In April 2012, Ingrid Turinawe, then leader of Uganda’s Forum for Democratic Change Women’s League, was on her way to an…
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Morocco joins the miniskirt wars
On June 14, Sanae and Siham, 23 and 29 years old respectively, identified as students and professional hair stylists, we…
The Real Housewives of Harare
It’s election season in Zimbabwe, and so, as before, the State has engaged in ‘urban renewal’ by ‘cleaning t…
Salone Got Riddim
AIAC contributor Anni Lyngskaer just posted this short video showcasing the rhythm of daily life in Sierra Leone, and th…
Song and Dance
By Dan Moshenberg Tuesday, August 9, 2011, was the annual celebration, in South Africa, of National Women’s Day. This pu…
The Rwandan Glass Ceiling
The second instalment of Dan Moshenberg’s weekly posts (his first here) on that place where gender, Africa and med…
The Judge
HBO has selected the documentary, “Courting Justice”, by American filmmakers Ruth Cowan and Jane Thandi Lipm…
Republic of Women
70% of Rwanda’s population are women. Via A24media.com…
MISS NATURAL BEAUTY
Images from Miss Authentica, a beauty competition in Cote d’Ivoire that promotes “natural” beauty. Onl…
GIVING BIRTH IN THE CONGO WAR ZONE
“Across sub-Saharan Africa, women have a one in 13 lifetime chance of dying in pregnancy and childbirth. In DR Con…