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Two decades of the Maputo Protocol: Upholding rights of women and girls in Africa

Gender rights activists meeting in Nairobi have asked the African Union to ensure that the 11 member countries that are yet to ratify the Maputo Protocol do so. Speaking during the African Girls and Women Festival organized by the Africa `women’s Development and Communications Network (FEMNET) the women leaders said…

Madam Mme Bineta Diop, Special Envoy of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission on Women, Peace and Security, says the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre is the Centre of Excellence in Africa. "KAIPTC is the number one Centre of Excellence in Africa that is recognized by the African…

Dr Simon Peter Kayondo is an obstetrician-gynaecologist and Project Coordinator at the Association of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Uganda (AOGU). Within AOGU, he works on FIGO’s Advocating for Safe Abortion Project, and he is also a member of the East, Central and Southern Africa College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (ECSACOG) – FIGO Community of Practice. 

Cynthia Kpalete is a doctor in her final year of training and a sexual and reproductive health rights activist. She is pro-choice, passionate about youth organisations and a committed safe abortion advocate. She is a member of the network of young health professionals for safe abortion and the community of practice of the African Society of Gynaecology and Obstetrics (SAGO).