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Ghana: Speaker Directs Parliament to Reconsider Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill Again
[Ghanaian Times] The Speaker of Parliament, Mr Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has directed Members of Parliament to reconsider the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025, which was passed on Friday.

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Uganda: Mpigi Teenage Girl Defies Gender Stereotypes Through Metal Fabrication to Support Her Mother
[Nile Post] At an age when many of her peers are still in school or searching for opportunities, 18-year-old Eriana Tendo has already carved out a place for herself in one of the toughest and most male-dominated trades in Uganda.

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Ghana: Project to Strengthen Women's Participation in Local Governance Launched
[Ghanaian Times] The Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Dr Agnes Naa Momo Lartey, has reaffirmed the government's commitment to increasing women's representation in governance.

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Tanzania: Women Turning Small Businesses Into Big Opportunities
[Daily News] FOR many years, women operating small businesses worked quietly behind market stalls, roadside food kiosks and homebased enterprises.

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Tanzania: Building Safer Homes for Women, Children
[Daily News] Dodoma -- BEHIND the figures and funding proposals contained in the 2026/27 budget estimates presented by Minister for Community Development, Gender, Women and Special Groups Dr Dorothy Gwajima lies an urgent issue, protecting women and children from violence.

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