“Those in power do not see the priority of {women’s} issues because they are not affected.” These are the words of a Muslim women’s rights activist from Hargeisa, Somaliland, one of the…
In our interconnected world, social media has become a meeting point for transformative feminist movements, acting as a catalyst for different revolutions and uprisings such as #MeToo and #EatTheRich. It empowers individual…
Musu was a young woman living in a remote village in southern Sierra Leone, where the healthcare system was non-existent. When she became pregnant with her first child at 17, Musu knew…
Africa is a diverse continent with many cultures, norms, languages, and belief systems. Africa is also a continent where LGBTQIA+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual, and other nonbinary identities) persons…
In all our interconnected existence In our struggles backed by persistence, A life, a living thing Sadly means nothing Absolutely nothing…. Unless it is labelled. “Is it not enough battle to…
The Gambia, often referred to as the “Smiling Coast of Africa”, is celebrated for its peaceful people. Whether you are straddling the streets of Banjul or navigating through the vast river Gambia…
Under the veil of darkness, a young couple and their two children drove slowly down a road in Khartoum, the car swerving carefully to avoid potholes and bodies strewn along the way.…
In a small town somewhere in Nigeria, there lived a girl named Sarana. Sarana grew up in a lovely family of six, where there was no power struggle or patriarchal influence, and…
Ramadan preparations in Nigeria begin long before the crescent moon is sighted. Like many people, I buy food in bulk: rice, millet, maize, beans, beef, and poultry. I also engage a small-scale…
Women’s rights advocates, experts, policymakers, and leaders are gathering at the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), the United Nations’ largest annual gathering on gender equality and women’s empowerment, in New…