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AfriFem in Action: Sakinatou Ouédraogo presents ADDAD and her quest for domestic workers' rights (Burkina Faso)
Afrifems In Action
AfriFem in Action: Sakinatou Ouédraogo presents ADDAD and her quest for domestic workers' rights (Burkina Faso)
Afrifems In Action
Afrifems In Action
“Freedom means I should take responsibility for myself and do things that I believe are good.” - Wiyaala (Ghana) 4/4
Interview
“Freedom means I should take responsibility for myself and do things that I believe are good.” - Wiyaala (Ghana) 4/4
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Interview
“My feminism is to empower myself and empower the next generation of young women” - Wiyaala (Ghana) 3/4
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“My feminism is to empower myself and empower the next generation of young women” - Wiyaala (Ghana) 3/4
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Interview
“I learned that I have to sing in my language to get to my people.” - Wiyaala (Ghana) 2/4
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“I learned that I have to sing in my language to get to my people.” - Wiyaala (Ghana) 2/4
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Interview
“I'm just a simple Sissala girl who is following her dreams.” - Wiyaala (Ghana) 1/4
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“I'm just a simple Sissala girl who is following her dreams.” - Wiyaala (Ghana) 1/4
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Interview
"It's through the struggle that we have built our sisterhood" - Awa Fall-Diop (Senegal) 4/4
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"It's through the struggle that we have built our sisterhood" - Awa Fall-Diop (Senegal) 4/4
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Interview
"I hope that with the current generation or with the next generations, we will experience a revolutionary revival" - Awa Fall-Diop (Senegal) 3/4
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"I hope that with the current generation or with the next generations, we will experience a revolutionary revival" - Awa Fall-Diop (Senegal) 3/4
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Interview
“As long as there is oppression of any kind, there is a need for feminist movements.” - Awa Fall-Diop (Senegal) 2/4
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“As long as there is oppression of any kind, there is a need for feminist movements.” - Awa Fall-Diop (Senegal) 2/4
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Interview
“When I think of myself, I see a free Awa.”- Awa Fall-Diop (Senegal) 1/4
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“When I think of myself, I see a free Awa.”- Awa Fall-Diop (Senegal) 1/4
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Interview
"We need more feminist convening spaces where we can talk about our realities." - Marie-Bénédicte Kouadio (Côte d'Ivoire) 2/2
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"We need more feminist convening spaces where we can talk about our realities." - Marie-Bénédicte Kouadio (Côte d'Ivoire) 2/2
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Interview
"I don't want to convince anyone. I simply want to act in my own feminist way" - Riane-Paule Katoua (Côte d’Ivoire) 1/2
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"I don't want to convince anyone. I simply want to act in my own feminist way" - Riane-Paule Katoua (Côte d’Ivoire) 1/2
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Interview
Afrifem in Action: Edwige Renée Dro and 1949Books, the feminist library in Yopougon, Côte d’Ivoire
Afrifems In Action
Afrifem in Action: Edwige Renée Dro and 1949Books, the feminist library in Yopougon, Côte d’Ivoire
Afrifems In Action
Afrifems In Action
Afrifem in Action: Salématou Baldé and Aude N’depo Discuss the Mes Menstrues Libres festival in Côte d'Ivoire
Afrifems In Action
Afrifem in Action: Salématou Baldé and Aude N’depo Discuss the Mes Menstrues Libres festival in Côte d'Ivoire
Afrifems In Action
Afrifems In Action
"Being a feminist artist means using your art to help the movement grow." - Mafoya Glélé Kakaï (Benin) 3/3
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"Being a feminist artist means using your art to help the movement grow." - Mafoya Glélé Kakaï (Benin) 3/3
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Interview
“I didn't want to be a good woman in the eyes of society” - Mafoya Glélé Kakaï (Benin) 2/3
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“I didn't want to be a good woman in the eyes of society” - Mafoya Glélé Kakaï (Benin) 2/3
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Interview
“I feel that I was born with this desire to make women look good.” – Mafoya Glélé Kakaï (Benin) 1/3
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“I feel that I was born with this desire to make women look good.” – Mafoya Glélé Kakaï (Benin) 1/3
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Interview
“We must break past the barriers of selfishness and contempt” -Constance Yaï (Côte d’Ivoire) 2/2
