Housewives put in long hours daily of unpaid labour and yet some of them become vulnerable to domestic abuse. In this story, Francisca Ogar takes a look at the plight of women deprived of the opportunity to earn an income because they are married, and the ripple effect on poverty levels in the home and…
When the 11th Ugandan Parliament is sworn in next month, it will have more women than the previous one, maintaining the country’s above-average rank in gender equity in politics. While currently ranked at number 37 out of 193 countries in the Inter-Parliamentary Union’s list, this above-average performance belies the stagnation that has choked the move…
In the midst of the pandemic, women have found new opportunities online, writes Mercy Mangwana The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the uptake of digital tools and services and scaled up the global transition towards a digital economy. The Economist reckons that the usage of mobile internet grew faster in the first quarter of 2020, as citizens, governments and…
Rédigé par Pretty Chavango Translated by Ngo Fidele Juliette Les mains de Faith sont calleuses, ses ongles sont tachés de terre et de minerai. Mais lorsqu’elle sourit, il y a quelque chose de doré dans son sourire, quelque chose de mérité. Chaque cicatrice sur ses doigts raconte une histoire : pas seulement celle de…
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…
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…
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.
Photo Credit: by Oladimeji Odunsi on Unsplash ‘I never expected sex work to be this dangerous. My first experience was when the police came to our business premises, we all ran for cover, and I almost died. This happened in Port Harcourt Rivers state, South-South Nigeria,’ she remembers. Sonia, a 41-year-old full-time sex worker, tells the heartbreaking story…
By Anna Namiriano, Editor In Chief of the Juba Monitor It is hardly newsworthy that women are grossly underrepresented in the media in Africa. In Sub Saharan Africa, women only make 5 percent of top management [PDF] according to a 2011 global media report by the International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF); in some countries, especially war…
Tell us about yourself My name is Ruona J.Meyer. I am a Multi-media Journalist with 15 years’ experience in print, radio, wire agency and digital outlets across Nigeria, South Africa, and the UK. I have worked as a reporter, writer, editor, researcher, presenter, and producer. I have covered financial markets, business stories, development issues and…
As journalists, we must hold power to account, and share stories that matter to those within society. We interview, write and publish people’s stories for a living. But sometimes that isn’t enough when we are required to do more to make a real difference. — In July, we hosted a Twitter conversation on Reporting violence…
