marriage

Equality Now (www.EqualityNow.org) is urging the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights to call upon African Union (AU) member states to urgently address rising sexual violence and exploitation of women and girls across the continent.

In its statement to the 83rd Ordinary Session of the Commission this month, the human rights organisation called on the Commission to use its mandate to underscore the importance to governments about the need to provide reparations for survivors of sexual violence, criminalise femicide, boost efforts to end child marriage, and strengthen laws to stop digital violence.

Equality Now wants the Commission to remind States of their obligations under the Maputo Protocol on Women's Rights (http://apo-opa.co/4mnt56T). Of the 55 member States, 45 have ratified or signed the protocol.

Deborah Nyokabi, a legal equality and gender policy expert at Equality Now, explains, “Women and girls across Africa are enduring violence in all its forms - including rape, child marriage, femicide, trafficking, and digital abuse - while legal systems too often fail to protect or deliver justice. These are not isolated issues but symptoms of a broader failure to uphold the rights enshrined in the Maputo Protocol.”

“African governments must prioritise legal reform, provide reparations to survivors, and close the protection gaps that leave so many women and girls vulnerable and without access to assistance when their rights have been violated, especially in conflict zones where the breakdown of services intensifies harm.”

Sexual violence reparations

According to figures (http://apo-opa.co/4jctrKY) released by UNICEF last year, more than 79 million girls and women in sub-Saharan Africa have been subjected to rape or sexual assault as children. The region has the highest number of child sexual violence victims in the world.

Yet research by Equality Now found that survivors of sexual violence are being denied justice. In its report, “Barriers to Justice: Rape in Africa, Law, Practice and Access to Justice” (http://apo-opa.co/4moIxj6), the NGO exposed key gaps in rape laws in 45 African countries, which included allowing rape in marriage, perpetrators to walk free from court if they agree to marry their victims, and judges to define evidence based on the complainant's behaviour.

In its statement, Equality Now called on the Commission to urge member States to urgently integrate the Niamey Guidelines (http://apo-opa.co/4jeCsTE) on combatting sexual violence, adopted by the Commission in 2017, emphasising governments' obligation to provide reparations to survivors.

Criminalising femicide

The NGO called on the Commission to implore governments to criminalise femicide - the most extreme and brutal manifestation of violence against women.

Equality Now's report “Gender Inequality in Family Laws in Africa: An Overview of Key Trends in Select Countries” (http://apo-opa.co/3SJVkPy) revealed that the most devastating facet of inequality within the family is sexual and gender-based violence, including domestic violence, marital rape, economic violence and femicide, which is the intentional murder of a woman or girl because of their gender.

In 2023, an average of 140 women and girls were killed (http://apo-opa.co/3FfMOEV) by a partner or family member every day. Current and former intimate partners were the most likely perpetrators. Yet not enough is being done to end the crisis or hold offenders to account.

In South Africa, a national femicide study (http://apo-opa.co/3HhFEAv) found that three women a day were killed by an intimate partner in 2020/21, but in 44% of cases, police had failed to identify a perpetrator. In Kenya, 170 cases of femicide (http://apo-opa.co/4kuOVUs) were reported in 2024. A petition (http://apo-opa.co/4kuOVUs) calling on the government to make femicide a distinct crime has received more than 78,000 signatures.

In Cameroon last month, Bekobe Eric, accused of murdering his wife Diane Yangwo, received (http://apo-opa.co/4mfd9n8) a five-year suspended sentence and a fine of 52,000 CFA (approximately $90). The sentence was immediately denounced by women's rights advocates.

Earlier this year, the African Union took a significant step to address the crisis by adopting the African Union Convention on Ending Violence Against Women and Girls (http://apo-opa.co/4kuPjCk), which included an explicit definition of femicide. Equality Now wants the Commission to seize the momentum to encourage governments to recognise and criminalise femicide as a distinct crime, and outlaw marital rape and domestic violence.

