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11 African countries where women are winning the fight against unplanned pregnancies

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Uganda

Uganda experienced a 1.0 per cent increase in contraception use.

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Nduta Waweru

Nduta Waweru considers herself a reader who writes. Like a duck, she’s calm on the surface, but she’s always busy paddling underneath to get you the best stories in arts, culture and current affairs. Nduta has published a poetry collection called Nostalgia, is a YALI Fellow and a member of Wandata-Ke Network.

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