As the event winds down on December 6, 2024, conversations around ‘repositioning the media ecosystem to tackle the challenges of digitisation, artificial intelligence, and sustainability, took centre stage, featuring professionals from around the world and Africa in Dakar, the capital city of Senegal. In her remarks, Dr. Yemi, appealed to the participants, who included academics,…
From Sonia Dahmani, a Tunisian lawyer and political commentator who was arrested after a live broadcast on France24 for critiquing Tunisia’s standard of living, to Maryline Duma, briefly detained while covering Dahmani’s arrest — women journalists in North Africa face severe consequences for reporting on political issues. During…
‘’OUR IMPACT IN YOUR WORDS’’ Kigali Declaration (KD) signatories belong to a community dedicated to change, equipped with resource, training, and a clear framework for advancing ethical practices across the continent. Some of the signatories who have committed to addressing GBV not only…
The long-awaited AWiM24 , “Media and Sustainability” conference kick-started in Dakar , Senegal on thursday 5th December 2024. The flurry of activities started on Wednesday 4th December with the UNESCO Pre-Conference Session, with focus on advancing media development and sustainability. The Pre-conference sponsored by UNESCO was organised to set the stage for advancing media development…
Spotlight on Rwanda Rwanda has long been a beacon of progress in addressing gender-based violence (GBV) and promoting gender equality. In alignment with the Kigali Declaration’s mission to…
Photo Credit: Freepik The Countdown begins! We are days away from the highly anticipated AWiM 2024 conference, taking place on December 5th-6th in Dakar, Senegal. This year’s edition, themed “Media and Sustainability,” promises to be an unforgettable experience, featuring insightful discussions, interactive sessions, and networking…
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release 28th November, 2024. All roads lead to Dakar, the Senegalese capital, venue for this year’s African women in media conference, 2024 (AWiM24) from 5th to 6th December, 2024. The theme of this year’s edition is “Media and Sustainability’’. It will be focused on three key areas namely: The business and financial…
Photo Credit : Paintings by Suzan Ibrahim ( Sudanese Artist) “I cannot forget the painful memories of sexual harassment which made me depressed and then I was diagnosed with schizophrenia” Bushra, a 35-year-old journalist, recalls the time she was sexually harassed by some Policemen while trying to cover a story at the Omdurman Market…
Photo credit- Emmanuel Ikwuegbu on Unsplash.com The theme for this year’s commemoration of the International Day of the Girl Child is ”Girls Vision For the Future’ This shows the need for urgent action and persistent hope, driven by the power of girls and their vision for the future. A report by the United Nations highlighted …
HEADLINES Creating an African with high survival rate in Breast Cancer October is breast cancer awareness month and it has been established by a research that. Every year breast cancer claims more than 650,000 lives worldwide. However, Survival rates have been recorded to be as high as 90% in high income countries. In sub-Saharan…
The Pan African webinar is a professional collaborative initiative featuring African women in the Media, Journalist for human right( JHRnews) and AWiM’s ‘Source her program’ to address the Gender Gap in Media representation of women journalists, experts and professionals. Introduction of the Webinar Winfred Syombua, a representative of JHR opened the sessions by identifying that…
Mineral washing site at JIB Quarters, Jos. Photo Credit: Marie-Therese Nanlong Placing her plastic bowl on her head, a bag on her shoulder, and her baby strapped on her back, 40-year-old Esther Gyang, hurries to join a group of other women heading to…
