The African Women’s Development Fund (AWDF) African Women In Film Award is presented to an African woman who has demonstrated through her work measurable efforts to change the narrative and challenge stereotypes about African women.
This award reflects AWDF’s commitment to raise the profile of African women, increase public support for women’s rights and social justice, and to facilitate platforms for African women’s views and achievements.
Nomination Process
Nominee must be an African woman filmmaker, producer, writer, actress or content creator.
The nominee must have demonstrated through their work measurable efforts to change negative narrative and stereotypes about African women (work produced over the last 5 years).
Karrueche Tran hasn’t exactly had it easy so far. But when you decide to date Chris Brown you’ve certainly got your work cut out for you. With Rihanna, it’s been a whole on-again off-again love triangle with Chris and Tran, and then Chris and Rihanna, and vice versa. People have always wondered if she bears … Read more
She has done it again. Taylor Swift’s ‘Bad Blood’ has skyrocketed to NO. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it her third number one song from the ‘1989’ album. The Kendrick Lamar-assisted track toppled Wiz Khalifa’s six-week number one song ‘See You Again’ from the top of the chart. According to Billboard, the Katy … Read more
It’s been almost 3 months since her much-publicized split from Chris Brown. On Wednesday (May 27), Karrueche Tran was interviewed by Big Boy’s Morning Show on Real 92.3. The actress discussed how she found out Chris Brown has fathered a child with another woman. She also admitted her relationship with the ‘Loyal’ crooner has been far … Read more
The highly contagious avian influenza virus (bird flu) is now in Ghana after tests confirmed its presence.
There had been a recent outbreak in Burkina Faso, which even led to government implementing a ban on importing poultry from our northern neighbours, but it seems to have struck anyway.
Five out of six birds tested at the Noguchi Memorial institute for the virus proved positive, confirming its presence in Ghana.
“The Noguchi Memorial Institute for Research has confirmed there is Avian Influenza virus or Bird Flu in some birds in Ghana.
Out of six samples tested by the Institute, five of them proved positive for the bird flu virus, Research fellow at the Institute, Dr Kofi Odoom confirmed to Joy News’ Francisca Kakra Forson on Wednesday.
According to him, the Institute received the samples on 15 May, 2015 from two farms located in Achimota and Tema and subjected them to medical scrutiny.
A few months ago, Nathaniel Kwabena Anokye Adisi (Bola Ray) and Kwabena Duffor’s Excellence In Broadcasting (EIB) Networks acquired Accra based radio station-Live 91.9 Fm—and they’ve just not imported pinnacle presenters to the station, the studios have received a complete renovation.
Currently, the radio station houses Kofi Okyere Darko (KOD), Jeremie Van-Garshong, MsNaa, Jay Foley, Sammy Forson, Antoine Mensah and several others—driving the youthful airwaves in a fierce assault on already existing youth friendly brands like YFM…
While out there, we spoke to D.J Blow ( William Nanka-Bruce III)-the Business Manager of Live Fm about the focus of the station—an opportunity he used to take us through the station’s vision and lined up activities as it attempts to overtake its main competitor.
If you thought you knew what was wrong with the NPP, that they’re handling a purely internal matter with a very juvenile style, and that resorting to senseless violence to solve a political issue is a pretty stupid thing to do- then prepare to be proven wrong.
National Women’s Organiser of the party Otiko Djaba, believes what’s plaguing them is a ‘spiritual bomb’. Speaking on Citi FM, she said their enemies are at the centre of the problem, and that a ‘demon of confusion’ is leading to all their troubles.
“We [NPP members] must learn to forgive each other, we must understand that this is a spiritual bomb, there are enemies all around us infiltrating our rights, the demon of confusion is here.
14 senior officials of World Football’s governing body have been arrested by Swiss officials and extradited to the United States as a major corruption investigation yields fruit.
They’re alleged to have accepted kickbacks and bribes in regards to their work at FIFA, totalling $150m over an astonishing 24 year period, according to the BBC.
The officials are incredibly high ranking, with a former vice president and several regional heads. Unsurprisingly, FIFA President Sepp Blatter , who’s fought more corruption allegations than anyone else on this planet, was not part of the sting.
Officials conducted an early morning raid on a five star hotel in Zurich, arresting 7 of those charged. All fourteen officials would be tried in US courts.
I always tell my friends who for the first time are visiting Ghana this; “Ghana is like a jungle when it comes to the law—chiefly unregulated and unenforced. Someone can walk to you, slap you for free and you wouldn’t find justice anywhere.” Intimidation and ‘Bullshitting’ the law are the two main survival mechanisms writes Chris-Vincent on BrutallyUncensored.Com.
The above may be a simple illustration of a bigger problem which Ghana has as a country, well practiced by the citizens and even the many law enforcement agencies, but it’s a good picture of the sort of society we live in out there.
When such low and high level of lawlessness backed by corruption and a rule by the affluent is the order of the day—those who can never find justice and to some extent become daily punching bags are those with no money, no connections and cannot place a phone call to any ‘big man’.
The fountainhead of justice is the principle of the rule of law; mainly, equality before the law and the presumption of innocence until proven guilty. Perhaps, Sir Ivor Jennings was talking about Ghana when he said; A.V Dicey’s call for equality before the law only meant that among equals, there should be equality. When it comes to “innocent until proven guilty,” it’s rather “guilty until proven innocent” in Ghana, unofficially backed by the law and many years of societal mindset.
The problem of increasing mob justice in the country rests on the misconception; “guilty until proven innocent” and the fact that many do not hold faith in the law due the ease at which the poles can be moved with money and connections.
The trial for the alleged murderers of the late Upper East NPP chairman Adams Mahama commenced yesterday with Paul Afoko’s younger brother Gregory Afoko the main suspect.
Gregory was charged with murder, with the prosecution alleging that he and one Asabke Alanbi were the two people who poured the acid on Mr Mahama that led to his untimely death.
The defence requested bail but the trial judge ruled that murder is a non-bail able offence and remanded Gregory into custody.
The second defendant is said to be on the run, as police say he’s fled his Upper East residence with his wife, the two leaving their baby behind. A gallon of acid was found at the scene.
The autopsy of the deceased revealed he died of excessive acid burns and shock lungs. The trial judge adjourned the case till June 9 to allow police to conclude their investigations.
Read the full charge sheet for the defendant below…
