Na Thandi Winston

DAKAR, Feb 11 (TerraViva) – Mmoja wa mabinti wanaoongoza Afrika na mwanaharakati wa haki za wanawake, mwanazuoni wa Nigeria Amina Mama anasema wanamgambo wanaopigana wanaenea hasa katika nchi za Sierra Leone na Liberia. Anasema vita na migogoro inaathiri wanawake ambao ni rahisi kuathirika pamoja na watoto wao. Continue Reading

Por Thandi Winston

DACAR, Senegal, 10/2/2011 (IPS/TerraViva) – Uma das líderes feministas e filha da África, a estudiosa nigeriana Amina Mama disse que o militarismo está à espreita, principalmente em países como Serra Leoa e Libéria. Ela diz que a guerra e os conflitos estão afetando especialmente as mulheres e as crianças, que são vulneráveis. Continue Reading

By Thandi Winston

DAKAR, Feb 9 (TerraViva) – One of Africa’s leading daughters and feminists, the Nigerian scholar Amina Mama says militarism is spreading, especially in countries like Sierra Leone and Liberia. She says war and conflict are especially affecting vulnerable women and children. Continue Reading

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Weeding a demonstration rice plot at Lumley. Credit: Mohamed Fofanah/IPS.

Mohamed Fofanah

FREETOWN, 5 nov (IPS/TerraViva) – “Je pense que je réussis maintenant”, déclare Fanta Jabbah. “Je peux prendre soin de mes trois enfants et soutenir mon mari; maintenant j’ai mon mot à dire dans au foyer”.
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By Mohamed Fofanah

FREETOWN, Jan 29, 2010 (IPS) – The World Social Forum held in Nairobi in 2007 inspired Sierra Leonean activists to organise themselves to demand things like housing, health care and greater accountability from their government. That inspiration was not sustained.
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