Technology-Africa: Women Find Reason for Optimism in Internet Usage

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Inter Press Service News Agency (IPS)

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http://ipsnews.net/

Author:

James Hall

Published Date:

2003

Abstract:

Slowly, but effectively, the Internet is empowering women in Africa to follow events as they have never witnessed before. The latest case in point is the women in Somalia who have been following their country's peace talks in neighbouring Kenya via Internet usage.

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