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[allAfrica] Nairobi, Kenya -- The world is facing increasing inequalities, crises, and needs, which are undermining the support available to millions of people. Global experts have warned that funding gaps and uneven political will threaten progress in the field of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). Reduced budgets, restrictive policies, and rising anti-gender movements are increasingly putting gender equality and sustainable development at risk.
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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Maasai elders from Kajiado and Narok counties have made a historic declaration to end Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and child marriage, marking a significant cultural shift in the protection of girls' rights.
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[Namibian] Magistrates across the country have stopped working after months of frustration over the government's failure to implement approved housing and vehicle benefits - a standoff that their legal representative says has pushed judicial officers to the wall.
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[Dabanga] Bara / El Fasher / Port Sudan / Washington D.C. -- The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have announced their agreement to a three-month humanitarian truce, saying they will halt fighting to allow aid to reach civilians. RSF commander Lt Gen Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (Hemedti) said in a filmed announcement on Monday that the ceasefire is "a national responsibility" and comes in response to mediation efforts "led by US President Donald Trump, the Quartet, the African Union and IGAD."
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[This Day] The government of the United Kingdom, has turned down Nigerias request for the transfer of former Deputy Senate President (DSP), Ike Ekweremadu, currently serving jail term, to Nigeria.