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Executive Director, Fahamu Trust

Fahamu Trust is seeking a dynamic, visionary person with a passion for social justice to fill the post of Executive Director.
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Programme officer, Fahamu

Fahamu is looking for a qualified and passionate programme officer. The deadline for applications is Friday 24 September.
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ICT officer, Fahamu

Fahamu is looking for a qualified and passionate ICT officer. The deadline for applications is Friday 24 September. Please see the job description (Word and pdf) for details.

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Experiments with Peace cover Experiments with Peace
A Book Celebrating Peace at Johan Galtung's 80th Anniversary

In honour of Johan Galtung at 80, 'Experiments with Peace' features forewords by Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Narayan Desai, along with chapters from 34 other leading contributors in celebration of peace and non-violent struggles for justice and the peaceful resolution of conflict.

A copy of the book's brochure is also available to download [pdf].

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Africa's Liberation cover Africa's Liberation
The Legacy of Nyerere
Chambi Chachage
& Annar Cassam (eds)


Following on from Pambazuka News's special issue on former Tanzanian president and pan-Africanist icon Julius Nyerere, 'Africa's Liberation: The Legacy of Nyerere' explores his influence on contemporary Pan-Africanism.

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Speaking Truth to Power cover Speaking Truth to Power: Selected Pan-African Postcards
Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem

Compiled by Ama Biney and Adebayo Olukoshi

Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem's death on African Liberation Day stunned the Pan-African world. This selection of his Pan-African Postcards demonstrates the brilliant wordsmith he was, his commitment to Pan-Africanism and his determination to speak truth to power.

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Pambazuka News Broadcasts

Pambazuka broadcasts feature audio and video content with cutting edge commentary and debate from social justice movements across the continent.

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AU MONITOR

This site has been established by Fahamu to provide regular feedback to African civil society organisations on what is happening with the African Union.

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VICTORY FOR WOMEN'S RIGHTS IN AFRICA!

The Protocol on the Rights of Women in Africa came into force on the 25th of November 2005 - a milestone in the protection and promotion of women's rights in Africa. Sixteen countries have ratified the Protocol. Now the struggle for implementing these rights at national level begins!

Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Central African Republic Chad Comoros Congo Cote D'Ivoire Democratic Republic of Congo Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea Bissau Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mayotte Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Sao Tome Senegal Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa Sudan Swaziland Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe

Who has signed?
Who has ratified?

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At the African Union meeting in Maputo in July 2003, the AU adopted the "Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa". But in order to come into force it needed to be ratified by at least 15 countries.

yellow cardAlgeria • Burkina Faso • Burundi • Chad • Congo • Cote D'Ivoire • Equatorial Guinea • Ethiopia • Gabon • Ghana • Guinea Bissau • Kenya • Liberia • Madagascar • Mauritius • Niger • Sierra Leone • Somalia • Swaziland • Tanzania • Zimbabwe

red cardAngola • Botswana • Cameroon • Central African Republic • Egypt • Eritrea • Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic • Sao Tome • Sudan • Tunisia

green cardBenin • Cape Verde • Comoros • Djibouti • Gambia • Lesotho • Libya • Malawi • Mali • Mauritania • Mozambique • Namibia • Nigeria • Rwanda • Senegal • Seychelles • South Africa • Togo • Zambia

striped cardDemocratic Republic of Congo • Guinea • Uganda

red card RED CARD
These countries have not signed the Protocol

yellow card YELLOW CARD
These countries have signed the Protocol but have not yet ratified

Striped card YELLOW CARD but should soon be upgraded
These countries have signed the Protocol and are in the process of ratification


Green card GREEN CARD
These countries have signed and ratified the Protocol

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