Margaret Jjuuko, is a Professor of Journalism, Media and Communication in the School of Journalism and Communication (SJC), University of Rwanda.Solveig Omland, is an Associate Professor, Department of Intercultural Studies, NLA University College, Norway.Carol Azungi Dralega, is a Professor, Department of Journalism, Media and Communication, NLA University College, Norway.

• Introduction: Contextualising Media’s Representations of Gender Issues in Sub-Saharan Africa; Margaret Jjuuko, Solveig Omland, and Carol Azungi Dralega Section I. Gender Representation, Construction and Portrayal Chapter 1. Conceptualising Participation as Representation, Interaction and Engagement; Emilly Comfort Maractho and Solveig Omland Chapter 2. How the Tanzanian press portrayed the country’s first female president Samia Suluhu Hassan in a non-stereotypical manner; Theodorah S. Munisi and Terje Skjerdal Chapter 3. Media Representations of women candidates in Kenya’s 2022 General Elections; Denis Ikachoi and Joseph Njuguna Chapter 4. Critiquing language and discourse in “Rwanda 20 years on: The tragic testimony of the children of rape” newspaper article; Margaret Jjuuko Chapter 5. Unveiling voices and visibility: Women's engagement and representation in three morning prime-time radio shows in Accra, Ghana; Theodora Dame Adjin-Tettey, Manfred Kofi Antwi Asuman, and Mary Selikem Ayim-Segbefia Chapter 6. Exploring the affordance of equality and equal opportunities to female journalists in Rwanda’s media; Margaret Jjuuko and Solveig Omland Chapter 7. Communicating abortion in the mass media: A literature review of the challenges and possibilities; Jeanne d’Arc Mukamana, Emma Durden, and Sarah Gibson Chapter 8. Mainstreaming Gender in Postgraduate Journalism and Communication Programmes in Ghana; Aurelia Ayisi Section II. Digital Media Spaces and Gender Empowerment Chapter 9. Digital storytelling in social media: A cultural activity and a media style in fighting gender-based violence in Tanzania; Eva SolomonChapter 10. Gender Mainstreaming in AI-Enhanced Journalism Practice, Education, and Research in African Contexts; Carol Azungi DralegaChapter 11. Digital safety: Perspectives from women journalists in Uganda; Fred Kakooza and Samuel Kazibwe Chapter 12. YouTube Videos as agents of social inclusion and therapy among Gender-Based Violence Survivors; Anne Anjao Eboi Chapter 13. Community radio in Building Resilience Against Gender-Based Violence in Tanzania: A case of Radio Sengerema?; Dianus Josephat Ishengoma Chapter 14. Community Radio as an Enabler of Women’s Empowerment in Kenya: A Systematic review of scholarly evidence; Joseph NjugunaChapter 15. Gendered power relations and culture of silence: An Exploration of female interns’ sexual harassment experiences in Nigerian newsrooms; Bimbo Lolade Fafowora

Margaret Jjuuko, is a Professor of Journalism, Media and Communication in the School of Journalism and Communication (SJC), University of Rwanda.Solveig Omland, is an Associate Professor, Department of Intercultural Studies, NLA University College, Norway.Carol Azungi Dralega, is a Professor, Department of Journalism, Media and Communication, NLA University College, Norway.

