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News from 1,143 women’s organisationsLes nouvelles de 1 143 organisations de femmes
Stories, analysis and updates from across the network.Récits, analyses et actualités de tout le réseau.
RFLD network gathering, 2026Rencontre du réseau RFLD, 2026
AdvocacyPlaidoyer
From the African Commission to the villageDe la Commission africaine au village
Reports from sessions, forums and community meetings.Comptes rendus de sessions, de forums et de rencontres communautaires.
RFLD at the 89th Ordinary Session of the African Commission, Dakar, 2026Le RFLD à la 89e session ordinaire de la Commission africaine, Dakar, 2026
FieldTerrain
What changes on the groundCe qui change sur le terrain
Updates from members and programmes.Les nouvelles des membres et des programmes.
Advocacy workshop with health officials, Benin, 2026Atelier de plaidoyer avec des responsables de la santé, Bénin, 2026
AnalysisAnalyse
Evidence on women’s rights in AfricaDes données sur les droits des femmes en Afrique
Data, laws and budgets explained.Données, lois et budgets expliqués.
RFLD side event, 89th Ordinary Session of the African Commission, Dakar, 2026Événement parallèle du RFLD, 89e session ordinaire de la Commission africaine, Dakar, 2026
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RFLD with Expertise France, 2026Le RFLD avec Expertise France, 2026
Why this matters nowPourquoi maintenant
Women’s rights stories from Africa are often told by others, or not told at all.Les histoires des droits des femmes en Afrique sont souvent racontées par d’autres, ou pas du tout.
RFLD publishes news directly from its members and programmes, in English and French.Le RFLD publie des nouvelles directement issues de ses membres et programmes, en français et en anglais.
We report on results, advocacy and challenges, without naming survivors or defenders at risk.Nous rendons compte des résultats, du plaidoyer et des difficultés, sans nommer les survivantes ou défenseures en danger.
Sharing what works helps it spread.Partager ce qui marche aide à le diffuser.
The RFLD Newsroom · News, analysis, field notesLa salle de presse du RFLD · Actualités, analyses, notes de terrain
Reporting, analysis and field notes from members in more than 35 African countries, on women’s rights, SRHR, civic space, climate justice, peace and security. Articles appear in the language they were written in.Reportages, analyses et notes de terrain de nos membres dans plus de 35 pays africains, sur les droits des femmes, la DSSR, l’espace civique, la justice climatique, la paix et la sécurité. Les articles paraissent dans leur langue de rédaction.
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French-speaking Africa is underfunded, and women and girls pay the price. That is why RFLD funds grassroots women’s groups and takes their evidence to the African Union. We are raising US$14 million for 2027 to 2029 to close the gap.
· Human Rights
Le RFLD publie son rapport complet sur la 89e Session ordinaire de la Commission africaine des droits de l’homme et des peuples, tenue à Dakar en octobre 2026. PDF gratuit en français et en anglais.
· Human Rights
RFLD publishes its full report on the 89th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, held in Dakar in October 2026. Free PDF in English and French.
· Articles RFLGD
At the launch of WACSI’s report The Feminist Landscape, RFLD founder Gloria AGUEH said the findings match what 1,143 women-led organisations live every day, and set out what funders, governments and movements should do next.
· Human Rights
An open letter by John Gbenagnon and Mary Norkai Dowuona on what RFLD, as a francophone regranter, brings to the APN Assembly 2026 in Accra: homegrown giving, regranting to the francophone grassroots and open knowledge in more than one language.
· Human Rights
RFLD connects 1,143 women’s organisations and moves flexible grants to women-led groups across French-speaking Africa. Here is how we fund, what we have achieved and how to give.
· Human Rights
Over five months, RFLD took part in the Bridgespan Nonprofit Development Programme. Our team shares what we learned about strategy, funding, relationships and telling one story, and five lessons for African organisations.
· Human Rights
Morocco’s 139 proposals are still not law, Tunisia’s 70-year-old code is under pressure, and Senegal’s 1972 code still makes the husband head of the family.
· Human Rights
Benin’s quota kept 28 women in its 109-seat Assembly, and Togo’s new institutions are still around 14 to 19% women. Here are the numbers, the gaps and RFLD’s asks.
· Human Rights
New UN estimates show Sierra Leone, Senegal and Cameroon cutting maternal deaths fast, while Nigeria, Chad, Liberia and Benin lag. Aid cuts now threaten the gains.
· Human Rights
Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Burkina Faso: the documented cases, the laws used against women defenders, and the 2027 risks RFLD is watching.
· Human Rights
From Accra to Ouagadougou and Kinshasa, women journalists face smear campaigns, leaked images and cyber-law arrests. What happened, year by year, and what must change.
· Human Rights
South Africa and Kenya built councils, plans, taskforces and femicide counts after public outrage. What worked, what stalled, and what Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire and Benin can take from them.
· Human Rights
In Niger 76% of young women married before 18; in Chad 61%. Insecurity, a coup and aid cuts have closed schools. What the law says, what works, and what RFLD asks for.
· Human Rights
UN-verified conflict rapes in DR Congo rose 86% in 2025. A 2022 reparations law and fund exist, but survivors in the East are still waiting.
Stay informedRester informée
A short summary of results, open calls and partnership opportunities across the network, in English or French. Journalists can find our boilerplate and approved facts in the press kit.Un court résumé des résultats, des appels ouverts et des possibilités de partenariat dans le réseau, en français ou en anglais. Les journalistes trouveront notre présentation type et nos chiffres approuvés dans le kit presse.
Funder briefingNote aux bailleurs
For funders and partnersPour les bailleurs et les partenaires
Aid to women’s organisations is falling. RFLD moves funding fast to women-led organisations and defenders, in French and English, through a network of 1,143 member organisations in more than 35 African countries.L’aide aux organisations de femmes recule. Le RFLD achemine vite les financements vers les organisations de femmes et les défenseures, en français et en anglais, grâce à un réseau de 1 143 organisations membres dans plus de 35 pays africains.
RFLD currently serves as Co-Chair of the SEA-T Programme Advisory Council, mandated to ensure the programme’s direction, priorities, and resources are meaningfully aligned with the visions of African women-led civil society. The SEA-T Programme is funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH.Le RFLD assure actuellement la coprésidence du Conseil consultatif du programme SEA-T, chargé de veiller à ce que l’orientation, les priorités et les ressources du programme soient réellement alignées sur les visions de la société civile africaine portée par les femmes. Le programme SEA-T est financé par le ministère fédéral allemand de la Coopération économique et du Développement (BMZ) et mis en œuvre par la Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. See the partnershipVoir le partenariat
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Across all our workDans tout notre travail
Women cannot be safe or equal without land, income and a voice in climate decisions. Economic and climate justice run through every RFLD programme, from ending violence to political leadership and health.Les femmes ne peuvent être en sécurité ni égales sans terre, revenus et voix dans les décisions climatiques. La justice économique et climatique traverse chaque programme du RFLD, de la fin des violences au leadership politique et à la santé.
