International Dialogue & African Perspectives

With the transition from military rule to democracy in 1999, Nigerian women hoped that their voices would finally be heard and their demands for an equal share in political participation fulfilled.

Mase Ramaru is in conversation with Elsbeth Engelbrecht about the complexities of intergenerational feminist relations and the options for feminism of thinking through intergenerational solidarity.

Choosing Mariama Bâ (1929–1981) as an entry point into the discussion of intergenerational feminism in Senegal is neither fortuitous nor coincidental.

The feminist movement in Senegal can be traced through the creation of women’s groups and associations.

This article considers the multiple roles that women activists have occupied in two different contexts: firstly, in the fight against colonialism, and secondly, present-day feminist activists.

Bi-monthly seasonal podcast engaging African thinkers and doers on what it means to Think African. Produced in cooperation with Heinrich Boll Stiftung, Cape Town and African Arguments.

Expanding on the United Nations Women’s Rights Convention, Tunisia became the first Arab country to incorporate into its laws the notion of gender-based political violence. Can this concept now be incorporated into international instruments to benefit more women across the globe, starting with UN Women’s 2021 Generation Equality Forum?

The momentous African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), which went into effect on Jan. 1, demonstrates the continent’s desire to carve its own economic destiny. But as Africa’s biggest trading partner, the European Union’s actions will have a strong impact on the project’s chances of success. The EU’s historical record suggests it would benefit from more serious listening to what its African partners want on trade.