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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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Nov 27, 2024 | 
awimnews.com | Rose Mukonyo |African queer women |Nyima Sillah |Nusaiba Ibrahim
Photo Credit: Muhammad-Taha Ibrahim onUnsplashScholastica Naliaka, now 14, from Busia County, Kenya, suffered a devastating experience of sexual abuse at the hands of a well known neighbor when she was just 12 years old. The perpetrator, a record keeper at a local health facility, assaulted her on her way home from school, threatening her with death if she spoke out and bribing her with money to stay silent.
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
awimnews.com | African queer women |Nyima Sillah |Nusaiba Ibrahim |Yemisi Akinbobola
Spotlight on RwandaRwanda 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 eliminate GBV in and through media, we are proud to feature initiatives from Rwandan organizations actively driving this change.
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
awimnews.com | Nyima Sillah |Nusaiba Ibrahim |African queer women |Yemisi Akinbobola
“I am currently on medication to end the infection I got because of FGM. I treat it until I get fed up because it is hard for me to get rid of even for a month. The infection vanishes and comes back within a week’’Binta Ceesay, a survivor of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Gambia, narrates her sad experience of being circumcised without understanding the violation of her health rights.
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Nov 27, 2024 | 
awimnews.com | African queer women |Nusaiba Ibrahim |Yemisi Akinbobola |Maria Nakitende
PRESS RELEASEFor Immediate Release28th 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’’.
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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 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.
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Oct 23, 2024 | 
awimnews.com | Yemisi Akinbobola |Barakat Sanni |Nusaiba Ibrahim
Pamella Makotsi-Sittoni is a prominent Kenyan journalist and media executive with a career spanning over two decades. Pamella shares her inspiring journey from a humble upbringing in Kenya to becoming a prominent figure in the journalism world. She discusses the impact of her large family on her confidence and how her early experiences sparked her passion for journalism. Pamella’s story emphasizes the importance of self-drive, empathy, and integrity in leadership.
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Oct 22, 2024 | 
awimnews.com | Barakat Sanni |Nusaiba Ibrahim
In recent years, there has been a rise in the number of women in the media industry. They are finding their voices and pushing the boundaries of representation across print, radio, and television. However, there is still a significant gender gap in terms of the positions held by women and the beats they are allowed to cover.
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Oct 22, 2024 | 
awimnews.com | Nusaiba Ibrahim |Barakat Sanni
Photo Credit: FreepikBreast cancer originates in the cells of the breast. It is one of the most common cancers affecting women, but also occurs in men at significantly lower rates. It develops when breast cells begin to grow abnormally, often clustering together to form a tumor. If left undetected and untreated, these cancerous cells can spread (metastasize) to other parts of the body.