• Introduction: Contextualising Media’s Representations of Gender Issues in Sub-Saharan Africa; Margaret Jjuuko, Solveig Omland, and Carol Azungi Dralega Section I. Gender Representation, Construction and Portrayal Chapter 1. Conceptualising Participation as Representation, Interaction and Engagement; Emilly Comfort Maractho and Solveig Omland Chapter 2. How the Tanzanian press portrayed the country’s first female president Samia Suluhu Hassan in a non-stereotypical manner; Theodorah S. Munisi and Terje Skjerdal Chapter 3. Media Representations of women candidates in Kenya’s 2022 General Elections; Denis Ikachoi and Joseph Njuguna Chapter 4. Critiquing language and discourse in “Rwanda 20 years on: The tragic testimony of the children of rape” newspaper article; Margaret Jjuuko Chapter 5. Unveiling voices and visibility: Women's engagement and representation in three morning prime-time radio shows in Accra, Ghana; Theodora Dame Adjin-Tettey, Manfred Kofi Antwi Asuman, and Mary Selikem Ayim-Segbefia Chapter 6. Exploring the affordance of equality and equal opportunities to female journalists in Rwanda’s media; Margaret Jjuuko and Solveig Omland Chapter 7. Communicating abortion in the mass media: A literature review of the challenges and possibilities; Jeanne d’Arc Mukamana, Emma Durden, and Sarah Gibson Chapter 8. Mainstreaming Gender in Postgraduate Journalism and Communication Programmes in Ghana; Aurelia Ayisi Section II. Digital Media Spaces and Gender Empowerment Chapter 9. Digital storytelling in social media: A cultural activity and a media style in fighting gender-based violence in Tanzania; Eva SolomonChapter 10. Gender Mainstreaming in AI-Enhanced Journalism Practice, Education, and Research in African Contexts; Carol Azungi DralegaChapter 11. Digital safety: Perspectives from women journalists in Uganda; Fred Kakooza and Samuel Kazibwe Chapter 12. YouTube Videos as agents of social inclusion and therapy among Gender-Based Violence Survivors; Anne Anjao Eboi Chapter 13. Community radio in Building Resilience Against Gender-Based Violence in Tanzania: A case of Radio Sengerema?; Dianus Josephat Ishengoma Chapter 14. Community Radio as an Enabler of Women’s Empowerment in Kenya: A Systematic review of scholarly evidence; Joseph NjugunaChapter 15. Gendered power relations and culture of silence: An Exploration of female interns’ sexual harassment experiences in Nigerian newsrooms; Bimbo Lolade Fafowora

Margaret Jjuuko, is a Professor of Journalism, Media and Communication in the School of Journalism and Communication (SJC), University of Rwanda.Solveig Omland, is an Associate Professor, Department of Intercultural Studies, NLA University College, Norway.Carol Azungi Dralega, is a Professor, Department of Journalism, Media and Communication, NLA University College, Norway.

• Introduction: Contextualising Media’s Representations of Gender Issues in Sub-Saharan Africa; Margaret Jjuuko, Solveig Omland, and Carol Azungi Dralega Section I. Gender Representation, Construction and Portrayal Chapter 1. Conceptualising Participation as Representation, Interaction and Engagement; Emilly Comfort Maractho and Solveig Omland Chapter 2. How the Tanzanian press portrayed the country’s first female president Samia Suluhu Hassan in a non-stereotypical manner; Theodorah S. Munisi and Terje Skjerdal Chapter 3. Media Representations of women candidates in Kenya’s 2022 General Elections; Denis Ikachoi and Joseph Njuguna Chapter 4. Critiquing language and discourse in “Rwanda 20 years on: The tragic testimony of the children of rape” newspaper article; Margaret Jjuuko Chapter 5. Unveiling voices and visibility: Women's engagement and representation in three morning prime-time radio shows in Accra, Ghana; Theodora Dame Adjin-Tettey, Manfred Kofi Antwi Asuman, and Mary Selikem Ayim-Segbefia Chapter 6. Exploring the affordance of equality and equal opportunities to female journalists in Rwanda’s media; Margaret Jjuuko and Solveig Omland Chapter 7. Communicating abortion in the mass media: A literature review of the challenges and possibilities; Jeanne d’Arc Mukamana, Emma Durden, and Sarah Gibson Chapter 8. Mainstreaming Gender in Postgraduate Journalism and Communication Programmes in Ghana; Aurelia Ayisi Section II. Digital Media Spaces and Gender Empowerment Chapter 9. Digital storytelling in social media: A cultural activity and a media style in fighting gender-based violence in Tanzania; Eva SolomonChapter 10. Gender Mainstreaming in AI-Enhanced Journalism Practice, Education, and Research in African Contexts; Carol Azungi DralegaChapter 11. Digital safety: Perspectives from women journalists in Uganda; Fred Kakooza and Samuel Kazibwe Chapter 12. YouTube Videos as agents of social inclusion and therapy among Gender-Based Violence Survivors; Anne Anjao Eboi Chapter 13. Community radio in Building Resilience Against Gender-Based Violence in Tanzania: A case of Radio Sengerema?; Dianus Josephat Ishengoma Chapter 14. Community Radio as an Enabler of Women’s Empowerment in Kenya: A Systematic review of scholarly evidence; Joseph NjugunaChapter 15. Gendered power relations and culture of silence: An Exploration of female interns’ sexual harassment experiences in Nigerian newsrooms; Bimbo Lolade Fafowora