Let women lead! This feature delves into how the trends of negative societal perception toward young women’s participation in politics are as old as the existence of democracy in Northern Nigeria. Hon. Anna Bitrus who emerged as the only female among the four supervisory councillors in Biu Local Government Area, of southern Borno, assumed the…
Melody Chikono is one of the three winners of the AWiM2022 Agenda 2063 Pitch Zone Awards. Melody was among the winners announced during the closing ceremony of the sixth African Women in Media Conference (AWiM), which took place in Fez, Morocco on 9th December. Each year, during the annual African Women in Media Conference, female…
Morocco has become a crossroads for various types of migration, including labor migrants, international students, and transit migrants. Although transit migration represents the smallest group statistically, it remains the primary focus of Moroccan and European policymakers, as well as the media. Migrants have always been at the center of discussions in Morocco, a country…
Lusaka As the ravages of COVID-19 swept across the globe like wildfire, the killer virus did not only claim millions of human lives but also ended people’s jobs. Before the onset of the pandemic, 34-year-old Hamilambo Abriella had a well-paying job in the national park from which she fed her two children. But when the…
View on Zencastr Sarah Mawerere is a senior broadcast journalist at Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC). She shares her experience growing up in the rural Busoga Region of Uganda, where she faced numerous challenges, including the loss of both parents at a young age. Despite these hardships, she pursued her dream of becoming a journalist, inspired…
In Partnership with Paralegals help to create a more just and equitable society. This feature explains how paralegals play a critical role in promoting civic engagement and political participation in Kenya by providing legal assistance to individuals and communities, particularly those who are marginalised and cannot afford legal services In any given platform, both offline…
Par Faith Matete Translated by Ngo Fidele Juliette Jenniffer Nagut, du village de Maero en Ouganda, propose des bananes sur son étal à Busia, au Kenya. Elle fait partie des nombreuses femmes ougandaises qui traversent chaque jour la frontière pour vendre des aliments nutritifs au Kenya/Photo : Faith Matete C’est l’aube et le scintillement…
Click to read in French It is a typical working day in a newsroom at the heart of Nakuru City, Kenya. On the third floor of the Standard Media Group, swift-moving vehicles and honking boda boda can be heard plying Kenyatta Avenue adjacent to the three-storey building. The office is quiet except for the clicks…
The two-day African Women in the Media conference which had its theme as “Visibility” and held at UI conference centre, could be described as an engaging, stimulating and refreshing forum which knitted many African women leaders in the media into an atmosphere inspired by passion and colourful values. Despite a late start on Thursday (June……...
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Women with disability in political leadership Previously Kenya and Africa were a patriarchal societies and this narrative is soon changing with the number of women occupying National political leadership positions this is a journey that is still a work in progress with Kenya yet to realize 2/3rd gender rule. WOMEN WITHOUT DISABILITY IN POLITICAL ELECTIVE…
Patients in Nigeria diagnosed with Sickle Cell Disease face discrimination. Journalist Maimuna Muhammad Babangida visits a government-owned hospital in Minna during the weekly Sickle Cell Clinical Day. She speaks with Dr Aisha Musa, consultant Paediatrician and SCD warrior Kubrah Mundi who set up an SCD foundation ” Lafiya Sickle Cell Foundation ” to create awareness…
Ummy Maloba, county secretary of the Maendeleo ya Wanawake caucus in Bungoma. Growing up, Ummy Maloba always imagined herself at the forefront with a mission to support and uplift women. Her voice is calm, but her conviction is unwavering. “I have seen women suffer, and I want to help them speak out,” she says. Today,…
