Author: Aisha Kabiru Mohammed
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The Mother-Daughter Duo Watching Kenya’s Planes Take Flight; Maureen Okomo and Venessa Onyullo
Maureen Okomo and Venessa Onyullo are helping Kenya’s planes take to the sky. The Kenyan mother and daughter duo who work as aircraft engineers and dominate the field in Kenya.
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Do Arewa Customs Put a Strain on Mother-Daughter Relationships?
Some respondents told Document Women that the unwillingness to be modelled as homemakers and take on responsibilities when they were younger has now put a strain on their relationships with their mothers.
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Germany’s First Black Minister, Aminata Toure
She is the first black minister Germany ever had: Aminata Toure, daughter of Malian refugees, is now in charge of the Ministry of Social Affairs, Youth, Family, Seniors and Equality in one of Germany’s states.
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Fighting Child Marriages In Malawi, Theresa Kachindamoto
Theresa Kachindamoto is a senior tribal chief who fights to end and prevent early child marriages, so girls go back to school. She has been nicknamed the “Terminator” of child marriages.
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Kemisola Bolarinwa, the Brain Behind the Cancer-Detecting Smart Bra
Bolarinwa teamed up with a femwear expert, an IT expert, an embedding hardware expert, an AI expert, a software developer, and an oncologist.
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Reclaiming Women’s Secret
For centuries Northern Nigerian women have used herbs, spices and fruits, aphrodisiacs said to enhance sexual libido and bring sweetness to their marriage beds.
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Preserving the North through Song
The oldest woman in the Hausa household is the master storyteller. Her old age is a symbol of wisdom and with her storytelling skills, she transfers tradition from one generation to another.
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Preserving the North through Song
The oldest woman in the Hausa household is the master storyteller. Her old age is a symbol of wisdom and with her storytelling skills, she transfers tradition from one generation to another.
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Leading Sokoto’s Women-Led Garage, Here’s NANA’s Fatima Adamu
Fatima Adamu’s work has impacted many women’s lives in Northern Nigeria. NANA offers empowerment of young girls with education and empowerment of women through schemes like the mechanic workshop and fish farming.