Growing up, I was taught that menstruation was a private affair. I learnt that no one was supposed to know when I was on my period. Everything about how I handled myself…
Sudanese women’s rights groups have been fighting for equality in political participation in the transitional government since last year. Sudan has had a bumpy transition since the deposition of former dictator Omar…
In 2015, I ran an online poll asking 100 Malawians if they considered the non-consensual distribution of intimate images, or ‘revenge porn’ (as it is known colloquially) a form of sexual violence.…
Ethiopian Feminist Zemdena Abebe, in an article published in October 2019 asserted that “democracy is defined as a structure of decisionmaking where power is exercised by the people because our default definition…
It was some time in 2018 during my final year at university. I had just been selected as the first female Entertainment Director of the Catholic University of Malawi. A new academic…
Five years ago, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) carried out research showing that 73% of women had already been exposed to or had experienced some form of online…
On May 13, Zimbabwe’s main opposition party, The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC Alliance), carried out a flash protest against the government’s failure to provide relief food or funds to the people…
We didn’t see it coming, a novel virus that has put the world on its knees. For some months we thought we were safe until tragedy hit home, in Uganda when the…
It all started with a tweet. The day is 17th May 2020. 17th May is the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia. Usually, we would celebrate this day at an event…
As African countries continue to battle the Coronavirus pandemic, African women’s rights activists and organisers continue to find ways to respond to the challenge. With all the limitations that measures to stem…