Keeping Films for Children and Youth in Focus
By Irene Gaitirira Published December 20, 2019 Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Janet Scotland and United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Jane Mohammed have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will see the two world organisations working together on pressing global issues…
By Commonwealth Press Published November 16, 2019 Reigning Commonwealth Young Person of the Year has been named among 100 world rising stars who are shaping the future. Oluwaseun Ayodeji Osowobi, a Nigerian women’s rights activist, is one of 53 women…
By Abdi Ali Published September 10, 2019 Sport has ‘unparalleled potential’ to boost equality and peace. Patricia Scotland, Secretary General of the Commonwealth, says the wide appeal and reach of sport can be used to accelerate progress in areas such…
By Iminza Keboge Published July 19, 2019 A 26-year-old mid-wife has won the BBC News Somali Young Female Poet 2019 award. Kaltun Nasir Hussein, from Bur’o in the self-declared Republic of Somaliland, becomes the third person to win the award…
By Iminza Keboge Published May 28, 2019 BBC invites entries from Somali-speaking female poets for its 3rd BBC News Somali Young Female Poet of the Year award. Saying no previous experience is required, BBC says it welcomes original works of…
By Iminza Keboge Published February 24, 2019 Do you ever long for a flight that is planned and operated by women from flight deck all the way to the ground including airport operations, flight dispatch, load control, ramp operation, on-board…
By Abdi Ali Published November 22, 2018 Sub-Saharan Africa not only has the highest number of of child marriage in the world but the practice also costs the continent a fortune in lost earnings and human capital. More than three…
By Khalifa Hemed Published September 10, 2018 A story that highlights the plight of a girl in a traditional African setting has won its writer the 3rd BBC Hausa Short Story Writing Contest for Women. The story, ’Ya Mace or…
By Abdi Ali Published August 12, 2018 A western Kenya-based musician has released a new hit in Kiswahili titled Chini ya Maji that is expected to readily connect with fans of rap music. Working as an unsigned artist under close…
By Abdi Ali Published July 18, 2018 An 18-year-old girl has won the BBC News Somali Young Female Poet 2018 award. Shugri Jama Ibrahim, a form three Student from Bosaaso, has won the award with a poem that explores traditional…