The AWiM/UNESCO Peace and Security journalism programme aims at enhancing the capacity of African female journalists on reporting peace and security. It aims to build the capacity of African women journalists to apply solutions journalism to reporting on women’s issues in peace and security. The project started by capacity training of selected journalists in solutions…
Episode Four: Mental Health of Journalists In our final episode of the ‘Covid-19 for Journalists’ podcast series, we speak about the mental health of journalists, and duty of care of editors and senior management in news organisations, to journalists. Dr Yemisi Akinbobola, is joined by Qaanitah Hunter, Politics Editor at South Africa’s News24, and Stephanie…
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Journalist Hope Nyimbili reports on the role women play in peacebuilding efforts and their right to participate in politics. She speaks with Caritas Zambia Chingola District Coordinator Eugene Mulenga and Young Women in Action (YWA) about the importance of including women in peace and security talks. This story is part of the African Women in…
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…
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…
“Leadership is never given on a silver platter, one has to earn it.” Ellen Johnson Sirleaf the former Liberian President did not lie when she said this. The story explores how women are struggling for equal political seats, but are still far from achieving it. The 2022 Kenyan general election was not an exception. From…
Sexual harassment is media’s open secret, and journalism in Cameroon is losing many promising reporters who leave the newsroom to run away from it.
The birth of the fourth industrial revolution has meant that newsrooms, globally, have had to consider the future of news on a daily basis. As much as new technologies have presented media practitioners with new modes of storytelling, the rate at which new tech grows and emerges has also proven intimidating for some. Where…
Africa has a long history of migratory movements. The movements, both voluntary and forced, have shaped intercontinental relations, economic cultures and cultural dynamics. In this issue we look at: Existing labour migration policies and whether they ensure safe migration within Africa What it takes to report effectively on labour migration in Africa Read more in…
A couple of weeks ago, South Africa’s national broadcaster, the South African Broadcasting Corporation announced that it would be retrenching staff across its departments. The news was met with internal and public outcry as a video of one of the broadcaster’s celebrated anchors, Chriselda Lewis, went viral. But the national broadcaster has long been…
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