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“We must break past the barriers of selfishness and contempt” -Constance Yaï (Côte d’Ivoire) 2/2
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Interview
“We are feminists because we love freedom” – Constance Yaï (Côte d’Ivoire) 1/2
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“We are feminists because we love freedom” – Constance Yaï (Côte d’Ivoire) 1/2
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Interview
“I think it's important to hold each other with grace in our healing process” - Lorato Palesa Modongo (Botswana) 5/5
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“I think it's important to hold each other with grace in our healing process” - Lorato Palesa Modongo (Botswana) 5/5
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Interview
“We don't owe anyone a sanitised feminism” - Lorato Palesa Modongo (Botswana) 4/5
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“We don't owe anyone a sanitised feminism” - Lorato Palesa Modongo (Botswana) 4/5
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Interview
“Reflecting on the progress already made by people who walked before me gives me courage” - Lorato Palesa Modongo (Botswana) 3/5
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“Reflecting on the progress already made by people who walked before me gives me courage” - Lorato Palesa Modongo (Botswana) 3/5
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Interview
“For me, freedom means just being and not having to explain your choices”- Lorato Palesa Modongo (Botswana) 2\5
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“For me, freedom means just being and not having to explain your choices”- Lorato Palesa Modongo (Botswana) 2\5
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Interview
“I really don't like patriarchy as a system” - Lorato Palesa Modongo (Botswana) 1\5
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“I really don't like patriarchy as a system” - Lorato Palesa Modongo (Botswana) 1\5
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Interview
Afrifem in Action : Bénédicte Bailou Presents Femin-In, a feminist movement promoting the participation of young women in politics (Burkina Faso)
Afrifems In Action
Afrifem in Action : Bénédicte Bailou Presents Femin-In, a feminist movement promoting the participation of young women in politics (Burkina Faso)
Afrifems In Action
Afrifems In Action
Afrifem in Action: Shining A Spotlight on OluTimehin Kukoyi and THS GRLS (Nigeria)
Afrifems In Action
Afrifem in Action: Shining A Spotlight on OluTimehin Kukoyi and THS GRLS (Nigeria)
Afrifems In Action
Afrifems In Action
“You have to make sure that your own merits prevail over other people’s opinion” - Salamatou Traoré (Niger) - 4/4
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“You have to make sure that your own merits prevail over other people’s opinion” - Salamatou Traoré (Niger) - 4/4
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Interview
“They come in as victims and leave as leaders” - Salamatou Traoré (Niger) - 3/4
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“They come in as victims and leave as leaders” - Salamatou Traoré (Niger) - 3/4
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Interview
“I know that with my hands and my head, I can provide for myself” - Salamatou Traoré (Niger) - 2/4
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“I know that with my hands and my head, I can provide for myself” - Salamatou Traoré (Niger) - 2/4
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Interview
"My father raised me like a boy" - Salamatou Traoré (Niger) - 1/4
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"My father raised me like a boy" - Salamatou Traoré (Niger) - 1/4
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Interview
“We must channel all our anger into taking action to safeguard existing abortion rights” - Dr Satang Nabaneh (The Gambia )
Afrifems In Action
“We must channel all our anger into taking action to safeguard existing abortion rights” - Dr Satang Nabaneh (The Gambia )
Afrifems In Action
Afrifems In Action
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"We human beings are natural storytellers." Nebila Abdulmelik (Ethiopia) 3/3
"We human beings are natural storytellers." Nebila Abdulmelik (Ethiopia) 3/3

In part 3, I speak to Nebila about a mutual passion of ours: books and all things creative.

"Religion doesn’t discriminate, but practice often does." - Nebila Abdulmelik (Ethiopia) 2/3
"Religion doesn’t discriminate, but practice often does." - Nebila Abdulmelik (Ethiopia) 2/3

In part 2 of this interview with Nebila, we cover the thorny topic of religion and feminism and the misconceptions that surround it.

“My feminism is not rooted in anger. It is rooted in hope and faith” - Nebila Abdulmelik (Ethiopia) 1/3
“My feminism is not rooted in anger. It is rooted in hope and faith” - Nebila Abdulmelik (Ethiopia) 1/3

In eyala’s inaugural interview, I speak to my dear friend and kick-ass feminist Nebila Abdulmelik about her path towards activism.