Safeguarding rights in Sudan and the DRC

Equality Now urges the Commission to encourage Sudan to ratify the Maputo Protocol to provide essential legal protections for women and girls. Sudan is now in its third year of conflict, facing widespread destruction, significant civilian casualties and an unparalleled humanitarian crisis.

Women and girls are bearing the brunt of Sudan's war (http://apo-opa.co/434bmd9), with sexual violence being weaponised by both sides. The destruction of healthcare infrastructure, however, means there are inadequate medical and reproductive health services to support survivors of violence, which has led to more unintended pregnancies, miscarriages and maternal deaths.

Increasing rates of maternal mortality are also being recorded in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where decades of conflict have severely damaged healthcare services.

The Commission should encourage both countries to integrate sexual and reproductive health rights into their humanitarian response.

End child marriage

In its statement to the Commission, Equality Now expressed deep concern at the continued high rates of child marriage across the continent. Fourteen of the 20 countries with the highest prevalence rates are in Africa. Child marriage is a serious human rights violation (http://apo-opa.co/3SLkD3G). Girls are often forced to drop out of school, restricting their life chances, and are likely to give birth at a young age, which poses severe health risks.

One of the reasons child marriage is continuing unchecked is because of weak legal protections, which must be addressed, said Equality Now. All AU member States should raise the minimum age of marriage to 18, without exceptions, and implement measures and programmes to end child marriage in line with recommendations (http://apo-opa.co/4mpDrDo) made in 2017 by the Commission and the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child.

End sexual exploitation

The Commission was also asked to encourage member States to address the surge in trafficking of women and girls across the continent.

UNODC's 2024 global report on trafficking (http://apo-opa.co/4kMq3Yv) found that a third of all cross-border trafficking flows involved Africans. In sub-Saharan Africa, 98% of victims were trafficked within the region, 21% for sexual exploitation. About 42% of trafficked victims in sub-Saharan Africa were girls.

Member States have enacted anti-trafficking laws and policies, but they are not being adequately enforced. Meanwhile, the systemic factors that make women and girls vulnerable to sexual exploitation have not been meaningfully addressed.

Digital spaces are also becoming more dangerous for women and girls. Online abuse, including sexual harassment and the non-consensual sharing of intimate images, is rising in tandem with increased internet penetration. Technology is increasingly being weaponised to attack women and girls, including women politicians, journalists and human rights defenders.

Digital violence is being exacerbated by weak legal protections, underreporting and the limited capacity for law enforcement to investigate tech-related crimes. Governments need to enforce and tighten existing laws on online sexual exploitation and invest in digital safety initiatives, in line with the recently adopted UN Global Digital Compact (http://apo-opa.co/4kxzb33), said Equality Now.

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About Equality Now:
Equality Now (https://EqualityNow.org) is an international human rights organisation dedicated to protecting and promoting the rights of all women and girls worldwide. Its work is organised around four main program areas: Achieving Legal Equality, Ending Sexual Violence, Ending Harmful Practices, and Ending Sexual Exploitation, with a cross-cutting focus on the unique challenges facing adolescent girls.

Equality Now combines grassroots activism with legal advocacy at the international, regional, and national levels to achieve systemic change, and collaborates with local partners to ensure governments enact and enforce laws and policies that uphold women's and girls' rights.

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23 April 2025

Merck Foundation CEO Meets the 125 Winners From 36 Countries- “More Than a Mother” and “Diabetes and Hypertension” Media Awards 2024, Announced in Partnership With the First Ladies of Africa

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Merck Foundation CEO announced call for application of 2025 Merck Foundation Media Recognition Awards in partnership with African First Ladies - apply now at submit@merck-foundation.com

Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com), the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, in partnership with the First Ladies of Africa, proudly announced the Winners of their Merck Foundation Africa Media Recognition Awards 2024 under the categories “More Than a Mother” and “Diabetes and Hypertension”.

The Awards Ceremony was conducted virtually to honor and celebrate the outstanding contributions of all the winning media professionals. The winners were warmly acknowledged by Senator Dr. Rasha Kelej, CEO of Merck Foundation and President of the “More Than a Mother” campaign.

