In August 2023, four women were found guilty of performing Female Genital Mutilation by a Kuntaur Magistrate court in the Central River Region (CRR) near Gambia’s capital, Banjul. According to The Gambia…
I have struggled to put these thoughts into words, even as I remain in hiding because I have been doxed for standing up for myself and my community against the ugly claws…
For LGBTQIA+ persons in Africa, our very existence is a struggle to stay alive. Activism is a pathway foisted upon us by our lived realities without our consent. We go to bed…
This year marks 126 years since women of Al-Matama in Sudan tied themselves together and plunged into the River Nile to escape the humiliation of rape. Now, history is repeating itself. On…
About three weeks ago, several members of the Ethiopian LGBTQIA+ community and allies in the diaspora woke up to TikTok videos containing pictures of their smiling faces under an Amharic text declaring,…
For days, the hunters have been gathering in their thousands on Telegram groups and TikTok live sessions, devising ways to capture their prey. They exchange notes about how to spot the “homosexual”.…
The World Bank has announced it will halt new loans to Uganda over the harmful anti-LGBTIQ law. On 26 May, Uganda’s president Yoweri Museveni assented to the Anti-Homosexuality Bill, 2023, which criminalises…
The Women Deliver Conference, held since 2007, is one of the world’s largest gatherings on gender equity and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). This year, amidst a global backlash against…
Transitions and change are the only constants in life. We grow, we regress, and sometimes we plateau. But how do we measure progress and according to who, especially if one is involved…
This week, grassroots advocates, governments and multilateral organizations, private sector corporations, philanthropies and gender justice activists are all gathering in Rwanda for the Women Deliver conference. Such gatherings are important – certainly in…