Mariama Keïta

Mariama Keïta, born in 1946, was a Nigerien journalist and the country's first female journalist and feminist activist. She died on October 29, 2018.

Biography Keïta was born in 1946 in Niamey. She began her career at the age of 18 as an intern at Radio Niger known as the Niger first radio station.

Keïta also co-founded the Coordination of Niger Women's NGOs and Associations, a coalition that worked closely with various stakeholders, including religious and community leaders, to advance women's rights in areas such as marriage and divorce. She is also the head of one of the country's first NGOs, the Association for Democracy, Freedom and Development.

Impact and death Keïta served as President of the Conseil supérieur de la communication (CSC), a Nigerien media regulatory body from 2003 to 2006.

Keïta died in Turkey on 29 October 2018, at the age of 72, following a prolonged illness.