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Women lead from the front in Rwanda's parliament
After next year's election in Rwanda, women hope they will take around two thirds of the seats in parliament - an ambitious dream for equality campaigners in many countries, but after the 1994 genocide, women made up 70 percent of Rwanda's population. Full Article | Comments [3]
Pirates plunder Nigerian profits
Although Okechukwu Ogunjiofor's film was an instant hit and in credited with founding the Nigerian "Nollywood" movie empire, piracy in the industry means millions of dollars a year are still lost to the bootleggers. Full Article | Comments [2]
Mining and free trade in Eritrea
Eritrea's President Isaias Afwerki has guarded his country jealousy since independence, pushing a self-reliant attitude that encourages Eritreans to rebuild Eritrea for themselves. But in order to develop ... Full Article | Comments [23]
