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Day two of the Gender and Inclusion Summit 2025, held in Nigeria’s Capital Abuja, shined the spotlight on women’s health and economic empowerment. From warnings about shrinking donor support to calls for bold state-level reforms, speakers pressed for urgent action.…
From rural villages to urban settlements, improving toilet hygiene means more than building latrines—it requires behaviour change, policy commitment, and community ownership. Did you know the average toilet seat contains 50 bacteria per square inch, and a single flush can…
By Usman Umar, Abuja. At the Gender and Inclusion Summit 2025 in Abuja, Nigeria’s Foreign Minister, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, set the tone with a call for Africa to move decisively “from aid to investment,” using economic diplomacy to dismantle…
By Usman Umar, Abuja The push for gender equality took centre stage in Abuja this week as Kwara State First Lady, Ambassador Professor Olufolake Abdulrazaq, urged African governments and institutions to adopt “transformative strategies” that go beyond rhetoric to dismantle…
By Usman Umar, in Abuja It was the second day of the Gender and Inclusion Summit 2025, and the atmosphere at the Abuja Continental Hotel felt less like a polite policy exchange and more like a reckoning. Organised by the…
By Usman Umar in Abuja. On the sidelines of the Gender and Inclusion Summit 2025 in Abuja, Dr. Osasuyi Dirisu spoke with the urgency of someone unwilling to let another policy conversation dissolve into well-meaning rhetoric. “Until we can come…
By Usman Umar, Abuja. Nigeria’s Minister of Women Affairs, Imaan Suleiman-Ibrahim, has declared that the country’s ambition of becoming a $1 trillion economy will remain a mirage unless women are fully included in the nation’s political, social and economic life.…
Our special report on this edition of DayBreak West Africa is WADR’s award-winning journalist Sankulleh Janko, titled Sold Dreams…testimonies of loss from irregular migration. Over the years, millions of Dalasis change hands, money scraped together, borrowed, or raised by selling…
Let’s take you to Liberia, where a quiet workforce keeps classrooms open—the nation’s volunteer teachers. They stepped forward when funds were scarce, offering time, expertise, and a steady presence in communities where schools struggle to hire full-time staff. Yet today…
Now, in a household ruled by tradition and pride, four women carry secrets that could shatter everything. The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives, Lola Shoneyin’s daring debut, peels back the layers of polygamy in Nigeria—not through the eyes of…
On our African Hero today, we turn our spotlight to one of Africa’s most remarkable daughters — a woman who stood tall for the environment, for democracy, and for the dignity of her people. From humble beginnings in the highlands…
Dakar is hosting the fourth edition of the continent’s annual forum on food systems. Organised by the Africa Food Systems Forum (AFSF) under the leadership of President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, the 2025 Summit will be held under the theme “Leading…
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