Where we work

Countries where RFLD works.

RFLD is a pan-African network of 1,143 member organisations in more than 35 African countries. Our headquarters is the Africa Office in Accra, and our deepest presence is in the francophone West Africa and Sahel corridor, with programmes and members also active in Central and Southern Africa.

1,143

member organisations

35+

African countries with members

offices in five countries

countries of legal registration

Offices

Six offices, one network.

Each office has a defined role. Together they connect grassroots members to national authorities and to the African Union human rights system.

Accra, Ghana

Africa Office (headquarters)

Headquarters of the network and its regional hub for engagement with the African Union and United Nations bodies.

Porto-Novo, Benin

Francophone Hub

Regional hub for RFLD’s work with members in francophone and lusophone countries.

Dakar, Senegal

Francophone Hub

RFLD’s seat as an International Organisation recognised by the Government of Senegal.

Banjul, The Gambia

ACHPR Liaison

Our link with the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, where RFLD holds Observer Status N°553.

Lagos, Nigeria

Nigeria Office

Leads RFLD’s work and partnerships in Nigeria.

Igolo, Benin

Member and Local Platforms

Base for RFLD’s member and local platforms in Benin.

Legal registration

Registered in five countries.

RFLD is registered as an International Organisation in Senegal and as a non-governmental organisation in Benin, Ghana, Nigeria and The Gambia. Registration documents are available to partners on request.

Country	Legal status	Office
Ghana	Non-governmental organisation	Accra, Africa Office (headquarters)
Senegal	International Organisation	Dakar, Francophone Hub
Benin	Non-governmental organisation	Porto-Novo, Francophone Hub; Igolo, Member and Local Platforms
The Gambia	Non-governmental organisation	Banjul, ACHPR Liaison
Nigeria	Non-governmental organisation	Lagos, Nigeria Office

Countries covered

Laws that protect women, country by country.

Our DƆNÙESÈ Data Center tracks the laws that protect women and girls in the countries below. Each page summarises the national laws that protect women in that country. Most country pages are in French.

Sahel

West Africa

Central Africa

Southern Africa

Angola

Member organisations work in more countries than those listed here. Country pages are added as the Data Center’s legal monitoring expands. To find member organisations by country, see RFLD member organisations.

Open the Data Center Member organisations

Protecting dignity and privacy

We do not publish the faces or identities of the women and girls we support. Many of the issues we work on, including sexual violence and female genital mutilation, are sensitive and personal. When we share experiences from our programmes, we anonymise them so that people can speak without fear of stigma or reprisal.

Work with us in your country

For general enquiries write to admin@rflgd.org. For programme questions write to programs@rflgd.org.

For funders and partnersPour les bailleurs et les partenaires

Fund the women who defend rights in Africa, nowFinancez maintenant les femmes qui défendent les droits en Afrique

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

1,143member organisationsorganisations membres
35+African countriespays africains
N°553ACHPR observer statusstatut d’observateur CADHP
CandidSeal of Transparency 2025Sceau de transparence 2025

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