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  • Mental Health Alarm as 58% of Young Women in Kampala Slums Report Depression

    Mental Health Alarm as 58% of Young Women in Kampala Slums Report Depression

    December 22, 2025

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    Mawuko Agyemang-Fiaxe

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    Health & Wellness, Others, Women’s Health

    A new study has revealed alarmingly high levels of depression, suicidal thoughts and substance use among young women living in Kampala’s urban slums,

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  • Over 400 Kasangati Women trained in Financial Literacy to Boost Economic Empowerment

    Over 400 Kasangati Women trained in Financial Literacy to Boost Economic Empowerment

    December 12, 2025

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    Mawuko Agyemang-Fiaxe

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    Financial Empowerment, Health & Wellness

    More than 400 women from Kasangati and surrounding areas have received hands-on financial literacy training aimed at boosting economic empowerment, improving livelihoods, and

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  • From Law to Lives Saved – How the Maternal Newborn and Child Health Bill Can Deliver Universal Health Coverage

    From Law to Lives Saved – How the Maternal Newborn and Child Health Bill Can Deliver Universal Health Coverage

    December 12, 2025

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    Mawuko Agyemang-Fiaxe

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    East Africa, Guest Contributors, Women’s Health

    Guest column By Hon. Dr James Nyikal, Dr. Margaret Lubaale, and Prof Anne-Beatrice Kihara For women in labour across Kenya, reaching a health

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  • How an All-Women Newsroom is Rewriting Somalia’s Media Landscape, One Story at a Time

    How an All-Women Newsroom is Rewriting Somalia’s Media Landscape, One Story at a Time

    December 11, 2025

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    Mawuko Agyemang-Fiaxe

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    Digital Trends, Editor’s Picks, Women in Business

     In a studio where the hum of broadcast equipment mixes with focused conversation, the team at Bilan Media prepares for a live talk

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  • Family’s Sole Earner Is Key Factor in GBV Case Withdrawal

    Family’s Sole Earner Is Key Factor in GBV Case Withdrawal

    December 9, 2025

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    Mawuko Agyemang-Fiaxe

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    Editor’s Picks, Social Justice

    A Woman in the Zambezi region has pleaded with the police to withdraw a gender-based violence (GBV) case she brought against her husband

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  • NGO Demands Strict Laws For Digital Violence Against Women, Girls

    NGO Demands Strict Laws For Digital Violence Against Women, Girls

    December 8, 2025

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    Mawuko Agyemang-Fiaxe

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    Others

    The Women Supporting Women Network (WSWN) has called on the Nigerian Federal government and other governments to enforce strict laws to end digital

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  • Anyele Perbi bemoans the reading culture especially in Africa

    Anyele Perbi bemoans the reading culture especially in Africa

    November 28, 2025

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    Mawuko Agyemang-Fiaxe

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    Digital Trends, Education Access, Education, Advocacy & Careers

    Founder and CEO of Perbi Cubs, Anyele Perbi has expressed deep concern regarding the state of the reading culture, particularly within the African

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  • Zanzibar confronts rising malnutrition among pregnant women, children

    November 27, 2025

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    Mawuko Agyemang-Fiaxe

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    Food, Health & Wellness, Women’s Health

    ZANZIBAR is facing a troubling rise in poor nutrition among pregnant women and children, the Director of Preventive Services and Health Education in

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  • South Africa calls gender violence a national disaster after protests

    South Africa calls gender violence a national disaster after protests

    November 24, 2025

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    Mawuko Agyemang-Fiaxe

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    Gender Equality, Social Justice, Women’s Health

    South Africa has classified violence against women a national disaster following an online campaign culminating in countrywide protests on Friday. Women were urged

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  • Pregnant women flee Sudan conflict amid life-threatening conditions

    Pregnant women flee Sudan conflict amid life-threatening conditions

    November 24, 2025

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    Mawuko Agyemang-Fiaxe

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    Politics & Governance, Women’s Health

    Nadra Mohamed Ahmed was seven months pregnant when she fled violence in her hometown of El-Fasher in Sudan. After a nearly 40 kilometres walk across

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    Over 400 Kasangati Women trained in Financial Literacy to Boost Economic Empowerment

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    From Law to Lives Saved – How the Maternal Newborn and Child Health Bill Can Deliver Universal Health Coverage

    December 12, 2025
  • How an All-Women Newsroom is Rewriting Somalia’s Media Landscape, One Story at a Time

    How an All-Women Newsroom is Rewriting Somalia’s Media Landscape, One Story at a Time

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