Senator, Dr. Rasha Kelej expressed, “I am truly happy to announce the winners of our Media Awards, together with my dear sisters, The First Ladies of Africa, who are also the Ambassadors of the Merck Foundation ‘More Than a Mother' Campaign. This year, we are delighted to celebrate 125 outstanding winners from 36 countries. It brings me joy to see such impressive participation not only from across Africa but also from several Asian and Latin American countries. Congratulations to all our incredible winners!

It is a true pleasure to welcome you all as Merck Foundation Alumni. Let's continue to work together to raise awareness about critical social and health challenges, be the voice of the voiceless, and create culture shift in our communities.”

Merck Foundation Media Awards launched in 2017, are announced annually, with over 640 Winners from 52 countries celebrated to date.

The theme of the “More Than a Mother” Media Awards is to raise awareness about important social issues like: Breaking Infertility Stigma, Supporting Girl Education, Women Empowerment, Ending Child Marriage, Ending Female Genital Mutilation and/or Stopping Gender-Based Violence. The theme of the “Diabetes and Hypertension” Media Awards is to Promote a Healthy Lifestyle and raise awareness about prevention and early detection of Diabetes and Hypertension.

The Merck Foundation CEO also launched the Call for Applications for the 2025 Media Awards. “I am pleased to invite entries for the Merck Foundation Media Recognition Awards 2025 – “More Than a Mother” & “Diabetes and Hypertension”, in partnership with the African First Ladies. I look forward to receiving another outstanding round of impactful entries this year as well.” Said Senator Dr. Rasha Kelej.

Winners of Merck Foundation "More Than a Mother" Media Recognition Awards 2024

Here are the winners from West African Countries in partnership with The First Lady of the Republic of The Gambia, H.E. Mrs. FATOUMATTA BAH-BARROW; and The First Lady of the Republic of Sierra Leone, H.E. Dr. FATIMA MAADA BIO:

PRINT CATEGORY WINNER

Jennifer Ambolley, The Chronicle, Ghana (First Position)
Mackie Muctarr Jalloh, News Times Daily, Sierra Leone (Second position)
Alao Abiodun, The Nation, Nigeria (Second position)

ONLINE CATEGORY WINNERS

Dzifa Tetteh Tay, The Spectator, Ghana (First Position)
Laudia Sawer, Ghana News Agency, Ghana (First Position)
Nyima Sillah, The Voice, The Gambia (Second Position)
Isatou Ceesay, The Gambia Point, The Gambia (Third Position)
Abigail Arthur, Citi Newsroom, Ghana (Third Position)
Odimegwu Onwumere, The Nigerian Voice, Nigeria (Third Position)

RADIO CATEGORY WINNER

Mavis Offei Acheampong, GBC Radio, Ghana (First Position)
Joyce Kantam Kolamong, GBC Radio, Ghana(Second Position)
Zainab Sunkary Koroma, Star Radio, Sierra Leone (Third Position)

MULTIMEDIA CATEGORY WINNERS

Tolulope Adeleru-Balogun, News Central TV, Nigeria (First Position)
Alieu Ceesay, QTV, The Gambia (Second Position)
Mona Lisa Frimpong, Joy News, Ghana (Third Position)

Here are the Winners from Southern African Countries in partnership with The First Lady of the Republic of Malawi, H.E. Mrs. MONICA CHAKWERA; The First Lady of the Republic of Zimbabwe, H.E. Amai Dr. AUXILLIA MNANGAGWA:

PRINT CATEGORY WINNERS

Precious Kumbani, The Nation, Malawi (First Position)
Gresham Ngwira, Freelancer, Malawi (Second Position)
Simon Muntemba, Daily Nation, Zambia (Second Position)
Charlotte Nambadja, The Namibian, Namibia (Third Position)
Silence Mugadzaweta, The Standard, Zimbabwe (Third Position)

