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Written by Israa Elkhalil Photo: Healthcare in the Abu Shouk IDP Camp, 2009. By Sudan Envoy / CC BY 2.0 The conflict that erupted in Sudan in April 2023 triggered a rapid and catastrophic collapse of the country’s health sector, compounding decades of underinvestment. More than two years into the war, the near-total breakdown of public health systems has produced a humanitarian emergency defined by mass displacement, widespread famine, and uncontrolled epidemic disease.

Written by NADJA editors Photo by Greta Hoffman / creative licence When we launched NADJA, we had a simple, yet bold ambition: to help change the way women are represented in the news. We kept seeing stories where women appeared primarily as victims or the “wife of” someone, and not enough where they were quoted as the expert sources.

Written by Leila Hawkins Photo of a demonstrator offering a flower to a military police officer, 1967. Source: US Department of Defense Violence is rarely out of the headlines in the US. This year so far, there have been more than 400 mass shootings. Political activist Charlie Kirk was shot dead in September, and President Trump himself survived an assassination attempt in the run-up to the 2024 election.

Written by Leila Hawkins Photo by Austin Kirk / CC BY 2.0 Before his announcement warning that taking Tylenol during pregnancy increases the risk of autism in children, US President Donald Trump called it “one of the most important news conferences I’ll ever have”. This may have been the most accurate statement he made that day, if only because of the global avalanche of reactions it triggered.

Written by Leila Hawkins Photo Livia Giuggioli, Founder & Creative, Eco-Age, 2018 / Web Summit / CC BY 2.0 When a high profile ethical fashion campaigner returns a prestigious award as a form of protest — in this case, a visit from President Donald Trump — you’d expect the headlines to focus on her cause, and not her ex-husband.

Written by NADJA editors Photo by Callum Darragh / Creative licence Women MPs, cultural figures and women’s rights campaigners in the UK have launched ‘Women Against the Far Right’ in response to claims that violence against women is linked to people seeking asylum. The allegations, fuelled by politicians and far right activists, have led to a wave of anti-immigration protests throughout the country.

Written by Leila Hawkins Photo by Igor Omilaev / Creative licence We were told artificial intelligence would make us more efficient, cure untreatable diseases, and generally make life better for everybody. Now we can custom-make the perfect AI friends and partners too. What could go wrong? I’ve barely written two sentences to “Jeremy” when he says that he feels we have a connection and he already knows me well.

Story by NADJA editors Photo: Women who have been internally displaced (IDPs) sell charcoal on a market in El Fasher, North Dafur, 2015.

Story by Sarah Jacknife, Policy Options Photo: First Nations protesters at Vancouver Women’s March, 2018 / Photo: William Chen / CC BY-SA 2.0 Despite decades of advocacy and grieving, Canada has not done enough to protect Indigenous women, girls, and two-spirit people. The roadmap is there. Every May as red dresses and moose-hide pins appear, and families walk in memory of lost loved ones, a question hangs in the air.

Written by Leila Hawkins Photo: Photo by Rene Terp / creative licence According to a recent ‘shock poll’, more than half of London’s women don’t feel safe on the streets, and a similar number believe that the city has become less safe in the last five years. Despite the headline’s phrasing, these findings will not come as a surprise to London women.