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November 20, 2019
Women make up 52% of the Cabinet in Rwanda. Here’s why it’s a big deal

Rwanda celebrated another victory for gender representation on Nov.

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November 7, 2019
How women are stepping up to remake Rwanda

Rwanda’s Genocide Museum is a haunting place, one of the memorials in the capital city of Kigali that commemorate a hundred days of terrifying tribal conflict in 1994.

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October 11, 2019
Rwanda sets new world record on female representation in parliament

Rwanda has broken its current world record of 64 per cent female representation in Parliament, setting a new one of 67.5 per cent.

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In the aftermath of genocide, Rwanda’s women have transformed the country

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May 3, 2019

In the aftermath of genocide, Rwanda’s women have transformed the country

By Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Swanee Hunt,

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By Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Swanee Hunt,

January 10, 2019
2018 left Rwandans with a more inclusive parliament

One of the hallmarks of post-Genocide Rwanda is inclusive politics. The year 2018 brought about more gains as far as political plurality is concerned, at least in the Chamber of Deputies where two new opposition parties won seats.

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October 19, 2018
Kagame reshuffles Cabinet in Rwanda, women take up more slots

President Paul Kagame yesterday reshuffled his cabinet, making broad changes in a trimmed cabinet, in which women comprise 50 per cent.

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September 7, 2018
Rwanda: Women to take 61 per cent of seats in the next Chamber of Deputies

Women will take 61 per cent of seats in the next Lower House of Parliament (Chamber of Deputies) going by the latest results from this week’s parliamentary elections.

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