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Twenty years ago, Africa’s women’s treaty set a path to equality. We must be ready for the next steps

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August 4, 2023

Twenty years ago, Africa’s women’s treaty set a path to equality. We must be ready for the next steps

Source: The Guardian


Signed 20 years ago, in the Mozambique city that bears its name, the Maputo protocol was a landmark treaty in the progress towards gender equality across Africa.

It promises equality and non-discrimination to women and girls in civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights.

Click here to read the full article published by The Guardian on 31 July 2023.

Author
Rai Sow

Signed 20 years ago, in the Mozambique city that bears its name, the Maputo protocol was a landmark treaty in the progress towards gender equality across Africa.

It promises equality and non-discrimination to women and girls in civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights.

Click here to read the full article published by The Guardian on 31 July 2023.

Author
Rai Sow