Somalia: Groups Explore Ways to Increase Women's Participation in Politics

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Somalia: Groups Explore Ways to Increase Women's Participation in Politics

[Dalsan Radio] Civil society and human rights activists, legal experts, politicians and youth representatives met in Mogadishu on Sunday to discuss ways to increase and strengthen women's participation in Somalia's politics.

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