Last week South Korea’s Ministry of Gender Equality and Family announced plans to revise its legal definition of rape to include nonconsensual sex. But within hours, South Korea’s Justice Department rejected the plan. Consent should be at the heart of ...
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Peace in South Sudan hinges on local accountability, landmark Peacebuilding Commission meeting hears
africamustchange“Our priority in 2023 is to take a ‘peace to people’ approach with the Government’s facilitation,” Stephen Par Kuol, Minister of Peacebuilding of South Sudan, told the Commission, via video link. Addressing the ambassadorial-level meeting on building peace in communities ...
South Africans Protest Frequent Power Cuts
africamustchangeJohannesburg, South Africa — Hundreds of supporters of South Africa’s opposition Democratic Alliance protested Wednesday over ongoing power cuts that are crippling the African continent’s most developed economy. South Africa has been mired in an energy crisis for more than ...
US Treasury Secretary Will Head to Senegal, Zambia, South Africa
africamustchangeThe Biden administration is sending its first representative to Africa since promising in December that several high-level officials would visit in 2023. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s three-stop visit is aimed at strengthening economic ties with the continent. VOA’s Mariama Diallo ...