From vulnerability to leadership: Driving change in communities in Malawi

September 11, 2025

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Mawuko Agyemang-Fiaxe

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Editor’s Picks, Education, Advocacy & Careers

In a modest trading centre located near the bustling city of Blantyre in southern Malawi, an extraordinary change has occurred. Chikondi* (not her

3 women in Gambia are charged in the death of one-month-old in female genital mutilation case

August 20, 2025

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Mawuko Agyemang-Fiaxe

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Editor’s Picks, Social Justice

Three women were charged in Gambia over the death of a one-month-old girl who had undergone female genital mutilation, the police said, in

2030 Deadline: Gender Equality Still Out of Reach

July 23, 2025

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Mawuko Agyemang-Fiaxe

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Editor’s Picks, Gender Equality

They carry the world, yet still struggle to find their place in it. In hospitals, schools, and homes, women continue to shoulder the

“Sexual Violence on the Rise in Mali’s Crisis Zones, Says UNFPA”

July 4, 2025

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Mawuko Agyemang-Fiaxe

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Editor’s Picks, Gender Equality, Social Justice

The number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) has nearly reached 380,000, up from 330,000 in May 2024 — an increase of nearly 15%.

Safe spaces transform lives of displaced women in war torn Sudan

June 24, 2025

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Mawuko Agyemang-Fiaxe

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Editor’s Picks, Her Story

Since the outbreak of conflict on 15 April 2023, Sudan has witnessed one of the world’s fastest-growing displacement crises. Over 12 million people have

Don’t let the lights go out: UNFPA urges support for women and girls in the world’s most neglected crises

June 23, 2025

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Mawuko Agyemang-Fiaxe

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Editor’s Picks, Food, Health & Wellness, Politics & Governance

In 2025, as crises multiply and conflicts become increasingly protracted, humanitarian aid budgets are being slashed across the board. Yet in many emergency

Rebekah Awuah becomes first Ghanaian journalist appointed to jury of UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize

June 2, 2025

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Mawuko Agyemang-Fiaxe

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Editor’s Picks, Education, Advocacy & Careers, West Africa

Renowned Ghanaian journalist, communicator and documentary filmmaker Rebekah Awuah has been appointed as a jury member for the prestigious UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press