africa: Women Find Reason for Optimism in Internet Usage

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. “Women in Somalia could not attend that nation's peace talks. They learned of developments via the Horn of Africa Regional Women's Knowledge Network (HAWKNET) on the web, and through this source they became 'virtual participants' in the event.