Earlier this year, I shared a photo on X of myself drinking tea at an outdoor cafe in Mogadishu. My main argument, written in response to a discussion about Somalia’s masculine cafe…
This opinion piece is inspired by a short critical article written by a friend from many moons ago, Seble Teweldebirehan. Sebli and I met in 2015 when we both attended an evening…
In July 1985, Nairobi hosted the United Nations’ World Conference on Women (Nairobi ‘85), which assessed the achievements of the UN Decade for Women. The first such conference ever held on African…
The violence of our age isn’t just in wars or laws, but in how we have learned to live with them, how we scroll past them on our phones before bed. The…
Decolonising the Digital Body: Reflections on Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence in Malawi
When one of my clients reported that her ex-husband, a police officer, was hacking her accounts, legal aid told her to “take it up with the police.” But going to the police…
The mass killings began instantly when Al-Fashir city, the capital of North Darfur state and the historical capital of the Darfur region, fell to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary force…
As a feminist who has taken the journey to decenter marriage, I write from both conviction and lived experiences as a single woman in my late 30s. I have chosen to share…
The Goethe-Institut Johannesburg is currently hosting the House of African Feminisms / African Feminisms Gathering from 25 to 28 September 2025. I had been invited to the space, and after reflection, I…
Today is World Contraception Day under the theme “A choice for all – agency, intention, access.” UNFPA emphasizes that “everyone deserves accurate, unbiased information about and access to contraception, tailored to individual…
On a Friday in September 2016, in a small town in Kenema District, my life was changed forever. What began as a small argument over money turned into a nightmare. I went…