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In Burkina Faso, female genital mutilation still affects almost four out of five women.

Gender

Changing social norms

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by Rakieta Poyga
African women demonstrating in Nairobi against female genital mutilation and other forms of violence.

Female Genital Mutilation

100 million women affected

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by Idah Nabateregga
School children in Sierra Leone in 2011.

Primary schools

High on the agenda

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by Niels Breyer

Civil war

High expectations for peace

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by Philip Thon Aleu
Teacher in bilingual Bolivian school.

Editorial

Foundation for a better future

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by Katja Dombrowski
Roch Marc Christian Kaboré won more than 50 % of the votes in the presidential election’s first round.

West Africa

Starting anew

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by Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk
Many Yezidi women had to flee their homes in Northern Iraq due to assaults by ISIS militias and are know facing violence and harsh living conditions.

Gender relations

Young Arab men fight for women’s rights

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by Katja Dombrowski

Declaring Gambia an Islamic Republic is irresponsible

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by Hans Dembowski

Press freedom

News agency for Libya

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by Moutaz Ali
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