Gender & Feminism

Gender, Anti-Colonialism and Nationalism The Anti-Colonial Legacies of African Women

Nnenna Ifeanyi-AjufoSeptember 8, 2021

That women’s participation in anti-colonial and nationalist struggles may not be as obvious in existing literature does not mean such participation was peripheral. Read more.

August/September 2021vol5-no3

Fearless Fighter The Revolutionary Life of Vera Chirwa

Boetumelo Julianne NyasuluSeptember 8, 2021

In the freedom-fighting legacy of Malawi’s Vera Chirwa, you see the power of emotion and feelings, often devalued in women, as the driver of her activism. Read more.

August/September 2021vol5-no3

Egba Women Unite! Lessons from the Egba Women’s Anti-Colonial Movement

Lanaire AderemiSeptember 8, 2021

For much of history, Egba market women have been erroneously (re)presented as ‘barbaric’ and ‘disorganized’. Such women, however, were indelible forces of anti-colonial resistance. Their legacies invite us to deconstruct anti-colonial struggles—a restorative and equally revolutionary act. Read more.

August/September 2021vol5-no3

Reading Muslim Feminism What to Read on Feminism and Islam

Wardah AbbasAugust 11, 2021

Muslim feminism is still very much an understudied field—the texts in this reading list set a path for understanding the various forms of feminism amongst Muslim women. Read more.

August/September 2021Library

Modern Slavery, Child Exploitation or Both? Child Marriage in Nigeria

Olayinka AdeniyiJune 7, 2021

Despite child marriage being recognized and prohibited by both international and domestic laws within Nigeria. Child marriage is still prevalent, especially in the North and argued as an Islamic religious practice. Read more.

June/July 2021

Under the Radar Descent-based Slavery as a Form of Contemporary Slavery

Marie Rodet, Bakary Camara, Marie-Christine Deleigne and Lotte PelckmansJune 7, 2021

Examining the links between descent-based slavery and contemporary slavery in West Africa helps us to find the missing link to understanding the conditions under which slavery and slavery-like practices keep persisting despite abolitions and international anti-slavery legislation. Read more.

June/July 2021

‘Lady’ A Feminine Critique of Fela

Merlin UwalakaJune 7, 2021

Fela’s attempt to invalidate or mock Lady, an African woman transcending the rigid gender norm is anti-feminine, anti-feminist and anti-Nigerian. Women in many pre-colonial societies in what is now known as Nigeria were empowered in ways that Fela’s Lady made fun of. Read more.

June/July 2021

Wartime Forced Marriage and Sexual Slavery in Africa Cases from Uganda and Sierra Leone

Allen KiconcoJune 2, 2021

Years after civil wars have ended in northern Uganda and Sierra Leone, women abducted by rebel groups continue to experience exclusion. Their experiences reveal that reintegration is not linear but lifelong and potentially intergenerational. Read more.

June/July 2021

Invisible People Situating IDPs in Nigeria’s Policies and Economy

Princess Anene-MaidohMay 12, 2021

Nigeria needs durable solutions that address the many challenges its displaced populations face. With 2.6 million IDPs, addressing displacement in Nigeria is both a moral and economic obligation. Read more.

April/May 2021

Feminism is for the People The History in How Women Shaped the #EndSARS Protests

Tritima AchigbuFebruary 1, 2021

There has never been any doubt as to whether women make effective leaders, but with #EndSARS the fact has finally taken root in the minds of every Nigerian. Read more.

February/March 2021Special Focus: #EndSARS