My word: Hold someone’s hand

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I’m typing this shortly after attending a graduation ceremony where the keynote speaker was Esther Kamweru, who was the first woman managing editor of a newspaper in sub-Saharan Africa when she was employed by Standard Group.

So today, you will understand me if I hoot my own horn a little bit for my own achievement, being one of 82 fellows from around Africa to graduate from the 2020 Women in News Accelerator programme.