Sudan's invasion of the town Abeyi; sexual harassment in Egypt; the impact of Egypt's uprising on migrants; the detention of Syrian blogger Amina Arraf; Western Sahara; and the opening of the a centre for women in Eastern Congo, the City of Joy, are among the topics featured in this week's review of African blogs, by Sokari Ekine.
We as a people had embarked on a long journey that had many stops. Our current journey of the last sixty years had many stops. In the course of this journey some perished, others were born and raised. Some of us lost their way and yet others seem not to understand. In the course of this journey we met those who engaged in conversation with us, others accompanied us and others engaged us in preparing our current stop.
The Institute for Inclusive Security is seeking experts on gender and constitution building to assist with workshops planned in Sudan in early May 2011 .
The north-east African nation of Sudan, currently Africa's largest country by territory, will soon be split into two, following a referendum which took place in the south of the country in January 2011. On February 7, 2011 it was announced that an overwhelming majority (98.83%) of Southern Sudanese had voted in favour of secession from Sudan.
Today on the 8th of March, International Women's Day, Radio Dabanga launches its newest radio programme especially for women. The programme called Al-Jubraka which means the vegetable garden, is a women magazine on the Radio made by women and produced especially for women.
Dear Madam Michelle Bachelet,
Congratulations Madam Michelle, you are now our UN Under –Secretary-General
That the barriers which prevent the activation of women's participation are many and complex and vary from one country to another and according to the circumstances social, cultural, political and economic.
The secession of Southern Sudan following the referendum on self-determination is imminent. Despite the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) prescribing an interim period with a programme of legal reform to address long-standing grievances, no real, conscientious efforts were made to make unity realistic for southerners.
This week, voters are flooding the polls in Sudan to vote on a referendum to allow the South to secede and form its own, independent country. Despite concerns of violence and unrest, the vote has been largely peaceful and is expected to yield a victory for the independence movement. However, despite the success so far, not enough has been to done to involve women in the peace-building process.
