AWiM25 Day Two Demystifies the ‘How’ of Gender-Safe Media And Sends Delegates Home With Real Plans (Recap)

On the second day of AWiM25, Friday, December 5, 2025, the African Union Commission (AUC) headquarters came alive long before the sun rose over Addis Ababa. Delegates streamed through the Main Gate once more, but with a different kind of energy. Less of Day One’s anticipation, more of Day Two’s clarity.  The issues at hand…

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Nigerian Women in Tech Report by Tech Cabal and UK-Nigeria Tech Hub

Nigerian Women in Tech Report by Tech Cabal

Tech Cabal and UK-Nigeria Tech Hub, have released a report examining the distribution and level of involvement of women in technology and STEM fields in Nigeria. It identifies successes, gaps, challenges and offers recommendations for further improvement. “It is no news that there is in existence, a gender disparity between men and women in the…

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Unspoken rules that guide careers of women in broadcast in Kenya

Kenyan female news anchors have been labeled “sirens”, “TV girls”, socialites” and other names. Does the public view of women in broadcast influence their career choices? A study conducted by Ms Robi Koki Ochieng’ from the United States International University in Kenya, interrogates these ‘unspoken rules’ that determine the employment and deployment of women journalists…

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AWiM25 Conference To Hold at the African Union Headquarters: 17 days to Go!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Date: 11 November 2025  Lagos, Nigeria   African Women in Media Announces AWiM25 Conference at the African Union  Headquarters   Theme: Beyond Commitments: Advancing Policies for Gender-Safe Media  Date: 4–5 December 2025  Location: African Union Commission, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia   African Women in Media (AWiM) is excited to announce the upcoming AWiM25 Conference, the continent’s leading…

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Les reporters sans frontières d’Afrique font la lumière sur le trafic d’espèces sauvages

Traduit en français par Ngo Ngimbous Fidèle Juliette Cliquez pour lire en anglais C’est une journée de travail tout à fait normale dans une salle de rédaction au cœur de la ville de Nakuru, au Kenya. Depuis le troisième étage du Standard Media Group, on entend les véhicules rapides et les klaxons des boda boda…

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VIDEO: Ijeoma Onyeator, challenges of reporting elections as a female reporter

Speaking on the Gender, Security and Election Coverage panel at the African Women in the Media 2018 Conference, Channels TV’s news anchor, Ijeoma Onyeator questions the extent to which the structures and processes set up for election periods, are conducive enough for female journalists to do their work in covering the elections.  

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