FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Lagos, Nigeria – 4 February 2025 – The African Women in Media Conference 2024 (AWiM24) successfully hosted a pivotal workshop on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TFGBV). The session, held on 5-6 December 2024, brought together media professionals, policymakers, and civil society stakeholders to address the increasing challenges of online…
As the event winds down on December 6, 2024, conversations around ‘repositioning the media ecosystem to tackle the challenges of digitisation, artificial intelligence, and sustainability, took centre stage, featuring professionals from around the world and Africa in Dakar, the capital city of Senegal. In her remarks, Dr. Yemi, appealed to the participants, who included academics,…
Spotlight on Rwanda Rwanda has long been a beacon of progress in addressing gender-based violence (GBV) and promoting gender equality. In alignment with the Kigali Declaration’s mission to…
Photo Credit: Prince Akachi on Unsplash Two 17-years-old girls, Cleopatra and Joanna have fallen victim to the ‘Panadol-Milk fallacy’; a popular but dangerous misconception among the teenage girls in Ssemawundo, a humble fishing community in Bufumira sub-county, Kalangala, Central Uganda. These girls believed that taking Panadol tablets with warm milk before unprotected sex would prevent them from…
HEADLINES Ezekiel Udoh sentenced to Life imprisonment over sexual abuse of a 12-year-old girl Ezekiel who is a wash operator was prosecuted on Oct. 29, 2024, by Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence court for impregnating his neighbour’s 12 year old granddaughter and sentenced to Life imprisonment. Mauritius Suspends Social…
HEADLINES Ex -Senior Special Assistant on Diaspora Affairs Bianca Ojukwu becomes Minister in Nigeria Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, a seasoned politician, lawyer and established business mogul has been appointed as Nigeria’s Minister of State…
HEADLINES Kenya’s Ruth Chepntegetich smashes world record in Chicago Kenya’s Ruth shattered the women’s marathon world record in Chicago as she completed the course in 2:09:56, becoming the first ever woman to break the 2:10 barrier, Her Victory shaved almost two minutes off the previous world record of 2:11:53, which was set…
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…
HEADLINES Congolese Prison Rape Scandal: 268 Women Victimised A devastating report reveals the widespread rape and sexual violence at Kinshasa’s Makala prison, has sparked urgent calls for improved protection and living conditions for women and girls in Congolese prisons. Human Rights Watch Life Sentences for Gang Rape in Liberia Two men,…
HEADLINES Heroic Rescue of Women and Children from ADF The Uganda Peoples’ Defense Forces (UPDF) and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) have rescued ten individuals, including women and children, from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) in Eastern DRC. This mission, marked by bravery and precision, also provided medical care to…
HEADLINES GHANA PASSES AFFIRMATIVE ACTION LAW FOR GENDER EQUALITY Ghana has taken a significant step towards gender equality with the passage of the Affirmative Action (Gender Equality) Bill on August 9, 2024. This landmark law mandates women’s representation in decision-making bodies and introduces gender-responsive budgeting, according to Ghana report EGYPT AND FAO DISCUSS EMPOWERING RURAL…
HEADLINES ZIMBABWEAN MARA MAKUNURA BECOMES MAYOR IN UK Zimbabwean born Mara Makunura breaks new ground as she becomes the first Black African female Mayor of Rushmoor Borough Council. This is according to the Observer news, This move inspires a new era of inclusive leadership EX-MINISTER CLEARED IN NIECE’S MURDER CASE…
