Months ago, a South African friend was asked to write a review on different types of feminism existing in the world. She was shocked to see that the review aimed at explaining to young people what feminism stood for didn’t list African feminism. Her shock gave me an opportunity to reflect on that too. I […]
Coalition for Human Rights in the Gambia Press Release 13 October 2010 Two Prominent Gender and Human Rights Defenders detained in The Gambia. Two prominent Gender and Human Rights defenders, Dr. Isatou Touray and Amie Bojang Sissoho were arrested and detained on Monday October 11th, 2010 by Gambian security forces, kept in police custody at […]
Our hope is to allow new readings of Africa’s history by shedding light on the things that women do and say- Abena Pokua Adompim Busia In the fight for women to reclaim their voices I have personally pledged to leave no stone unturned. - Aïssatou Cisse I often find that stigma is informed by ignorance […]
(for for my African feminist sisters) Glide the figure eight across these Mnyarwanda hips these Mswahili Mswazi Ashanti Xhosa ride the slow flex and turn mould and build breeeeaaaaaaaathe and transform the rhythmic rebirth of Africa’s daughters Mwalimu, Madiba Lumumba, Nkrumah asanteni sana! but it is our turn now…. Incandescent butterfly woman and river spirit […]
On the 14th of November, 2008, AWDF launched the ‘African Feminist Ancestors Project’ at an evening reception hosted by AWDF and representatives from the African Feminist Forum, in celebration of African women’s movements and feminist activism. The ‘African Feminist Ancestors Project’ seeks to document the rich herstory of African women’s struggles for autonomy and change. […]
Grace Ushang was a young Nigerian woman who had every right to expect a bright future. Now she is dead merely because she was female. On the day that Nigeria celebrated its 49th Independence Anniversary on 1 October 2009, NEXT Newspaper reported that Ms. Ushang from Obudu in Cross River State, a member of the […]