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Sex Boycott and Peace Making in Africa

This world is rich in resources and also rich in violence and war. The wars can be broadly divided in to two: intrastate war and interstate war. There are different methods in solving such wars and conflicts. One of the non-violent methods of solving conflicts and wars is "sex boycott"

  • Africa:   Sex Strike for Peace

    Reporter, 1 November 2014

    This world is rich in resources and also rich in violence and war. The wars can be broadly divided in to two: intrastate war and interstate war. Read more »

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Two women sit at the UNMISS base in Rumbek, Lakes State, South Sudan.

  • South Sudan:   Women Propose Sex Strike

    Sudan Tribune, 23 October 2014

    A group of female South Sudanese peace activists have appealed to women across the country and in diaspora to consider denying their husbands sex until the conflict is resolved. Read more »

  • Uganda:   When Women Play the Stronger-Sex Role

    Observer, 2 October 2014

    According to 55-year-old Maria Nantume, some husbands in Buganda once expected piggy-back rides on their wives' backs after their husbands had had a bath. Read more »

  • Liberia:   'Women Used Sex Strike for Peace'

    NEWS, 18 August 2013

    The President of the Muslim Women for Peace in Liberia Asatu Bah-Kenneth says women abstained from sex during the civil war as a strategy to restore peace in Liberia. Read more »

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