ONLINE CATEGORY WINNERS

Alain Kabinda, Daily News Agency, Zambia (First Position)
Catherine Murombedzi, Freelancer, Zimbabwe (First Position)
Alick Ponje, The Times, Malawi (second Position)
Wallace Mawire, Pan African Visions, Zimbabwe (Second Position)
Hamu Madzedze, 365 Health Diaries, Zimbabwe (Third Position)
Kundai Michael Magoronga, Chronicle, Zimbabwe (Third Position)
Mlondi Mkhize, Briefly News, South Africa (Third Position)

RADIO CATEGORY WINNERS

Glendah Fadzai Takachicha, Capitalk FM, Zimbabwe (First Position)
Tina Nyirenda, Smooth FM, Zambia (Second Position)
Sylviah Chisi, Trans World Radio, Malawi (Second Position)
Nyasha Mandimutsira, Capitalk FM, Zimbabwe (Third Position)
Perina N. Wahara, PL FM, Malawi (Third Position)

MULTIMEDIA CATEGORY WINNERS

Keneilwe Pono, YTV, Botswana (First Position)
Taati Niilenge, The Namibian, Namibia (Second Position)
Lame Lucas, YTV, Botswana (Third Position)

Here are the winners from East African Countries:

PRINT CATEGORY WINNERS

Elizabeth Angira, People Daily, Kenya (First Position)
Marco Maduhu, Nipashe, Tanzania (Second Position)
Margaret Maina, Nation Media, Kenya (Second Position)
Beatrice Philemon Mukocho, The Guardian, Tanzania (Third Position)
Vitus Audax, The Guardian, Tanzania (Third Position)

ONLINE CATEGORY WINNERS

Kamau Maichuhie, Nation Online, Kenya (First Position)
Isabella Maua Chemosit, Freelancer, Kenya (Second Position)
Anne Robi, Daily News, Tanzania (Second Position)
Nteza Michael, UG Standard, Uganda (Third Position)
Benjamin Takpiny, Anadolu Agency, South Sudan (Third Position)
Ayele Addis Ambelu, Ethiopian Mass Media Action News, Ethiopia (Third Position)

RADIO CATEGORY WINNERS

Caren Waraba Sisya, Radio Citizen, Kenya (First Position)
Mamer Abraham Kuot, Voice of America, South Sudan, (Second Position)
Mwanaisha Makumbuli, Highlands FM, Tanzania (Second Position)
Fatuma Mustapha Mtemangani, Pambazuko FM, Tanzania (Third Position)
Daniel Byiringiro, Flash FM, Rwanda (Third Position)

MULTIMEDIA CATEGORY WINNER

Rose Wangui, NTV Kenya, Kenya (First Position)
Andrew Juma, TV47, Kenya (Second Position)
Leonard Kigozi and Isabel Nakirya, CGTN Africa, Uganda (Third Position)
Mackriner Siyovelwa, Crown Media, Tanzania (Third Position)

Here are the winners from French Speaking African Countries in partnership with The First Lady of the Republic of Burundi, H.E. Madam ANGELINE NDAYISHIMIYE; The First Lady of Democratic Republic of the Congo, H.E. Madam DENISE NYAKERU TSHISEKEDI:

PRINT CATEGORY WINNER

Issa Moussa, Niger Times, Niger (First Position)
Koami Agbetiafa, Niger Inter Press Group, Niger (Second Position)

ONLINE CATEGORY WINNERS

AZODODASSI Mêmèdé Ambroisine, Savoir News, Togo (First Position)
Julio Gada, Global News, Benin (Second Position)
Boris Esono Nwenfor, Pan African Visions, Cameroon (Third Position)
Bakari Guèye, Initiatives News, Mauritania (Third Position)
Frimo Koukou Djipro, Lelus, Côte d'Ivoire (Third Position)

RADIO CATEGORY WINNERS

Remy RUKUNDO, Radio TV Buntu, Burundi (First Position)
Magnus MFURANZIMA, ISÔKO FM, Burundi (First Position)
Mame Mbagnick DIOUF, Radio Oxyjeunes, Senegal (Second Position)
Tanko Worou, Radio SU TII DERA, Benin (Second Position)
Moussa KONE, Radio Channel 2, Mali (Third Position)

