On May 28 the world celebrated Menstruation Hygiene Day. Yes it has taken us to pause one day to reiterate what is a normal human phenomenon as if menstruation only happens once…
We exist as women who are black, who are feminist, each stranded for a moment, working independently because there is not yet an environment in this society remotely congenial to our struggle-because…
My black body was told, It was too thick to be held, My black skin was told, It was too dark to be pictured, too toned to be painted My black history…
These past weeks have been crucial for Ethiopian medical professionals as the nation-wide protest started by medical interns extended to medical doctors and students across the country. The medical professionals are demanding…
The Court for Arbitration for Sport (CAS) recently ruled on the case of Caster Semenya vs the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) where she was challenging a rule that requires the…
On April 27, Nigeria woke to the news of a raid by police on two clubs in Abuja where 70 women were arrested on accusation of engaging in prostitution. The police, together…
Is there a “women’s movement” in Malawi? Yes, there are many times as a country we have engaged in a deliberate process of movement building but these efforts have often been fragmented…
Last month the Government of Rwanda published a ministerial order or guidelines determining conditions to be satisfied for a medical doctor to perform an abortion. These guidelines were released following the revision…
There is nothing that gets patriarchy and its adherents in knots as any discussion around women’s bodies and specifically, the thought of women’s control over their bodies. To understand the struggle over…
Following the devastating crash of Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 last month, I was having a conversation with a friend and repeating some platitudes. We shouldn’t take people for granted, we should make…