Pre-bunking Gendered Disinformation & Protecting Women in the Digital Public Sphere
How can we identify and prevent gendered disinformation before it spreads? This webinar highlight, hosted in…
Watch on YouTubeWelcome to AWiM Live. Explore our exclusive policy forums, expert masterclasses, and interactive webinars designed to empower African women in media, track industry trends, and build safer, more inclusive newsrooms.
How can we identify and prevent gendered disinformation before it spreads? This webinar highlight, hosted in…
Watch on YouTubeAn expert panel featuring leaders from WIMSAL, IPI, and Crown TV discussing the structural barriers to newsroom…
Watch on YouTubeOn 22 June 2026, African Women in Media convened a French-language Policy & Insights webinar examining how digital…
Watch on YouTubeSelam Abdella co-authored a report arguing that the structural constraints African countries face in AI aren't…
Watch on YouTubeThis virtual dialogue explores the future of Africa's media and creative industries, with a focus on funding,…
Watch on YouTubeSelam Abdella is a researcher at the Global Center on AI Governance and co-author of research exploring what it…
Watch on YouTubeWhen war makes journalism too dangerous to continue, many journalists make the difficult decision to leave. But…
Watch on YouTube"95% of Nigerian journalists use AI tools every week. Only 10% have had any structured training on how to use them…
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C.E.O & Co-founder, AWiM
Dr Yemisi Akinbobola is an award-winning journalist, academic, consultant and co-founder of African Women in Media (AWiM). AWiM’s vision is that one-day African women will have equal access to representation in media. Joint winner of the CNN African Journalist Award 2016 (Sports Reporting), Yemisi ran her news website IQ4News between 2010-14.
Yemisi holds a PhD in Media and Cultural Studies from Birmingham City University, where she is an Associate Professor of Women’s Rights and Media Development. She has published scholarly research on women’s rights, African feminism, and journalism and digital public spheres. She was Editorial Consultant for the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 commemorative book titled “She Stands for Peace: 20 Years, 20 Journeys”, and currently hosts the book’s podcast.
She speaks regularly on issues relating to gender and media. In 2021 she was recognized as one of 100 Most Influential African Women.