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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AWiM25 Conference Concludes at the African Union Commission, Charting Bold Pathways for Gender-Safe Media Across Africa

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — December 5, 2025 — African Women in Media (AWiM) has officially concluded the AWiM25 Conference, a landmark two-day gathering held from 4–5 December 2025 at the African Union Commission (AUC) Headquarters.  The 9th edition of the annual conference brought together more than 250 media professionals, policymakers, researchers, civil society leaders, youth…

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Press Release: Media Leaders Reaffirm Commitment to Safer, Gender-Just Media in Africa through Kigali Declaration Awareness Session

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: 25 June, 2025 On 23 May, 2025, African Women in Media (AWiM) convened a powerful Regional Awareness Session to advance the implementation of the Kigali Declaration on Eliminating Gender-Based Violence in and Through Media by 2034. The virtual gathering sponsored by the International Programme for the Development of Communication (UNESCO-IPDC) brought…

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