From November 8 -16, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will host its 27th Convention of Parties (COP27) in Sharm El-Sheik, Egypt. The conference, convened by the Egyptian Presidency,…
Le Salon du Cinéma au Féminin is a festival aiming to highlight women's work in cinema. This show which is the initiative of the young Ivorian director Rita Ambeu was held, for…
I’m a million different people From one day to the next I can’t change my mould– The Verve In ‘Rage and Bloom’, writer and community organizer Lena Anyuolo weaves together a…
The internet is a potent instrument and platform for feminists and women’s rights advocates to organize, influence, connect and be in solidarity for social, economic, and political rights and freedoms.
It was my second time watching The Throne, yet this play's magic took hold of me like it did the first time. Written by one of Sierra Leone's finest minds Oumar Farouk…
On 7 August, Liliane Mugabekazi, 24, was arrested and charged in Rwanda for wearing a sheer dress to a concert. She spent 12 days in police custody before being released on bail…
I must have been about 14 years growing up in the late 90s in rural Uganda when I overheard a conversation about abortion by a group of women. It was one of…
In January 2022, Kenyan women held a month-long sit-in and protests in front of their Consulate in Lebanon, demanding accountability for the consular staff they accused of exploitation, mistreatment and non-responsiveness, and asking for repatriation and adequate support.
Feminism is a political project about what could be. It’s always looking forward, invested in futures we can’t quite grasp yet. – Lola Olufemi In October 2020, the UN Women declared the…
“We are each other’s harvest: we are each other’s business: we are each other’s magnitude and bond.” Gwendolyn Brooks. Collective care has always been central to our existences as Africans before we…