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Financing Water and Sanitation in Africa: Resilience, Reuse, Ecosystems, Decentralised Services and Water Diplomacy

Climate Justice

October 9, 2026 Africa

Financing Water and Sanitation in Africa: Resilience, Reuse, Ecosystems, Decentralised Services and Water Diplomacy

Dossi Sêkonnou Gloria AGUEH, RFLD Africa Director, examines how financing for resilient infrastructure, wastewater reuse, ecosystem protection, decentralised systems and water diplomacy can close Africa’s water and sanitation gap, with women at the centre of decisions.

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Who is shaping development’s next era? The new power map as aid falls

Economic Justice

October 6, 2026 Africa

Who is shaping development’s next era? The new power map as aid falls

As aid falls by a record 23.1%, a small group of leaders now shapes development capital, African ownership, AI, philanthropy and foreign assistance. RFLD maps who decides, from the Gates Foundation and the AfDB to Coefficient Giving and GiveWell.

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Corporate accountability in Africa: RFLD joins ACCA regional dialogue in Dakar

Economic Justice

October 6, 2026 Africa

Corporate accountability in Africa: RFLD joins ACCA regional dialogue in Dakar

On 14 October 2026 in Dakar, ACCA, the Centre for Human Rights and partners including RFLD hold a dialogue on corporate accountability in Africa.

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What we still do not know about funding for feminist movements

Economic Justice

October 6, 2026 Africa

What we still do not know about funding for feminist movements

No public dataset measures funding to women’s organisations by language. RFLD’s 2026 data report sets out its data limits and a research agenda for 2027.

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Core funding and code 15170: a funding glossary for feminist organisations

Economic Justice

October 6, 2026 Africa

Core funding and code 15170: a funding glossary for feminist organisations

Core funding, restricted funding, the gender marker and purpose code 15170 explained, with data from RFLD’s 2026 report on funding feminist movements.

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Funding in French: removing the language barrier for feminist movements

Economic Justice

October 6, 2026 Africa

Funding in French: removing the language barrier for feminist movements

Most funders work in English. RFLD’s 2026 data report explains how language shapes who gets funded in francophone West Africa and what funders can change.

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Protecting women defenders, online and offline: what RFLD’s grants show

Economic Justice

October 6, 2026 Africa

Protecting women defenders, online and offline: what RFLD’s grants show

Four of RFLD’s 27 grants in 2026 address the safety of women defenders, from psychosocial support to digital resilience. Lessons from RFLD’s 2026 data report.

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Togo and Guinea: organising for women’s rights under repression

Economic Justice

October 6, 2026 Africa

Togo and Guinea: organising for women’s rights under repression

Togo and Guinea both score 29 out of 100 on the CIVICUS Monitor. How women’s organisations work and seek funding under repression, from RFLD’s 2026 data report.

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Côte d'Ivoire

October 6, 2026 Africa

Senegal and Côte d’Ivoire: open doors under strain

Senegal and Côte d’Ivoire have the highest civic space scores among eight francophone West African countries, yet women’s organisations there face funding cuts and new legal risks.

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Benin

October 6, 2026 Africa

Benin: where the funding gap is felt first

Benin hosts most of RFLD’s 2026 grantees and was among the first countries hit by the US aid freeze. A country snapshot from RFLD’s 2026 data report.

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