MULTIMEDIA CATEGORY WINNERS

Matthias KABUYA TSHILUMBA, RTDK, DRC (First Position)

Here are the winners from Portuguese Speaking African Countries in partnership with The First Lady of the Republic of Cabo Verde, H.E. Dr. DÉBORA KATISA CARVALHO:

ONLINE CATEGORY WINNERS

Edisângela Tavares, Expresso das Ilhas, Cabo Verde (First Position)
Sheilla Ribeiro, Sociedade, Cabo Verde (Second Position)

RADIO CATEGORY WINNERS

Teresa Monteiro Pinto, Rádio Televisão de Cabo Verde, Cabo Verde (First Position)

MULTIMEDIA CATEGORY WINNERS

Ângelo Semedo, Deutsche Welle, Cabo Verde (First Position)

Merck Foundation "Diabetes & Hypertension" Media Recognition Awards 2024

PRINT CATEGORY WINNER

Agnes Opoku Saprong, Ghanaian Times, Ghana (First Position)
Patience Ivie Ihejirika, Leadership Newspaper, Nigeria (Second Position)

ONLINE CATEGORY WINNERS

Muhammed Lamin Touray, Freelancer, The Gambia (First Position)
Prince Owusu Asiedu, Adom Online, Ghana (Second Position)
Lara Adejoro, The Punch, Nigeria (Third Position)

RADIO CATEGORY WINNERS

Godwin Awuni Anafo, Odadee Radio, Ghana (First Position)

MULTIMEDIA CATEGORY WINNER

Emmanuel Dzivenu Seyram Abla De-Souza, Joy TV, Ghana (First Position)
Ezedimbu Karen Ogomegbunem, Africa Independent Television, Nigeria, (Second Position)
Lois Abba Sambo, Abuja Broadcasting Corporation, Nigeria (Third Position)
Akua Oforiwa Darko, TV3, Ghana (Third Position)

Here are the Winners from Southern African Countries in partnership with The First Lady of the Republic of Malawi, H.E. Mrs. MONICA CHAKWERA; The First Lady of the Republic of Zambia, H.E. Mrs. MUTINTA HICHILEMA; The First Lady of the Republic of Zimbabwe, H.E. Amai Dr. AUXILLIA MNANGAGWA:

PRINT CATEGORY WINNER

Nancy Kefilwe Ramokhua, The Patriot, Botswana (First Position)
Matilda Chimwaza Majawa, Times Group, Malawi (Second Position)

ONLINE CATEGORY WINNERS

June Shimuoshili, Unwrap Online, Namibia (First Position)
Tendai Chisiri, Sport Way News Net, Zimbabwe (Second Position)
Shireen van Wyk, Shay Blogger, Namibia (Third Position)
Prince Kurupati, Pan African Visions, Zimbabwe (Third Position)

RADIO CATEGORY WINNERS

Elvis Howahowa, Times Radio, Malawi (First Position)
Stella Mlotha, Trans World Radio, Malawi (Second Position)

Here are the winners from East African Countries:

PRINT CATEGORY WINNER

Lucy Johnbosco, Mwananchi, Tanzania (First Position)
Christina Mwakangale, Nipashe, Tanzania (Second Position)

ONLINE CATEGORY WINNERS

Joan Mbabazi, The New Times, Rwanda (First Position)
Leon Lidigu, Nation Online, Kenya (Second Position)
Namwalo Daniel Absalom, Kenya News Agency, Kenya (Third Position)
Angela Kezengwa, Citizen Digital, Kenya (Third Position)
Veronica Mrema, M24 Tanzania, Tanzania (Third Position)

RADIO CATEGORY WINNERS

Kintu Khalid, Radio Simba, Uganda (First Position)
Asha Bekidusa, Bahari FM, Kenya (Second Position)

