Rwanda launches a five-year initiative to improve hazardous waste management
The Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have launched a five-year project to protect…
Governments’ urged to integrate mental health in all climate related interventions
African governments have been urged to integrate mental health in all climate change intervention programmes. On 17 January 2023, speaking…
Key achievements of Green Gicumbi project in three years
The Green Gicumbi project operates in the Northern Province, Gicumbi district. It helps the rural community in strengthening climate resilience,…
The important things to know about Lake Kivu
Lake Kivu covers a total surface area of 2730 km 2 with a volume of 560 km 3 and lies…
How Borno State is using law to tackle intimate partner violence
By Rukaiyatu Idris “I lost my pregnancy as a result of the beatings from my husband,” Aisha Mohammed narrated. “It…
GBV: Why we stay put in abusive marriages
By Habeebat Ajayi Link:https://youtu.be/0pC7d0v2sm0 (AWIMNEWS)
Disinheritance: Widows still cry for justice
By Tochi Onyeubi Being a widow in African society automatically opens the door to suffering harsh conditions; this situation causes…
The hunter becomes the hunted: Women journalists and GBV at home
By Iyabode Olorunsola Link:https://awimnews.com/the-hunter-becomes-the-hunted-women-journalists-and-gbv-at-home/ (AWIMNEWS)
Appointment of oil chief as UNFCCC-COP28 president-designate
We have learnt with consternation, and are profoundly appalled that a fossil fuel Executive will lead 2023 climate change negotiations.…
Ondo State: Poor infrastructure and sexual violence in secondary schools
BY Olufisoye Adenitan In this special report titled “Poor infrastructure and Sexual Violence in Secondary Schools” Nigerian journalist Olufisoye Adenitan…