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“I Want Justice for My Son”: Ghanaian Mother Speaks Out as Black Child Shot in US
Doris Adu Gyamfi, mother of 15-year-old Ghanaian Javits Badu Nkansah Frimpong, has spoken publicly for the first time, calling for justice as she departed Ghana for the United States (US) to attend her son’s funeral.…
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African Rights Envoy Calls on Nigeria to Take Action Against Femicide, Male Violence Against Women
Nigeria’s National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has pledged to mobilise civil society organisations and other stakeholders to push for the country’s ratification of the African Union Convention on Ending Violence Against Women and Girls, following…
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Chimamanda Adichie Criticising Europe for Erasing Colonial Past Sparks New Online Discourse
Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has criticised European countries for presenting colonial history in ways that minimise or erase its most brutal aspects, particularly Belgium’s record in the Congo. Speaking at the opening of the…
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NFM Weekly Digest: The Stories Nigerian Women Made This Week
This week, we reported on women making strides in law, technology and storytelling, while also examining the violence, abuse and institutional failures affecting women and girls. Our stories covered femicide, the sexual assault of a…
