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Akina Mama wa Afrika: Akina Mama wa Afrika is an international development organisation for African women, based in the UK with an Africa regional office in Kampala, Uganda.(AFRICA ACTION)

In Swahili, Akina Mama wa Afrika means 'solidarity among African women', signifying African sisterhood. The organisation was founded in 1985 by women from different parts of Africa resident in the United Kingdom, to create space for African women to organise and build links with each other to promote their own development.

Coordinating local, regional and international initiatives, Akina Mama serves as a mobilising, networking, information, advocacy and training forum for African women, building their leadership capacities to influence policy and decision-making.

Akina Mama believes in an alternative framework for leadership, which is not based on power and its ...

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