Botswana welcomed its fifth President Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi in April 2018 who succeeded President Ian Khama. In the new cabinet, 31 year old Bogolo Joy Kenewendo was appointed the Minister of…
Resistance, in all its forms, is a push-back against status quos. It is not meant to soothe those to whom it is aimed, rather to demonstrate, as creatively, effectively, and shockingly what…
In June 2019, efforts by trade unions across the globe to ensure safe, healthy and violence free workplaces for all categories of workers in the world were crowned with a convention by…
I took the title from one of the sarcastic tweets by a fellow Ethiopian on Twitter on the recent ridiculous court sentencing a man to 10 years in prison for raping a…
I think, I should start with the disclaimer, I am a feminist, an African feminist to be exact, pledging my allegiance to the African Feminist Charter, which, among things, affirms that women…
As has become tradition every year – on my birthday and as the new year comes around – I reflect on life, some of its lessons and takeaways for the year ahead. So…
Being a Feminist is fabulous! Those of us who have identified as feminists often feel smug – we are smart, we have sussed out the world and its inequalities, especially those between…
About a week or so ago I shared a comic strip by Adam Ellis & Grace Spelman that addresses the catcalling women are subjected to when walking down the street. Catcalling has…
Who says you can only honor mothers on Mothers’ Day? We honour mothers, as well as other mother figures in our lives everyday- at least I do. I planned to write this…
Recently I had a chance to interact with 24 vibrant women from Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan (including South Sudanese living as refugees in Uganda) and Uganda, at a…