MULTIMEDIA CATEGORY WINNER

Walter Mwesigye, NTV, Uganda (First Position)
Edvesta Tarimo, Tumaini Media, Tanzania (Second Position)

Here are the winners from French Speaking African Countries in partnership with The First Lady of the Republic of Burundi, H.E. Madam ANGELINE NDAYISHIMIYE; and The First Lady of Democratic Republic of the Congo, H.E. Madam DENISE NYAKERU TSHISEKEDI:

PRINT CATEGORY WINNERS

Konan N'Guessan Attoumgbre Joseph, La Retraite Active, Côte d'Ivoire (First Position)
Nkurunziza Moise, Le Renouveau, Burundi (Second Position)

ONLINE CATEGORY WINNERS

Bahwa Ferdinand, Le Journal Africa, Burundi (First Position)
Abdoulaye Ouédraogo, Queen Mafa, Burkina Faso (Second Position)
Richard Manirakiza, l'Agence Burundaise de Presse, Burundi (Second Position)
Mapote Gaye, Infomedia27, Senegal (Second Position)
Atha Menssan Woffa Assan, Focus Infos, Togo (Third Position)
Catherine Aimée Biloa, Échos Santé, Cameroon (Third Position)
Nadège Omoladé SANNY, SRTB Online, Benin (Third Position)

RADIO CATEGORY WINNERS

MVUYEKURE Jean Claude, Radio TV Buntu, Burundi (First Position)
Abdoul Razak Sani Oumarou, Radio Saraounia Maradi, Niger (Second Position)
Kabamba Ngalamulume Fabrice, Radio Télévision de l'éducation (RTEDUC), DRC (Third Position)

MULTIMEDIA CATEGORY WINNER

Chris IRAMBONA, Radio Television Buntu, Burundi (First Position)

Here are the winners from ASIAN Countries:

PRINT CATEGORY WINNER

Parikshit Nirbhay, Amar Ujala, India (First Position)
Revathi Murugappan, Star Health, Malaysia (Second Position)
Pooja Biraia, The Week, India (Third Position)

ONLINE CATEGORY WINNERS

Rashe Zoe Sophia B Piquero, Cebu Daily News, Philippines (First Position)
Roshan Bhandari, Medicoliterature, Nepal (Second Position)
Crystal Chow, Undark Magazine, China (Third Position)

Here are the winners from LATIN AMERICA Countries:

ONLINE CATEGORY WINNERS

Adriana Becerra, Agencia Brunch, Mexico (First Position)
Rafaela Polo, UOL, Brazil (Second Position)

MULTIMEDIA CATEGORY WINNER

Roxana Fabiola Lopresti, Channel 9 Televida, Argentina (First Position)
Ana Paula Pedrosa, R7, Brazil (Second Position)

Details of Merck Foundation Media Awards 2025:

1. Merck Foundation Africa Media Recognition “More Than a Mother” Awards 2025

Theme for the awards: Breaking Infertility Stigma, Supporting Girl Education, Women Empowerment, Ending Child Marriage, Ending FGM, and/or Stopping GBV at all levels.

Who can apply: Journalists from Print, Radio, Online, and Multimedia platforms from the following groups:

Southern African Countries
West African Countries
East African Countries
French Speaking African Countries
Portuguese Speaking African Countries

Submission deadline: 30th September 2025.

2. Merck Foundation Media Recognition “Diabetes & Hypertension” Awards 2025

Theme for the awards: Promoting a healthy lifestyle and raising awareness about prevention and early detection of Diabetes and Hypertension.

Who can apply: Journalists from Print, Radio, Online, and Multimedia platforms from the following groups:

Southern African Countries
West African Countries
East African Countries
French Speaking African Countries
Portuguese Speaking African Countries
Latin American Countries
Asian Countries

Submission deadline: 30th October 2025.

All entries are to be submitted to submit@merck-foundation.com.

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Merck Foundation.

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Community Awareness Program Manager
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mehak.handa@external.merckgroup.com

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