Nigeria is one of the least safe places in the world for women. This is why the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act (VAPP), passed in 2015 is an extremely important legal tool that can help prevent gender-based violence and make the country a safer place. The VAPP law is designed to tackle “all forms of violence […]
International Non-Governmental Organizations operating in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado, in the regions affected by terrorism, say that the lack of resources for humanitarian actions has been the cause of successive interruptions in aid provision. The information was advanced in a press release from the group of NGOs led by Save the Children,
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CIVIC societies in Southern Africa have called for SADC’s intervention in the worrying political situation in Zimbabwe, where the democratic space continues to shrink, as the country heads for 2023 presidential elections. The organisations converged in DRC at an annual summit last week to deliberate on the challenges being faced by citizens in the region.
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Women in Bwari Area Council of the FCT have complained about the rise in the cost of firewood and charcoal, attributing it to the hike in the price of cooking gas. The women, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in different communities of the council, said the demand for firewood
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Conservation groups say the rate of rhinoceros poaching in Africa has dropped significantly since a peak in 2015. The latest figures on the animal whose horns are coveted in traditional Chinese medicine are recorded in a report by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the NGO Traffic. The report covers 2018 through
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The Israeli regime has for years violated Palestinian rights in the occupied territories by drawing on its military force, depriving them of their rights to free assembly, association and expression. The regime has banned hundreds of local and international organizations. In its latest attempt to silence the voice of truth and justice, the Israeli military
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Felix Agbor Nkongho, a human rights lawyer in Cameroon, didn’t apply for the Robert F Kennedy Human Rights Award. But his efforts towards access to justice, promotion of democracy, and path of non-violence were recognized in June, when he won the award alongside fellow Cameroonian Maximilienne C. Ngo Mbe. This year’s recipients were activists who
Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Empowering Africans Through Education Initiative (EAE), Siemens Stiftung and Siemens Energy have concluded second phase of the ‘Experimento STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Training in Nigeria for primary and elementary school teachers in Bayelsa State. The programme provided educators, especially in-service classroom teachers in elementary and secondary
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Nairobi — The drought condition in the country continued to deteriorate as several parts of the arid and semi-arid lands(ASALs) remained relatively dry and sunny with 20 out of the 23 arid and semiarid counties affected. According to the National Drought Management Authority, the number of people in need of urgent food assistance in Kenya
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Acting Deputy Minister for Administration at the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning Patience Kollie-Lawson has said the government of Liberia considers civil society organizations as important partners for development, especially through the dissemination of information across the country. Mrs. Patience Kollie Lawson spoke on Thursday, August 18, 2022, at the official opening of a
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