1. Pashtana Durrani, an Aspen New Voices 2022 Fellow, has been named the Global Citizen Prize Winner for her incredible work uplifting girls in Afghanistan. 2. On 12 April, 2023 Dr. Tlaleng Mofokeng was named as one of the Top 100 Career Women in Africa by 9to5chick for her outstanding work, achievements and remarkable impact …
By UNSSC — We recently spoke to Alice Ruhweza, Africa Region Director for the Worldwide Fund for Nature. In this spotlight interview, she shares a thought-provoking account of her experience as a female sustainable development leader. She gives us insight into some of the challenges that she has faced and explains how UNSSC’s Sustainable Development Leaders Mastermind Group …
By Ngozi Erondu — The lack of an African vaccine industry has been a glaring concern for decades. Before the pandemic, 99 per cent of Africa’s vaccines were manufactured outside the continent. As well as endangering the lives of millions, this situation has inhibited social and economic progress on the continent. In response, the Africa …
By Faith Nyasuguta — For a week between June 26 and July 3, 2022, the East Africa Community Sexual and Reproductive Health Bill under consideration at the East Africa Legislative Assembly was out for public participation across 6 of the 7 EAC countries. Africa Equity Media spoke to Stephanie Musho, a Nairobi-based human rights lawyer leading …
By Stephanie Musho — The Ministry of Health in Kenya recently reported that about 700 teenage girls got pregnant daily over a two-month period, in this year alone. What is more is that during this period, 98 adolescent girls between the ages of 10 and 19 contracted HIV every week in this time period. Worse still is …