The AWiM2022 conference has commenced and it has gathered together an array of innovative experts to dissect the media’s role in issues affecting African women today. This year it’s all taking place in Morocco and many of the conversations revolve around the shifting opinions in the country. Though many positive changes have occurred in Moroccan…
In 2017, the African Union Commission launched the gender strategy 2018-2028 [PDF]. In this presentation, Lehau Victoria Maloka showcases the work of the Women, Gender and Development Directorate (WGDD) of the African Union Commission, in which the strategy is housed. Ms. Maloka is the Acting Director of WGDD. WGDD was created in 2000. The Women,…
IDP camp in Bungha, Mangu LGA. Photo Credit: Marie-Therese Nanlon At about 5 pm on the eve of Christmas in 2023, Liatu, a 40-year-old mother of five from the Tahore community, Bokkos local government area of Plateau State, North-central Nigeria, was…
Anthony Rotolo, a professor from Syracuse University is offering the Dr. Who Class, an adventure for students who want to go through space and time exploring the cultural impact of the BBC series Dr. Who Rotolo calls the course an “un-class” as it is not officially a course offered by the university, although students can…
The MeToo era awakened the whole world to sexual harassment, not only in the entertainment industry where the allegations began, but also in the corporate spaces. Journalists report on chronicles of sexual harassment (such as MeToo) when they themselves have endured it. Jane Godia, the Gender, Development and the Programme Manager Women in News (WIN)…
Click to read in French On a warm October morning in Nairobi, Chimwemwe Chiduleni stepped off a bus clutching a plastic bag filled with documents, a change of clothes, and a quiet determination to survive. Two years after being diagnosed with cervical cancer in Malawi, a country with no radiotherapy services at the time,…
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…
“I was married off to Ahmed at 17. I eventually made the decision to end my marriage to him after ten years,” said Jamila Haruna*, 27-year-old mother of five, who suffered for 10 years before finally deciding to leave her abusive husband. Jamila is from the Ugwan Yanma area of Kontagora in Niger State. “I…
Translated by Ngo Fidele Juliette Dans la ville d’Arua, au nord-ouest de l’Ouganda, un bon habit du dimanche doit toujours être accompagné d’une touche d’imprimé africain, connu localement sous le nom de Kitenge. Le tissu multicolore dont il est dit que chacun des 360 000 habitants de la ville en possède au moins un. Depuis longtemps, Arua…
Kisumu In the busy Nyalenda slums in Kisumu City, elderly women are kneeling down on a white gunny bag, spreading some black substance. The 25 women and five men organised a group christened United Destiny Shapers (UDS) a community-based organisation that makes briquettes as an alternative source of clean and safe energy. This has been…
The practice of Community Policing in Kenya seeks to expand the partnership to all other Government Agencies, the private sector, Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) and civil society to improve public safety and the quality of life for all persons within the Country. Katiba Ali Mwakutunga a mother from Ng’ombeni, a village in Kenya narrates her near-death…
Video games have taken on a new life with social media and live streaming services. But in North Africa the world of tournaments and gaming content is just beginning to really heat up. MENA girl-gamers are also attracting more notice. Three of them sat down with AWiM News to give insight into the community along…
