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Dec 10, 2024 | 
awimnews.com | Nusaiba Ibrahim |African queer women |Yemisi Akinbobola |Barakat Sanni
“The world can end AIDS – if everyone’s rights are protected.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
awimnews.com | Yemisi Akinbobola |African queer women |Barakat Sanni
Melkamsew Selomon is a journalist with over 15 years of experience and also a Board Member of the Ethiopian Media Women Association (EMWA). Melkam shares her inspiring journey from growing up in Addis Ababa to becoming a prominent journalist and advocate for gender equality in media. She discusses her early life challenges, her pursuit of education, and her transition into journalism. Melkam’s path to journalism was not a straightforward one.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
awimnews.com | African queer women |Yemisi Akinbobola |Barakat Sanni
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.
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Dec 6, 2024 | 
awimnews.com | Barakat Sanni |African queer women |Yemisi Akinbobola
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.
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Dec 6, 2024 | 
awimnews.com | African queer women |Barakat Sanni |Yemisi Akinbobola
‘’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 in their stories but also within newsroom practices share their success stories with AWiM .
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Nov 13, 2024 | 
awimnews.com | Nusaiba Ibrahim |Barakat Sanni |African queer women
Photo Credit: FreepikAccording to theNational Cervical Cancer Coalition“Humanpapillomavirus (HPV) is the name of a group of viruses that infect the skin. There are more than 100 different types of HPV. Some types of genital HPV may cause genital warts, while other types of genital HPV are linked to abnormal cell changes on the cervix that can lead to cervical cancer.”HPV is very common. It’s estimated that nearly all sexually active women and men will contract HPV at some point in their lives.
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Nov 13, 2024 | 
awimnews.com | Barakat Sanni |African queer women
Photo Credit: Mizonu Kvia PexelsFinancial barriers significantly hinder women experiencing intimate partner violence from escaping abusive relationships. Even after gaining freedom, limited financial options may lead some women to accept an abuser’s reconciliation attempts. Advocates widely acknowledge that many women, faced with the difficult choice between securing resources for their children and escaping abuse, prioritise their children’s well-being over their safety.
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Nov 8, 2024 | 
awimnews.com | Barakat Sanni |African queer women |Yemisi Akinbobola
Photo credit – Safari ConsolerCholera is an acute diarrhoeal infection caused by ingestion of water or water contaminated with the bacterium Vibrio Cholerae and it can kill within hours if left untreated. Cholera remains a global public health threat, causing between 1.3 million to 4.0 million cases, and 21,000 and 143,000 deaths worldwide every year. The disease can spread very fast in places with poor hygienic practices and often increases during the rainy season.
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Nov 8, 2024 | 
awimnews.com | Barakat Sanni |African queer women |Yemisi Akinbobola
HEADLINESEzekiel Udoh sentenced to Life imprisonment over sexual abuse of a 12-year-old girlEzekiel who is a wash operator was prosecuted on Oct. 29, 2024, by Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence court for impregnating his neighbour’s 12 year old granddaughter and sentenced to Life imprisonment.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
awimnews.com | African queer women |Yemisi Akinbobola |Barakat Sanni |Nusaiba Ibrahim
PRESS RELEASEFor Immediate Release. 6 NOVEMBER, 2024African Women in Media (AWiM) is delighted to announce the launch of the UNESCO IPDC-funded programme, “TRAKD: Developing Tools and Resources towards adoption of the Kigali Declaration in newsrooms in Africa.’’This two-month programme will be in collaboration with UNESCO under the IPDC framework.
