Esther Alaribe

From Digital Group to Continental Movement: African Women in Media Marks 10 Years of Advancing Women’s Leadership in Journalism

28 August 2026 African Women in Media (AWiM), a pan-African organisation advancing women’s leadership and representation in media, marks its 10th anniversary. We celebrate a decade of building networks, strengthening media capacity, and creating platforms that have amplified women’s voices across Africa and beyond. What began in 2016 as a closed Facebook group created to…

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AI Is Reshaping Journalism. Are African Newsrooms Ready? 

From generating interview questions and summarising lengthy reports to transcribing interviews, analysing datasets, translating content and producing multimedia, generative AI tools have become part of everyday newsroom work across the world.  For African newsrooms operating under increasing financial pressure, shrinking editorial teams and rising audience demands, the appeal is obvious. AI promises to help journalists…

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From The Gambia to the Continent: Why Women’s Rights Must Not Be Rolled Back

As Africa continues to confront the devastating impact of gender-based violence, recent developments in The Gambia on Female Genital Mutilation have brought renewed attention to the urgent need to safeguard the rights and lives of women and girls.  The country’s Supreme Court is currently considering a constitutional challenge to the 2015 ban on female genital…

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More Than a Media Deal: What Nation Media Group’s Ownership Change Means for African Journalism

When one of Africa’s most influential media organisations changes ownership after more than six decades, the story extends beyond boardrooms and balance sheets. It invites a broader conversation about the future of independent journalism on the continent. The recent transition at Nation Media Group marks the end of an era in East African media while…

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