RNW Media’s Benbere platform in Mali has been highlighting the situation in the Kayes region where ‘slavery by descent’ has become an increasingly volatile issue.

A culture of silence surrounds rape in Mali and it’s not easy for survivors to share their experience, not least because they know they are likely to be blamed themselves. A young woman recently had the courage to speak out on RNW Media’s Benbere platform.

It’s one thing learning how to create a campaign to counter disinformation when you’re following an RNTC training in the Netherlands, but it’s another when you’re under pressure and dealing with a real-life crisis.

RNW Media’s country teams have been responding to the crisis in the United States with analysis and stories reflecting their context and communities. Yaga shared the story of a young Burundian woman living in Minnesota.

Bouchra Chakir is an RNTC alumi putting to work what she learned with an international campaign to tackle fake news around the COVID-19 pandemic. Because, she says, publishing lies that can harm people’s lives is also a form of terrorism.

The report Creating Change through Digital Communities details research into the impact of our Citizens’ Voice and SRHR programmes. It shows a large majority of users experienced positive changes as a result of engaging with RNW Media’s platforms.

Elections are taking place in Burundi and adding to an already tense situation is division and uncertainty about the COVID-19 pandemic and how the government is handling it. Yaga Burundi blogger Jeanne Rugira sets out the divisions he sees among his peers.

The Love Matters Naija team met with the UN Special Rapporteur for Housing when she visited Nigeria to handover a report they helped prepare about the discrimination Nigeria’s LGBT community faces when it comes to access to housing.

A recent Yaga article provoked a lot of angry and critical comments from the platform’s male followers. The discussion shows just how important Yaga’s work is in addressing gender-based violence in Burundi.

On World Press Freedom Day, RNW Media is calling on decision-makers, citizens and young people to stand in solidarity with young media-makers and defend freedom of expression.