Rest in Peace Hodan Nalayeh: Her Story in Her Own Words
Hodan Nalayeh was the founder of Integration TV, a platform she set up so that she can change the narrative of Somalia in the news. She was killed in an Al-Shabaab bombing today, alongside her husband, and leaves behind two children. I was fortunate to interview Hodan in March for our podcast Her Media Diary. […]
Conversation with Christine Mungai
Can you share with us a bit about your journey? Iâm a writer and journalist based in Nairobi and with eight years of newsroom experience. My journalism career began in 2010 when I joined The East African newspaper, where I reported on politics, security, business, culture and the arts. In 2014, I joined the Mail […]
Conversation with Pascale G. Serra
Can you share with us a bit about your journey? I am a filmmaker from The Central African Republic and the CEO of my company named Illustro Productions. After I graduated from university in Paris, I went back to my country and realized that many things had to be done within the audio-visual sector. Alongside a […]
Conversation with Pascale G. Serra
Can you share with us a bit about your journey? I am a filmmaker from The Central African Republic and the CEO of my company named Illustro Productions. After I graduated from university in Paris, I went back to my country and realized that many things had to be done within the audio-visual sector. Alongside a […]
How to Get a Grant
Becoming a grantee of the 2017/18Â International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) Howard Buffet Fund for Women Journalists, was a rare opportunity for me which has boosted my career. I am passionate about reporting issues relating to women development in my community, and the grant gave me the opportunity to reach more women in their localities and […]
How to Get a Grant
Becoming a grantee of the 2017/18Â International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) Howard Buffet Fund for Women Journalists, was a rare opportunity for me which has boosted my career. I am passionate about reporting issues relating to women development in my community, and the grant gave me the opportunity to reach more women in their localities and […]
Conversation with Ruona J. Meyer
Tell us about yourself My name is Ruona J.Meyer. I am a Multi-media Journalist with 15 yearsâ experience in print, radio, wire agency and digital outlets across Nigeria, South Africa, and the UK. I have worked as a reporter, writer, editor, researcher, presenter, and producer. I have covered financial markets, business stories, development issues and […]
Conversation With Chika Oduah
Chika Oduah is an award-winning multimedia journalist, poet, writer and photographer whose work has appeared in the New York Times, Voice of America, Al-Jazeera, CNN, The Atlantic, National Geographic magazine, Foreign Policy, The Daily Beast, among other media outlets. As a broadcast reporter and commentator on current affairs in Africa, she has appeared on-air for […]
Conversation With Funke Durodola-Treasure
Funke-Treasure Durodola is a broadcast journalist, certified media trainer, speech and leadership coach. She is the first female journalist to manage an all-news radio station in the Radio Nigeria Network and indeed the Nigerian broadcast industry. She has spent more than two decades as a broadcaster; presenting and producing programmes; and anchoring news She is […]
Conversation With Sumeya Gasa
Tell us about yourself My name is Sumeya Gasa. I am a 25-year-old award-winning journalist, documentary filmmaker and researcher based in Johannesburg. After graduating from the University of Witwatersrand, I went on to work as a multimedia journalist, first, with News24 and later joining Chronicle – the multimedia partner to the Daily Maverick. During my […]
