7 billion neighbors
Where are feminisms in Africa?
Audio 48:30
In Ndjamena, the consortium of women's organizations organized a march to denounce violence against women on June 21, 2021. © Aurélie Bazzara-Kibangula/RFI
By: Emmanuelle Bastide
1 min
Mariama Bâ, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Funmilayo Ransome Kuti, Aoua Keïta... to name but a few of the feminist figures on the continent.
Broadcast on the occasion of International Women's Day
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Whether they are writers, politicians, midwives, teachers, known or unknown, African women have indeed been fighting for decades to assert their rights.
Access to education, to the same jobs as men, to land, the family code… What are the most urgent battles to wage?
What are the demands of the younger generations of women on the continent?
With :
Axelle Jah Njiké
, Afropean Author, Pagan Feminist Podcaster and Columnist, Author of
Diary of a (black) feminist (Editions Diable Vauvert, 2022)
, and creator of the podcasts
Me My Sex And I
and
I am black and I don't like not beyonce
Kadiatou Konaté
, Executive Director of the Leader Girls Club of Guinea
The chronicle of
Kpénahi Traoré
: Mariama Bâ, Senegalese woman of letters and pioneer of feminism in Africa.
His novel
Un chant écarlate
, first published in 1981, has just been republished by the publishing house,
Les Prouesses.
At the end of
the show, Africa wins
with the portrait of the Ivorian artist and influencer
Laetitia Ky
, directed by
Raphaëlle Constant
.
She has 6 million subscribers on Tik Tok, 480,000 on Instagram… At 25, Laetitia Ky is an Ivorian artist and influencer known for the extravagant sculptures she creates with her hair, wire and sometimes hair extensions. .
She does her hair and performs on social networks to denounce taboos and violence against women in Côte d'Ivoire.
Musical programming:
►
Comforter
- Pongo
►
Baby
-
Charli
XCX
To discover or rediscover:
The original podcast "Bas les pattes" written and presented by Kpénahi Traoré for RFI
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