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Women journalists in the region: when online abuse becomes physical
Online attacks on women journalists increasingly spill offline. RFLD’s 2026 report gathers the evidence from the region and beyond.
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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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· Harmful Practices
Women in politics face online abuse that grows with their influence
Four in ten African women MPs surveyed received threats of death, rape, beating or abduction, mostly via social media. RFLD’s report explains.
· Harmful Practices
Who is online? Connectivity and the male digital public sphere
Women make up under a third of social media audiences in much of the Sahel. RFLD’s 2026 report maps the gendered digital landscape.
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Four myths about online violence against women, and what the data shows
“Just log off.” “It’s only words.” RFLD’s 2026 report tests four common myths about online violence against women against the evidence.
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What is technology-facilitated gender-based violence? A glossary
Sextortion, doxing, deepfakes, hash-matching: a plain-language glossary of online violence terms used in RFLD’s 2026 regional report.
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Key findings: online violence against women in West and Central Africa
Six findings from RFLD’s 2026 regional report on online violence against women, from prevalence and reporting to laws and treaty ratification.
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Online violence in West and Central Africa: a region left uncounted
West and Central Africa is the least documented region of the continent on online violence against women. RFLD explains the data gap.
· Climate Justice
Women and water: the advocacy calendar for 2026 to 2028
From the ACHPR session in Dakar to the UN Water Conference: the key dates to push for women’s right to water under Article 15.
· Climate Justice
Women and water in Africa: six myths and the facts
Six common assumptions about women, water and the Maputo Protocol, tested against the evidence in RFLD’s policy brief.
· Climate Justice
Shadow reporting on Article 15: a checklist for civil society
How women’s organisations can use RFLD’s nine-domain Article 15 checklist to bring water before the African Commission.
· Climate Justice
The right to water in law: a guide beyond the Maputo Protocol
From UN resolution 64/292 to national constitutions: the legal sources that support women’s right to water alongside Article 15.
· Climate Justice
Seven steps States can take on women and water
RFLD’s seven recommendations to States Parties on Article 15 of the Maputo Protocol, with the evidence behind each one.
· Climate Justice
From treaty to tap: five gaps in implementing Article 15
Why has Article 15 of the Maputo Protocol changed so little for women? RFLD’s brief identifies five gaps between law and practice.
· Climate Justice
Follow the money: financing water for women in Africa
Africa’s water sector faces a US$30 billion annual gap, and few budgets show what reaches women. RFLD proposes a WASH gender budget marker.
· Climate Justice
Women in water governance: the case for a 40% quota
Women hold few seats where water decisions are made. RFLD’s policy brief makes the case for binding quotas of at least 40% women.
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