This introductory chapter foregrounds the urgent yet underexplored issue of journalistic trauma in sub-Saharan Africa, with a particular focus on its gendered dimensions. It situates African journalists within precarious socio-political and professional landscapes marked by violence, harassment, and emotional strain, especially for women. Drawing on recent scholarship and global advocacy efforts, the chapter calls for trauma-informed journalism education, institutional support, and culturally grounded coping mechanisms. It sets the stage for the volume’s broader inquiry into how African journalists–especially women–navigate, resist, and survive the emotional toll of their work.