Kuperekwa is a ceremony conducted when a woman is formally taken to her husband’s family homestead after marriage. It is the final ritual in the marriage process. It is commonly practiced in…
It is without a doubt that if Winnie Madikizela Mandela would have been a man, so much grace and heroism would have been attributed to her personhood and her legacy purified for…
For the last 16 years, the legal protection and advocacy for the sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR) of African women and girls has had the backing of the Protocol to the…
This week’s, Dr Stella Nyanzi’s engagement at The Reykjavík Dialogue 2021 Renewing Activism to End Violence Against Women is a rich reminder of the deep roots of violence against Black African women.…
Gender disparities and the catapult effects on women’s lives and livelihood are a long-standing global concern. These inequalities are rooted in socially constructed and deeply embedded systems that govern our ways of…
Content warning: this post includes content on gender-based violence. Rebecca Shadwick, Oxfam global campaigner, spoke with Rosebell Kagumire, editor at African Feminism, about the pandemic’s impact on women, freedom from physical…
Gender and sexuality are everyday realities to be navigated in every aspect of our lives. We live in systems predetermined and often violent towards us based on gender and sexuality. Systems include…
About two months ago, I posted my photos on social media after a day out with my friends to cheer me up following a tough time. What followed was a tabloid stealing…
In early 2020, just before the pandemic became the word and the life, young Ugandan women took to Twitter to expose men they alleged had sexually harassed and, in some cases sexually…
It is strange to feel relief at any one’s passing. Magufuli’s death was the end of one of the most disappointing eras I have witnessed in my country. There was hope at…