{"id":126053,"date":"2023-12-31T09:00:38","date_gmt":"2023-12-31T09:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-women-are-defying-barriers-and-making-a-mark-on-africa-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2023-12-31T09:00:38","modified_gmt":"2023-12-31T09:00:38","slug":"how-women-are-defying-barriers-and-making-a-mark-on-africa-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-women-are-defying-barriers-and-making-a-mark-on-africa-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"How women are defying barriers and making a mark on Africa | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/eYlmvM5Mi50\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"How women are defying barriers and making a mark on Africa | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eYlmvM5Mi50\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Women in Africa have made outstanding achievements despite the barriers they faced.<br \/>\nFauzia Libuku is a fashion designer from Kenya&#8217;s largest informal settlement. 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