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Events November 4, 2020

Africa Power Women Conference 2020: Women Leaders share strategies for purpose-driven leadership

It was a harvest of time-tested strategies, lessons and experiences during the recently held Africa Power Women Conference 2020. The annual event, which is organized by one of the African Leadership U.K. Limited (www.africanleadership.co.uk) publications, Amazons Watch Magazine in collaboration with Centre for Economic and Leadership Development (www.celdng.org), is a gathering of leading African women in business, politics and diplomacy.

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Health & Wellbeing November 3, 2020

7 Ways to Manage Financial Stress During Trying Times

By Brandon Renfro

The year 2020 has been eventful, to say the least. If you haven’t been directly affected financially by the economic disruption, there’s a decent chance you know someone who has.

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Amazons on Boards November 1, 2020

WTO: Why Okonjo-Iweala is yet to be named the new Director-General

By Kingsley Okeke

But for the United States’ opposition to her candidacy, Ngozi Okonjo Iweala would have been named the first African and female to lead the World Trade Organization – WTO. The organization’s effort to name a new leader hit a glitch after the Trump-led administration said it wouldn’t back the appointment of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to be the WTO’s next director-general.

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Happenings October 28, 2020

Ghana Empowers Female Media Practitioners, Activists to Advocate for Women’s Rights Online

The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) with support from the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, has organised a training workshop for some selected female journalists, bloggers, social media activists, and women’s rights activist to improve their capacity to advocate for women’s rights online in Ghana.

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On the Marble October 27, 2020

You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated

“You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.” – Maya Angelou American poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist.

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Africa News October 27, 2020

UN Women Pledges More Support To Female Senatorial Candidates In Liberia

UN Women Liberia recently held a virtual meeting with female candidates vying for seats in the upcoming December 8 senatorial elections, to clarify the support that the organization can provide to all female candidates.

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Happenings October 27, 2020

Faiza Heidar Becomes First Woman to Coach a Men’s Pro Team in Egypt

Faiza Heidar grew up playing soccer in the streets with the boys and went on to captain Egypt’s national women’s team. Now she has become the first woman to train one of the country’s professional men’s clubs.

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