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Nigerian Senator will not give up on her gender equality bill
Senator Biodun Olujimi's draft bill on women's equality was rejected in the Nigeria Senate.
Nigerian Senator Biodun Olujimi was forced to withdraw her draft bill seeking to promote gender equality after objections by some of her male colleagues.
Plus Zimbabwe faces a growing exodus of health professionals.
And in the latest weekly letter, Algerian-Canadian journalist Maher Mezahi considers what it means to be African.
Photo: General image of the Nigeria Senate. Credit: Getty Images.
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