Reporting, analysis and field notes from a pan-African feminist network — across women's rights, SRHR, civic space, climate justice, peace and security.
Harmful Practices
French-speaking states rely on general privacy and harassment offences to address online violence. RFLD’s 2026 report maps the gaps and the routes.
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Among the countries RFLD reviewed, only three explicitly criminalise sharing intimate images without consent. A look at the region’s legal gaps.
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Twelve West and Central African states have ratified the Malabo Convention. RFLD’s 2026 report asks what these treaties do for women online.
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Adopted in 2025, the AU Convention on Ending Violence against Women and Girls had no ratifications in May 2026. RFLD explains what is at stake.
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In 2024 the African Commission mandated a continental study on digital violence against women. RFLD asks that it include West and Central Africa.
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In 2022 the African Commission adopted Resolution 522 on protecting women against digital violence. RFLD explains what it asks of states.
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Over half of African girls and young women surveyed by Plan International had faced online harassment. RFLD’s 2026 report looks at the youngest users.
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Stress, fear, lost income and silence: RFLD’s 2026 report sets out what online violence costs women in West and Central Africa.
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Online attacks on women journalists increasingly spill offline. RFLD’s 2026 report gathers the evidence from the region and beyond.
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Four in ten African women MPs surveyed received threats of death, rape, beating or abduction, mostly via social media. RFLD’s report explains.
