May 2012
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Burundi’s Lydia Nsekera Emerges As First Female...
The African continent scored a major first on Tuesday, as it became the first to have a female member in the Federation of International Football (FIFA) Executive Committee. She is Burundi’s Football Association President- Ms Lydia Nsekera. A statement on FIFA’s official website states that Ms Nsekera will be formally installed at the 2012 FIFA Congress. Ms Nsekera is a member of the FIFA...
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‘African women need a hand-up not a hand-out’
Nairobi, Kenya (CNN) — When I think of the story of African women, I immediately think of my mother and I want to use her story as a frame of reference in how African leaders can improve the lives of women.
My mother is a huge inspiration to me but sadly, many African women do not have the opportunities that she has.
They are the...
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