Zipporah Musau
Contributor at Africa Renewal
Contributor at Freelance
Communications Specialist
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1 month ago |
africarenewal.un.org | Zipporah Musau
As a young girl in Ghana, Sharon Syme, did not think she was really cut out for a career in the military. The formality and stern demeanor of offices seemed too rigid for her liking. Yet, the discipline and sense of order they held somehow fascinated her. Soon after graduating with a master’s degree in international health from Japan, her uncle, a retired officer, encouraged her to join the military. She obliged and has never looked back since.
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1 month ago |
africarenewal.un.org | Zipporah Musau
When UN Police Officer Zainab Mbalu Gbla first stepped into the arid plains of Tajalei, a remote corner of the Abyei region in 2023, she found a land stripped bare not only by conflict but by silence—no schools, no laughter, no learning. It reminded her of her own country, Sierra Leone, which was just coming out of conflict when she joined the police as a fresh university graduate.
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Mar 7, 2025 |
africarenewal.un.org | Franck Kuwonu |Raphael Obonyo |Zipporah Musau |Nardos Bekele-Thomas
On the outskirts of Dakar, Senegal’s capital, lies the Mbao Forest Reserve—a vital green space often referred to as the “green lung” of the region. “This is the only remaining green space,” says Khady Camara an environmental activist, “that naturally helps mitigate the effects of air pollution.”Yet, over the years, this forest reserve has been gradually shrinking under the pressure of rapid urbanisation and infrastructure development.
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Oct 31, 2024 |
allafrica.com | Zipporah Musau
UNDRR leading in collaborative efforts to enhance countries' early warning systemsThe ninth session of the Africa Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (AfRP-9) and the Eighth High-Level Meeting on Disaster Risk Reduction under the theme "Act Now for the Resilient Africa We Want" took place in Windhoek, Namibia on 21-24 October 2024.
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Oct 31, 2024 |
un.org | Zipporah Musau
The ninth session of the Africa Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (AfRP-9) and the Eighth High-Level Meeting on Disaster Risk Reduction under the theme “Act Now for the Resilient Africa We Want” took place in Windhoek, Namibia on 21-24 October 2024.
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