Women take on agriculture to boost Intra African trade

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By Sheila Naturinda | Fri, Jul 13, 2012
Even though agriculture and infrastructure weren’t as such a priority in the 70s, today women have developed new and fresh dynamics to empower them, facilitate and enhance them run agriculture.Agriculture is the backbone of almost all African states and women play a larger role in the sector and the outcomes of agriculture into trade help the development of the continent with women as key drivers of the trade.

AU elections: A silent battle between Francophone and Anglophone states

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By Sheila Naturinda | Sat, Jul 14, 2012
Corridor talks about lobbying, and the eventual political showdown over who will be the next chair of the African Union Commission was close to throwing into doubt the other meaningful deliberations at the ongoing Addis Ababa summit.

THE United Nations (UN) says it is impressed with the growth of democracy in Africa

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By Christine Chisha | Sun, Jul 15, 2012
THE United Nations (UN) says it is impressed with the growth of democracy in Africa and free press many nations are enjoying and giving its citizen a chance to vote in decades. Deputy UN Secretary –General Jan Eliasson said Africa is now a home of thriving democracies, where elections are peaceful and the press is free.

Race for AU's top job moves into overdrive

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By Manish Chand | Fri, Jul 13, 2012
Addis Ababa, July 13 (IANS) The 19th African Union summit has kicked off in this Ethiopian capital with all eyes set on intense lobbying for what is touted as the 'mother of all contests' for the executive head of the 54-nation bloc that seeks to find African solutions for African crises.

Call for application for Consultancy - Fahamu’s Emerging Powers in Africa Initiative

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Fahamu is commissioning an evaluation its two year Oxfam Novib funded Emerging Powers in Africa Initiative. The evaluation will establish the extent to which the activities have contributed to fulfilling the objectives elaborated above. The findings and recommendations from this exercise will inform future programming.

African women share their knowledge for a sustainable future

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Between March 5 - 11, 2012, women small scale farmers from five West African countries gathered in Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso for the Institute on Resource Rights and Change as part of the ongoing support that Fahamu is providing to members of the We Are the Solution campaign for food sovereignty and agro-ecological solutions.

Journalists tour to the African Union Summit

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The 19th African Union Summit will take place from July 13 - 18, 2012 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia change of venue from Lilongwe, Malawi under the theme of "Boosting Intra-Africa Trade" and "2012 year of Shared Values". Fahamu through our Emerging Powers in Africa initiative has completed the selection process of five journalists from applications

Tuliwaza Update - Strengthening Political Governance for Peace, Security and Stability in Africa Workshop

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A report on the forth thematic workshop on strengthening political governance for peace, security and stability in Africa held in Zanzibar is out. The workshop was held on 5th and 6th December 2011. Read the report here

Announcing the Movement Building Boot Camp For Kenya Women’s Rights Organisations July 2 – 7, 2012, Nairobi.

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Are you a Kenyan based community women’s rights activist aspiring to strengthen and develop new knowledge and skills in movement building? Then the forthcoming “ Women’s Rights Movement Building Boot Camp organised by Fahamu, is for you.

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