May 23, 2019

"If things get out of hand, I'll block your account": Aïchatou Ouattara (Belgium - Senegal - Cote d’Ivoire) - 4/4

May 23, 2019/ Eyala Team

Who better than a blogger to talk to me about the joys and struggles of online feminist activism? Here I speak with Aïchatou Ouattara, founder of Francophone blog Afrofeminista, about her practical tips for surviving the madhouse that is social media.

May 23, 2019

"We come from a lineage of powerful African feminists”: Aïchatou Ouattara (Belgium - Senegal - Côte d’Ivoire) - 3/4

May 23, 2019/ Eyala Team

Aïchatou, a Belgium-based activist and blogger, calls on Afro-feminists to draw inspiration from the great feminist figures in African history, and not just from American Black feminism.

May 23, 2019

"Practicing sisterhood means getting out of my comfort zone": Aïchatou Ouattara (Belgium - Senegal - Côte d’Ivoire) - 2/4

May 23, 2019/ Eyala Team

I’m in conversation with Aïchatou Ouattara, a Brussels-based feminist blogger of Ivorian and Senegalese descent. Here, she tells me what Afro-feminism mean to her, and how she practices feminist sisterhood.

May 23, 2019

"I'm done feeling ashamed of who I am" : Aïchatou Ouattara (Belgium - Senegal - Côte d’Ivoire) - 1/4

May 23, 2019/ Eyala Team

Aïchatou Ouattara is a Belgian feminist blogger from Senegal and Cote d’Ivoire. She is the brain behind Afrofeminista, one of the most-read Francophone blogs on the lives of African women living in Europe and in Africa. And she’s a joy to speak with!

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I’m in conversation with Aïchatou Ouattara, a Brussels-based feminist blogger of Ivorian and Senegalese descent. Here, she tells me what Afro-feminism mean to her, and how she practices feminist sisterhood.