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.
· Economic Justice
Africa’s high-net-worth individuals hold about US$1.7 trillion, yet none of the continent’s five wealthiest countries is francophone West African. What African philanthropy can and cannot do.
· Economic Justice
Women’s funds are the main source of money for feminist organisations. In 2025, 78% of Prospera members were affected by defunding. Findings from RFLD’s 2026 data report.
· Economic Justice
Three UN Women surveys since 2025 show women’s organisations in crisis settings closing services while demand rises. Findings from RFLD’s 2026 data report.
· Economic Justice
Evidence on unrestricted, multi-year and intermediary funding points in one direction. RFLD’s 2026 data report reviews it and sets out recommendations to donors, governments and women’s funds.
· Economic Justice
RFLD manages nine SEA-T sub-grants worth €160,000 for GIZ, on behalf of Germany’s BMZ. How tranches, duration and organisational strengthening combine donor accountability with proximity to small organisations.
· Benin
Between June and September 2026, RFLD awarded 27 grants worth US$722,100, most of them for work in West Africa. What the portfolio shows about funding that works.
· Economic Justice
Despite the cuts, women’s funds and regional intermediaries remain committed to the region. RFLD’s 2026 data report lists the funders that are active and the opportunities accessible in French.
· Economic Justice
Anti-gender actors received US$162 million in Africa between 2013 and 2017, and three anti-rights organisations had more income in 2023 than 1,174 feminist organisations together. Findings from RFLD’s 2026 data report.
· Burkina Faso
Niger suspended about 2,900 of its 4,700 registered NGOs in 2025, and Burkina Faso suspended or dissolved at least 1,174 civil society organisations by June 2026. RFLD’s 2026 data report explains the consequences for women.
· Economic Justice
In October 2026, five of the eight francophone West African countries covered by RFLD’s data report were rated “repressed” by the CIVICUS Monitor. What this means for women’s organisations and their funding.
· Economic Justice
African-led organisations receive less than 2% of global philanthropy, most of it in East Africa. RFLD’s 2026 data report explains the language and geography gap facing francophone West Africa.
· Economic Justice
Germany, Canada and the Netherlands have stepped back from feminist foreign and development policies. RFLD’s 2026 data report explains how the political shift accompanies the budget cuts.
· Economic Justice
US funding for family planning fell by an estimated 94% in 2025, and 1,175 of the 1,394 IPPF service points that closed were in Africa. What this means for women in francophone West Africa.
· Economic Justice
French aid to women’s rights organisations fell by 71% in one year and the 2026 budget cuts development credits by 22%. What this means for the Support Fund for Feminist Organisations and for francophone West Africa.
· Economic Justice
The United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and Canada have all cut or reshaped their aid. RFLD’s 2026 data report sets out what changed for each donor.
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