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
The median feminist organisation works with US$22,000 a year and 64% could not operate for six months without external funding. What AWID’s survey and RFLD’s 2026 data report reveal.
· Economic Justice
Donors mark tens of billions of dollars a year as gender-related aid, yet women’s rights organisations receive between US$481 million and US$784 million. RFLD’s 2026 data report explains the gap.
· Economic Justice
OECD aid fell by 23.1% in 2025, the largest drop ever recorded, and a further fall is projected for 2026. RFLD’s 2026 data report shows how the shock reaches women’s organisations in francophone West Africa.
· Human Rights
Throughout October, RFLD wears a pink logo with the pink ribbon to support women living with breast cancer and to call for earlier diagnosis and fair access to care across Africa.
· Human Rights
On 13 October 2026, Benin’s National Institute for Women (INF) and RFLD hold a joint panel on the margins of the 89th Session of the African Commission in Dakar.
· Human Rights
On 8 October 2026, the sub-regional focal points report on human rights and democracy in Africa, in a session moderated by John GBENAGNON of RFLD.
· Human Rights
On 8 October 2026, John GBENAGNON delivers the RFLD statement at the opening of the NGOs Forum ahead of the 89th Session of the African Commission.
· Human Rights
On 13 October 2026, Expertise France and RFLD convene civil society and national institutions from Benin, Nigeria and Senegal on TFGBV and human rights, under the Team Europe WLICT initiative.
· Human Rights
On 8 October 2026, RFLD convenes Panel 1 of the NGOs Forum with WACSI, CIDH Africa and RFLD Senegal.
· Human Rights
On 12 October 2026, Hon. Rémy Ngoy Lumbu convenes a panel on the main agenda of the 89th Ordinary Session of the African Commission, facilitated by RFLD with the support of SEA-T.
· Human Rights
From 8 to 10 October 2026, RFLD takes part in the Forum on the Participation of NGOs ahead of the 89th Ordinary Session of the African Commission, as a partner of ACDHRS.
· Economic Justice
Ahead of GivingTuesday, RFLD publishes data on funding for feminist movements in francophone West Africa, including its own 27 grants awarded in 2026.
· Harmful Practices
Ahead of the 16 Days of Activism, RFLD publishes the first regional overview of evidence and laws on online violence against women in West and Central Africa.
· Human Rights
RFLD publishes a step-by-step training manual, in English and French, to help women’s organisations write shadow reports to the African Commission on the Maputo Protocol.
· Climate Justice
Ahead of the International Day of Rural Women, RFLD publishes a policy brief on how Article 15 of the Maputo Protocol can turn the AU’s 2026 water theme into rights for women and girls.
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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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