Witnessing a seemingly peaceful gathering turn into chaos, people getting shot dead right before her eyes, sights of restless parents waiting for their abducted family members to return home, listening to agonising tales of traumatized victims tell their experiences, seeing emancipated underage children who have just been released by bandits or escaping being raped or…
The novel Coronavirus global pandemic has ingrained itself into every sphere of society, forcing us to shift our focus away from life as we knew it and find new ways to preserve and define what is essential. During this period, we have had to adapt to new methods of existence as we come to accept…
The lack of trust in constituted authorities, a culture of silence, and an underfunded law enforcement system continue to undermine efforts aiming to bring an end to the under-reported issue of non-physical violence. In this report, FRANSISCA OGAR, ANIBE IDAJILI, JULIET BUNA, MELONY ISHOLA and NCHETACHI CHUKWUAJAH assessed the extent to which these constraints are…
Auntie Fausty, 54, endures 32°C temperatures as a trader (Photo: Ernest Ankomah) Scorching sun, no shade, and temperatures soaring to 32 degrees Celsius—the relentless heat takes its toll on Auntie Fausty, a hardworking woman in her mid-50s, who ekes out a living selling bags in Accra, Ghana’s capital city, at the brimming Makola Market….
Imagine spending sleepless nights because of wild animals roaming freely outside your home. And when you wake up in the morning, all your crops are gone. This is the fate of the Maasai community in Nyango village located in the southern coastal region of Kenya. As climate change accelerates, its impacts exacerbate existing social, economic,…
This study was supported by UNESCO’s International Programme for the Development of Communication. Click here to download the full report: Impact of COVID19 on East African Women Journalists EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The threat posed by coronavirus has propelled journalists to the frontline as information purveyors to a world struggling to come to terms with the pandemic……...
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This feature focus on the Faith for Life initiative by UNICEF. The non-profit organisation launched the handbook to provide faith-based recommendations on child rights and well-being for families and communities in Nigeria. Journalist Maimuna Muhammad Babangida reports on how religious leaders in Nigeria participated in training based on women’s survival which the book explains is…
Fear prevents women from going into politics Fear is underrating the capabilities of young women in politics and participation in civic life in Enugu.
HEADLINES Creating an African with high survival rate in Breast Cancer October is breast cancer awareness month and it has been established by a research that. Every year breast cancer claims more than 650,000 lives worldwide. However, Survival rates have been recorded to be as high as 90% in high income countries. In sub-Saharan…
When Uganda’s president Yoweri Museveni and his ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) designed their manifesto for the January 2021 elections, issues affecting women were given little attention. Given that NRM has control over parliament, with more than 63 per cent of legislators, one would be forgiven for assuming that for the next five years, the…
I began working as a freelance writer and journalist in 2018, after leaving my job in HR consulting. I loved writing and I wanted more flexibility: I wanted to spend time with my daughter. After my son was born in 2019, I had less time to work on my writing career. Taking care of the baby…
