Par Mary Mundeya Translated to French by Ngo Fidele Juliette Dans un monde où les frontières sont souvent synonymes de limitations, une nouvelle génération de créateurs de contenu africains brave ces contraintes en tissant des récits qui transcendent les lignes de frontières tracées sur une carte. L’un d’entre eux est Esther Okorougo, une narratrice nigériane…
When Zimbabwe’s 2013 constitution introduced a gender quota to reserve 60 parliamentary seats for women through proportional representation, it was celebrated as a long-overdue victory. For a country where women’s voices were historically muffled in governance, the move felt revolutionary. But over a decade later, reality is much bleaker. As the 2023 elections revealed, only…
In a continent where borders often define limitations, a new generation of African content creators is challenging these constraints, weaving narratives that transcend lines on a map. One of them is Nigerian travel storyteller Esther Okorougo, whose bold lens and heartfelt narratives are carving a space for African women to imagine mobility differently. Her…
Taking matters into their own hands. Women in Rushinga are involved in water harvesting. Photo/ Mary Mundeya/ African Women in Media (AWiM) Harare Rushinga is one of the many areas in Zimbabwe that have for years been experiencing the wrath of climate change. Water is a scarce commodity here, women in most villages travel…
