The board and staff of the African Women’s Development Fund (Rapport Annuel ) welcome the appointment of H.E. Mary Robinson as the United Nations Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region of Africa. It is our belief that she will bring her passion for human rights and strong sense of integrity to work for the benefit of […]
Performance poétique féroce de Nana Akosua lors de la soirée de slam de la Journée internationale de la femme organisée par le Fonds de développement de la femme africaine (Rapport Annuel ) et Alliance Française (DE) inspiré le tweet suivant d'un membre du public: “La poignée de Nana Akosua s'il vous plaît. Elle a gagné mon oscar. Excellent travail avec le spectacle de ce soir. Gloire!” A l'occasion du Mondial […]
The women-children of African people choke on popcorn and live lives with subtitles. Never sure what is asked of them—whether it is from their mothers, or the ethnographers asking about their mothers. They marry up; they marry men; they learn to be the treasurers of society’s decrees. And early on, they […]
Recently I was invited to participate in the ‘The Forum‘, un programme BBC World Service. Quand j'ai reçu la requête initiale du producteur, j'ai pensé, “Pourquoi pas?”, puis vérifié les détails du programme en ligne… “Quoi? The programme is described as an ‘ideas discussion show which tackles the big questions of our age with […]
On the 10th of March, le Fonds de développement des femmes africaines (Rapport Annuel ) and the African Feminist Forum (AFF) organised a panel discussion on ‘What’s new in African feminisms: Pop, People and Politics‘ as part of the WOW festival at the Southbank Centre in London. Resource persons were Jessica Horn, a founding member of the AFF, écrivain […]
Liberate She Currency, food and spiraling promises Shiny cars, heavy jewelry and bottle-shaped figures delivered with a kiss In your face they worship you for keeping your sons close Turn around; you’re the 21st century emperor with his new clothes You get a lot of love, cos you’re nature’s most endowed […]