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The "August Meeting" Concept and Community Development in Nigeria
February 2010: Women and Gender Issues Issue
The "August Meeting" is a regular occurence in the South East of Nigeria. Every Igbo Woman, particular married women, is expected to attend the women's meeting on a date agreed upon by all the branches of the organisation...
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Gender Equality, Culture, and Social Institutions in Burkina Faso
February 2010: Women and Gender Issues Issue
Burkinabe President Blasé Compaore has publicly declared commitment to eliminating gender-based discrimination in Burkina Faso, as his government continues enacting new laws toward gender equality and general improvements in the condition of women...
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Gender, Peace-building, and Security Sector Reform in Liberia
February 2010: Women and Gender Issues Issue
The Liberian civil war was a brutal national experience because it was prolonged over slightly fifteen years; it also displaced nearly one-third of the country's population...
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The Traumatized Female Victims of Sierra Leone's War Experience
February 2010: Women and Gender Issues Issue
Boys, girls, men, and women experience and absorb the impacts of violent conflict differently. In the specific case of Sierra Leone, Men were usually active combatants and a number of boys were abducted and forced to engage in fighting...
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Almajiris “Street Children” and Sectarian Conflicts in Northern Nigeria
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Making Water Available to Rural People
May 2010 Rural Life Issue
The articles assess issues in respect of water and its availability acrosss the West African Subregion
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Farmer-Pastoralist Relations in West Africa: Conflict and Collaboration
May 2010 Rural Life Issue
A narrative of relations between pastoralists and farmers across the region
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Burkina Faso: Synergies in Rural and Urban Livelihoods
May 2010 Rural Life Issue
A narrative of the relations ship between rural and urba Burkina Faso
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