Articles about Barack Obama
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Senegal's Bineta Diop
10 May 11
TIME magazine has named Bineta Diop, Founder and Executive Director of Femmes Africa Solidarité (FAS), to the 2011 TIME 100, the magazine's annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. Senegal's Diop has led numerous peace building initiatives in Africa with a focus on the protection of women during... [read more]
When femicide hits home
01 November 10 | (10) Comments
Regional relevance: South Africa
I woke up from surgery last Thursday to an SMS that sent a bullet searing through my soul. By now, the news of African-American film maker Andrew P Jones shooting himself after attempting to murder his South African wife Kubeshni Govender, from whom he had been separated for almost a year, has spread across the... [read more]
Polygamy, promiscuity and progressive leadership
08 February 10 | (1) Comment
Regional relevance: South Africa
If nothing else, President Jacob Zuma’s belated apology about his out-of-wedlock child with Sonono Khoza following unprecedented outrage at the way he has demeaned the highest office in the land has shown the power of public opinion in a democracy. We have also established once and for all that the personal is... [read more]
Rural women farmers still waiting for climate action
14 January 10
Regional relevance: Mozambique
Traditional weather signs, such as the blowing of west to east winds or certain cloud formations, no longer signal happiness for Joana Jaime, 45, as she prepares her plot to plant a maize crop on the outskirts of Maputo. Jaime is one of many subsistence farmers in Africa who are finding that changing weather... [read more]
What’s wrong with the F-word?
10 September 09
Regional relevance: Regional
I’ve recently been on two dates where the men asked me what I want in a man. Confidently I replied “a self-sufficient and self-assured man who doesn’t feel the need to maintain me, a pro-feminist who supports, and feels the feminist movement is a worthy cause that should be upheld in our relationship and... [read more]
Michelle Obama…icône d’espérance pour la diaspora africaine
20 April 09
Regional relevance: Mauritius
Elle fascine là où elle passe. Michelle Obama, la première dame des Etats-Unis, est quasi-adulée et fait l’objet d’une attention particulière dans la presse américaine et internationale. On voit ses photos en couverture des magazines les plus célèbres. Et pourtant, la première dame des Etats-Unis n’a... [read more]
Super moms and super nannies
05 March 09
Regional relevance: International
What do Sarah Palin, Alaska’s governor, and Rachida Dati, France’ s Minister of Justice, share? Nothing at first glance, except lipstick. Palin is an American evangelical, rifle-toting, hockey-mom of five who does not read newspapers. Dati is a graduate of a prestigious French Haute Ecole, of North African and... [read more]
More women’s voices on political change
13 January 09
Regional relevance: South Africa
As we enter 2009, it seems the year ahead will be full of change and challenges, not least in the political landscape. The worsening political situation in Zimbabwe, the emergence of a new political party ahead of upcoming elections in South Africa, and the first presidential elections in Angola since 1992 (and only... [read more]
Obama takes on black fathers - Business Day
17 June 08
Regional relevance: International
Democrat Barack Obama stood in a Chicago pulpit on father's day and admonished black men who have 'abandoned their responsibilities to their children. [read more]
Women for President: Media bias in Eight Campaigns
01 January 08
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