West Africa: The Project Nurturing West Africa's New Generation of Women Filmmakers

Some of the West African film industry's biggest names are backing a new mentorship programme to support emerging women filmmakers. Showcased at this year's Cannes Film Festival,… Read more »

Africa: How Women Are Paving Their Own Way Through Africa's Tech Sector

Nairobi - The recent Africa Forward summit in Nairobi hosted jointly by Kenya and France gave women working in the technology sector the chance to discuss issues including the… Read more »

Sudan: Women Victims of Sudan's War Bear Scars of 'Indescribable' Violence

Sudan's civil war, now in its fourth year, has been described by the UN as the world's worst humanitarian crisis for women and girls. Sexual violence has reportedly been used as a… Read more »

Kenya: Stigma and Sisterhood - How One Kenyan Woman Knitted a Healthcare Revolution

Mary Mwangi turned to her knitting needles for solace during her cancer treatment - and then used them to help other women survivors reclaim their dignity. Read more »

West Africa: The Fulani Women Living Under the Control of Jnim Jihadists in the Sahel

What is life like for the women living in the central Sahel, in areas controlled by the jihadist JNIM group? British researchers spoke with women from the Fulani ethnic group,… Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Women March Into the Fray but Power Still Lags in Côte d'Ivoire

Women have been highly visible in Côte d'Ivoire's election campaign. They turn up at rallies, organise events and even run for president. But they remain under-represented in… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: The 'Wowo' Women Carrying DR Congo's Border Trade On Their Backs, Despite the Risks

Hundreds of women carry cross-border trade on their heads and backs every day at Kasumbalesa, the Democratic Republic of Congo's second-busiest border crossing into Zambia. Their… Read more »

Nigeria: Hundreds of Nigerian Women Protest in Push for More Female MPs

For several years, Nigerian MPs have been blocking legislation aimed at better representation for women in politics. The country's women - who make up the majority of the… Read more »

Kenya: The Karate Grannies of Korogocho, Fighting Back At Any Age

In the heart of Korogocho, a Nairobi slum where corrugated metal homes lean wearily against each other, a group of elderly women gathers every morning in a small community hall.… Read more »

Comoros: Comorian Woman Says Justice Minister Among Men Who Raped Her for Years

A young Comorian woman, Raanti A, has spoken to RFI about multiple rapes she alleges she was subjected to by a man she is related to, who she says also invited several other men to… Read more »

Africa: Big Guns Line Up for Shot At Glory As Women's Afcon Enters Knockout Stages

The 2024 women's Africa Cup of Nations enters the last eight knockout stages on Friday as nine-time champions Nigeria face Zambia in Casablanca and hosts Morocco entertain Mali at… Read more »