http://www.africafiles.org/ AfricaFiles is a network of volunteers committed to promoting African perspectives and alternative analyses for human rights and economic justice in Africa. en-ca Copyright 2010 AfricaFiles. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:37 EST 20 http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=24270 It has been over a year since the Harvard-Botswana Mma Bana Study found that HIV-positive mothers who take combinations of antiretrovirals can safely breastfeed. But several HIV-positive mothers and even doctors in Botswana are unconvinced that this will be truly effective or implementable. There is confusion in the air. HSEN Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00 EST http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=24270 http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=24262 In a nation with Africa’s only female president, Liberian girls are outpaced by boys in educational enrollment, retention and completion rates from the earliest grades through university. Only 18% of girls who make it to high school graduate, compared with 25% of boys. This article is about an effort to redress this situation. HSEN/CJW ed. Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00 EST http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=24262 http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=24263 Albinos in Kenya have petitioned government to conduct a national survey to determine their current population. This, they say, will help in proper planning for their needs. The petition has been acknowledged by various arms of the government and work is in progress. HSEN/CJW ed. Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00 EST http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=24263 http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=24248 Will justice ever be done for HIV positive women in Africa who have been sterilized without their knowledge and against their will? M. Makoni/CJW ed. Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:00 EST http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=24248 http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=24246 Many female candidates feel short-changed with the decision by the Malawi Election Commission (MEC) to postpone the November 23 elections to April 20, 2011. This is bad news for them because many have invested their life savings into their campaigns and fear they will not have the funds to continue until the new election date. HSEN/CJW ed. Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:00 EST http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=24246 http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=24232 Human Rights Watch has found that a number of networks freely traffic Nigerian women and girls to Côte d’Ivoire for forced prostitution. These girls are sold dreams of migrating to better their lives, but then find themselves in a personal hell. Many more will be trafficked for prostitution if governments fail to take robust action, Human Rights Watch warns. HSEN/CJW ed. Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:00 EST http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=24232 http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=24233 The new Kenyan Constitution has taken women’s problems into account in more ways than one. This paper focuses on how gender has now been mainstreamed in the citizenship laws of Kenya. In fact, Kenya has decided that, in the words of someone’s now infamous bumper sticker, “women are people”. HSEN/CJW ed. Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:00 EST http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=24233 http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=24226 A report from Human Rights Watch says many women with disabilities in northern Uganda are unable to gain access to basic services, including health care and justice, and they have been largely ignored in post-conflict reconstruction efforts. These women experience on-going discrimination and sexual and gender-based violence. HSEN/CJW Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00 EST http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=24226 http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=24230 This podcast explores the culture of on-line dating in Africa. While some women are finding it liberating, others see it as a dangerous step backwards for African women. HS/CJW Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00 EST http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=24230 http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=24219 The developing world has long struggled with employment gender equity, with jobless women trailing behind that of males. By 2009, the gap had increased even further to 11.4 points in North Africa. The International Labour Organization warns policies against gender discrimination are being neglected in efforts to encourage global economic recovery. HSEN/CJW Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:00 EST http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=24219