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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RFLD joined Nigeria’s WLICT national consultation on technology-facilitated gender-based violence in Abuja. Why the issue matters, what RFLD proposed, and free tools to act now.
· Women's Rights
RFLD publishes the Maputo Protocol in Amharic, Igbo, Lingala and Twi, and puts its Hausa, Zarma, Goun and Yoruba versions online as readable text.
· Human Rights
From 25 November to 10 December 2026, RFLD and its 1,143 member organisations mobilise for the 16 Days of Activism. Download the campaign kit, copy the messages and take free courses.
· Women's Rights
Erin Bresnahan, co-founder of AvoMotion, will advise RFLD as Data Evaluation Lead from 1 November 2026, helping strengthen how we measure and share impact.
· Human Rights
Ambassadors, cooperation agencies and African Union mechanisms come to RFLD’s offices to meet our teams and the organisations we accompany. A look back at three visits in Dakar in 2026.
· Women's Rights
At the 89th Session of the African Commission in Dakar, RFLD worked with the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Women in Africa and the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders. Here is what we did together and why it matters.
· Human Rights
RFLD joins the Africa Philanthropy Network Assembly 2026 in Accra with a delegation of ten led by Mary Norkai Dowuona, and sponsors francophone organisations so that French-speaking movements are heard.
· Charity
On 1 December 2026, RFLD will join GivingTuesday to raise US$1,000,000 to end violence against women in Africa. Here is where your gift goes, how it reaches women-led organisations, and how we will report on it.
· Climate Justice
COP31 will open in Antalya, Türkiye, on 9 November 2026. Africa did little to cause the climate crisis, yet African women carry much of its weight. RFLD looks at the evidence and sets out what we ask of the negotiators.
· Human Rights
RFLD’s Maputo Barometer now has a fixed date: 11 July, the day the Maputo Protocol was adopted in 2003. Here is why we chose it, what the Barometer measures and how members can contribute to the 2027 edition.
· Human Rights
Senegal has a real legal base for women’s rights, but land is where the gaps show most. This overview covers laws on violence, the family, inheritance and land, with the reforms still waiting.
· Human Rights
A step-by-step guide for RFLD members on preparing and submitting alternative reports on the Maputo Protocol to the African Commission, with a worked 12-week timeline.
· Economic Justice
Aid is falling fast and feminist organisations in francophone West Africa work on very little. RFLD’s 2026 data and grants register show where the money goes and what funders can do.
· GUINEE
From 24 to 26 November 2026, RFLD will hold a high-level advocacy seminar in Conakry on indigenous women’s land rights and feminist leadership, under the SEA-T project with the support of German Cooperation.
· Human Rights
Yéego Jigéen offers grants of USD 20,000 and a year of accompaniment to women-led organisations across Senegal. The programme page and the application form are now online.
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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.
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