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Henriette Ekwe Ebongo (December 25, 1949) is a
Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ...
ian journalist, publisher and political activist. She was awarded the
International Women of Courage Award The International Women of Courage Award, also referred to as the U.S. Secretary of State's International Women of Courage Award, is an American award presented annually by the United States Department of State to women around the world who have ...
in 2011. Ebongo advocates freedom of press, gender equality, human rights, and
good governance Good governance is the process of measuring how public institutions conduct public affairs and manage public resources and guarantee the realization of human rights in a manner essentially free of abuse and corruption and with due regard for th ...
. She was active in the struggle against dictatorship in the 1980s, and the current campaign against government corruption, gender discrimination and human rights abuses. During this time she has suffered repression, torture, and being taken to military court. She is the publisher of the independent weekly newspaper ''Babela'' and is a founder of the Cameroon branch of
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, the anti-corruption
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US Department of State website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ebongo, Henriette Ekwe 1950 births Living people Cameroonian activists Cameroonian women activists Cameroonian journalists Cameroonian women journalists Recipients of the International Women of Courage Award