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Jemima Kakizi is rewriting the future of Rwandan art

Artist and curator Jemima Kakizi is bringing energy and international connections to Rwanda’s burgeoning contemporary arts scene – and her impact is effectively rewriting the country’s arts narrative and opening the way to improved opportunities for artists in the country.

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A Senegalese all-female music band is blazing a trail for women

Senegal’s one and only all-women music band fuses global and local rhythms with catchy lyrics to highlight the experiences of girls and women, hoping to chart pathways for women to thrive in the music industry. The band members have defied barriers and stereotypes against women to get to where they are now.

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Spoken word artist Havfy turns poetry into prospects for Nigeria’s creative economy

One of Nigeria’s most popular Gen-Z slam poets, known as Havfy, uses the power of words to convey the realities of African girls and women. Streamed more than 200,000 times on Spotify, her socially-conscious poetry, has the potential to add value to Nigeria’s creative economy, which is worth an estimated $31.2 million USD and aims to generate $100 billion USD to Nigeria’s GDP by 2030. Nigerian poets are now tapping into that creative economy to amplify their art and propel the country’s soft power.

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A women-led media co is challenging norms in Senegal

The boutique media agency known as InfoElles is challenging norms in Senegal’s male-dominated media landscape. Launched by Senegalese journalist and women’s rights advocate, Alice Djiba, it centers the voices of women in its content and at the same time, hires women to sit on editorial decision tables.

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Coach Tibu’s female football team is breaking barriers

In a tranquil coastal Kenyan community, Fathime Hamisi Omari, known as Coach Tibu, has proven to her young footballers that women and girls can excel in domains that have long been dominated by men. While mainstreaming female sports leadership, Coach Tibu is teaching the players of Moving The Goalposts United that football is not just a game, but a lifeline.

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