2020. The court removed Hamad following an application by lawyers informing the court of his demise. Hamad and his political party, Alliance for Change and Transparency Wazalendo (ACT Wazalendo) have dragged the government of Tanzania to the court claiming that their...

Share on email As we enter the next decade of the women, peace and security agenda examining relevant research and focusing on the participation of women in peacebuilding efforts is important Introduction The year 2020 marked the 20 th anniversary of the unanimous adoption of the United Nations (UN) Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security; 25 years since the World Conference on Women in Beijing; and the conclusion of the African Women’s Decade. Since 2000, the UN has ad...

May 10 - 2021 KHARTOUM The Sudanese Fiqh Academy issued a fatwa on Sunday, barring the planned ratification of the UN Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). The No to Oppression of Women Initiative calls for the dissolution of the Academy. In end April, the Council of Ministers endorsed the ratification of CEDAW and the Maputo Protocol on the Rights of Women in Africa. The Council noted reservations to some articles of CEDAW (Article 2, 1...

ADVERTISEMENT Akin Fadeyi Foundation (AFF), Convener of the Corruption Not InMy Country Project and the FlagIt Report Corruption App, has announced the appointments of Oluwatomi Okeowo and Sinmi Akinsanmi as Programme Manager, and Vice President, Strategy and Growth respectively. Ms Okeowo brings a combined track record of experience in the development sector ranging from the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality, Centre for Human Rights, Pretoria, South Africa; and the Empowerment of Women...

Implementing gender responsive strategies towards combatting Covid-19 in Africa Friday April 30 2021 Summary The African Union’s Covid-19 Gender Mainstreaming and Women’s Inclusion Strategy and Roadmap, a collaborative project launched by the Women, Gender and Youth Directorate (WGYD) and United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and Womens Empowerment (UN Women) exists as a tool to help inform interventions on a continental, regional and community levels. By AFRICAN UNION The year 2020 wit...

April 27, 2021 (KHARTOUM) - The Sudanese cabinet Tuesday approved the ratification of the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). In a statement released after its weekly meeting, the Council of Ministers announced the approval of the CEDAW and the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa (Maputo Protocol). The statement said the government entered reservations to articles 2, 16 and 29/1 withou...

Share: April 09, 2021 The Pan-African Parliament (PAP) Permanent Committee on Gender, Family, Youth and People with Disability has convened virtually to conduct an assessment on the formulation of a Gender Parity Model Law. The Committee was also briefed on the status of the African Model Law on Disability adopted by the PAP Plenary in October 2019. In March 2020, African Parliamentarians held a workshop on ‘Achieving Women’s Empowerment through a Gender Parity Model Law: A Parliamentary S...

Womens rights groups take Mali to regional court over inaction against FGM Issued on: 12/04/2021 - 15:31 A young girl holds up a picture urging the end to the practice of FGM. © Equality Now 4 min A number of women’s rights groups have filed a case against the government of Mali at the Ecowas regional court to try and force the authorities in Bamako to take action against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). The initiative could s...