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[VOA] Harare -- Zimbabwe's government this month reported a major increase in teenage pregnancies in January and February. Advocates are blaming the rise from previous years on coronavirus lockdowns and poverty. Columbus Mavhunga reports from Harare, Zimbabwe.
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Opinion: The mystery of Dr. Birx - L.A. Focus Newspaper

Initially, and widely, viewed as someone of experience, savvy and integrity, she currently finds herself in a crossfire hurricane, equally disparaged by President Donald Trump, who called her "pathetic," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi who announced she had "lost confidence" in Birx, and a number of

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Zendaya and Her Mane Land Another Major Endorsement Deal
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UK's FGM safeguarding policies cause distrust among African communities, says a new study - Voice Online
A new study warns the stigmatisation and scrutiny on certain communities is undermining the UK's safeguarding efforts The post UK's FGM safeguarding policies cause distrust among African communities, says a new study appeared first on Voice Online.
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Zimbabwe rearrests 'brutalized' female activists, govt jabs destabilizers
June 10: Police rearrests ‘brutalized’ activists, govt jabs destabilizers
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Lemming creates opportunities for female footballers
BY MUNYARADZI MADZOKERE FORMER Young Warriors utility player Miguel Lemming (pictured) has committed to helping local female footballers get scholarships to study and play the game in the United States through his organisation Ten Toes Africa. Ten Toes Africa is currently basking in the glory of
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'Stick to Sports' Co-Host Cari Champion is Opening Doors for Future Female Leaders of Color
Brown Girls Dream was established by former ESPN host Cari Champion as an informal support system for high potential young women of color.
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16-year old climate activist on mission to replant trees in Uganda | Africanews
Leah is getting her environmental message out with a regular initiative called Fridays for Future. It involves lake shore clean ups, planting trees together, spreading awareness in schools and climate strikes.
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Women who survived Boko Haram kidnapping as girls graduate college - The New York Beacon
“Boko Haram says women can’t go to school. Women should be able to make decisions for their life. I want to fight for that,” says Lydia Pogu, a survivor of the 2014 Chibok abduction Two young women, who were kidnapped byBoko Haram,are taking on the
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Hip Hop Hall of Fame + Museum to Secure Its Museum Building in December 2015
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Meet Tamyra Mensah-Stock, who just became the first Black woman to win Olympic gold in wrestling
Since 2004 when women's wrestling was added to the Summer Olympics, a Black woman had never won gold. However, at Makuhari Messe Hall during the light heavyweight gold medal match on Tuesday, Houston native Tamyra Mensah-Stock made history when she became the first Black woman to win a wrestling
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Nigeria: Stephanie Linus' New Habits
Vanessa Obioha writes that actress, filmmaker and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Regional Goodwill Ambassador, Stephanie Linus, is keen on her mission to promote personal hygiene in Nigeria through her new campaign
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Akampene Island: Where Ugandan girls who got pregnant were left alone to die
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Sudan ratifies law banning female genital mutilation | Africanews
Sudan’s ruling body ratified a law banning the widespread practice of female genital mutilation, the justice ministry announced Friday, handing the movement for women’s rights in the African country a long-sought
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COVID-19 Changes Landscape, Highlights Need for Women in STEM
FinTech executive Monica Eaton-Cardone notes that the crisis also underscores the need to encourage women to make careers in science, technology, engineering, and
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Africa: Defy the Practice! Take a Stand Today to Help End Child Marriage and FGM
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Stylish Orie Rogo-Manduli who loved life’s finer things bows out
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Zimbabwe: Nestle's Big Plans for Zimbabwe
The world's largest food and beverage processing company, Nestle, has embarked on a robust business transformation plan focused on future-proofing its business model in Zimbabwe through import substitution and development of local supply
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Is the AME Church Caught Up on the Messenger and Missing the Message? By Adrienne Fikes, 2ndEpiscopal District Ida B. Wells’s account of an 1894 [...]
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Rwanda: Kagame Pardons Abortion Convicts But Accomplices Will Serve Full Sentences
President Paul Kagame on Monday, May 18, exercised his prerogative of mercy to pardon 50 young women convicted of abortion, but about nine people who aided the illegal process will stay in jail to serve their full
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AT A time when many entrepreneurs are feeling the financial pinch from the fallout of business, due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, certified make-up artist Teeah Anderson has decided to re-strategise her business model in order to continue to earn
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2 Bajan female rugby players face off as they play for opposing collegiate teams in USA | The Bajan Reporter
For the first time in history, two Barbadian female rugby players will face off as they play for opposing collegiate teams in the USA. Sankara Price will play for Mount St. Mary's while Jara Emtage-Cave will play for Harvard. Both young women recently started their college studies at their
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Girls Scouts Of The USA Appoints Its First Black CEO In Its 108-Year History
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