Africa in Focus
Oct 2021
#BHM “When you educate a girl, you educate the whole nation.” How this Chief Leader is Protecting Girls in Malawi
Early marriages are sometimes seen as a “way out” of poverty for young children, especially girls, who bear the brunt of economic hardship
Oct 2021
Cape Verde: Former Prime Minister, José Maria Neves, Elected President
His lengthy experience is needed, as he takes over at a time of deep COVID-induced economic recession and soaring inflation for the country
Oct 2021
#BHM Professor Thuli Madonsela: The Social Justice Aficionado
The Eastern Cape is one of the poorest and least developed provinces in the country while South Africa is the world’s most unequal country in the world
Oct 2021
20.10.20 The Lekki Massacre: The #EndSARS Protests Ended Nothing
Activism has been a prime strategy against injustice and was the major tool in overcoming colonialism, military dictatorship, and government-sanctioned violence
Oct 2021
#BHM In Conversation with Captain Thokozile Muwamba: The First Zambian Female Fighter Pilot
In its fifty-three years of existence, the Defence Force has had 11 commanders-in-chief, all of whom have been men
Oct 2021
#BHM MARTHA KOOME: All Rise! Kenya’s First Female Chief Justice Now Presiding
“Women entering male-dominated professions should not succumb to male norms. This is because leadership and professional ability is gender neutral”
Oct 2021
#BHM Lady Margaret Ekpo: A Fierce Feminist and Political Pioneer
“Without the help of Women, the men could not have effectively executed the fight for Nigeria’s Independence from the British”
Oct 2021
Is Purity Culture and the Adultification of Black Girls to Blame for the ongoing rise of Child Marriages
There is an obvious link between the high child marriage rates in Africa and the over-sexualisation of Black girls
Oct 2021
White is Light, and White is Right: Colonialism, Colourism and Skin Bleaching
Thanks to colonialism and white supremacy, Women who pass the paper bag test are held in high esteem, put on a pedestal and idolised
Oct 2021
King of Boys: The Politics of Power and Female Representation
The political climate in Nigeria is fraught with many negatives, from electoral violence, godfatherism, self-interest and corruption
Oct 2021
Let’s Give Credit Where it’s Due: The Money Moves of Nigerian Women
As long as money is seen as the preserve of men alone, Women who earn more or have more in savings could be subjected to domestic violence
Sep 2021
The March to End Sexual Violence in Zambia Continues
The grassroots organisation Sistah Sistah has advocated for 900 sexual violence cases in their three-year existence. Only two cases have made it to court