Mariama Keïta

Mariama Keïta (1946, Niamey – 29 October 2018, Turkey) was Niger's first woman journalist and feminist activist.[1]

Mariama Keïta
Born1946
Niamey, Niger
Died (aged 72)
Turkey
NationalityNigerien
OccupationJournalist, presenter, Communication Advisor, activist, producer
EmployerLa Voix du Sahel, Higher Council of Communication of Niger (CSC)
OrganizationAssociation for Democracy, Freedom and Development
Home townNiamey, Niger

Biography

Keïta began as an editor and presenter of a newspaper and on the public radio station La Voix du Sahel. In 1993, she participated in the popularization of the Constitution of Niger, which allowed the holding of the first democratic elections of the country.[2]

From 2003 to 2006, Keïta was the president of the Higher Council of Communication (CSC), the body responsible for the regulation of the country's media. During her last years of her career, she worked as the director of La Voix du Sahel. She is the first Nigerien woman to be a journalist at a time when the profession was considered exclusively for men in Niger.[3]

A feminist activist and figure, she was a pioneer in the defense of women's rights in Niger. She is the coordinator of non-governmental organizations and women's associations in Niger, a group of about fifty structures.[4] She is also the head of one of the country's first NGOs, the Association for Democracy, Freedom and Development.[3][5]

Keïta died on 29 October 2018, at the age of 72, following a long illness.[6]

gollark: Also the service got nationalized or something and constantly slightly increases in cost.
gollark: Where I live in the UK train service... exists... but it seems to actually be about as fast as going by car on the same trip, if not slower.
gollark: I mean, trains would be better for... some-distance transport... but it seems like nobody cares enough to implement good train infrastructure most places.
gollark: * planes are cool
gollark: * cool

References
  1. "Décès de Mariama Keïta, première femme journaliste du Niger". La Libre (in French). 2018-10-29.
  2. "La première femme journaliste du Niger, Mariama Keïta, est morte". Le Figaro. 2018-10-29. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
  3. Traoré, Bintou (2018-10-30). "Décès de Mariama Keïta, celle qui fut la première femme journaliste du Niger". TV5 Monde (in French). Retrieved 2018-10-31.
  4. "Décès de Mariama keita , doyenne de la presse nigérienne | ANP". www.anp.ne (in French). 2018-10-29.
  5. "Décès de la première femme journaliste du Niger". VOA Afrique (in French). 2018-10-29.
  6. "Niger's first female journalist Mariama Keita dies at 72". News24. 2018-10-30.
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