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News 30.11.2023

African Women – Powering the African Dream

Did you know today – 31st July – is Africa Women’s Day? In 1962, African…

News 30.11.2023

Leading Libyan Female Politician Gunned Down

By: Miriam Berger, BuzzFeed Gunmen shot dead a leading Libyan female lawmaker in the restive city…

News 30.11.2023

Confronting Ebola in Liberia: the Gendered Realities

Author: Tooni Akanni Published by:  openDemocracy  Liberia’s capital, Monrovia, has come to a standstill as the…

News 30.11.2023

Gendering the Ebola Outbreak: Connecting the Missing Dots

Written by:  Masa Amir & Caroline Kiarie Ebola is indeed a great scare. News coverage of…

News 30.11.2023

Solidarity Across Borders: Making Sense of the Ebola Crisis

By: Tooni Akanni & Caroline Kiarie Urgent Action Fund-Africa is deeply concerned by the spread of…

News 30.11.2023

WLSA Zimbabwe Seeks Purposive Interpretation of Section 3A Act to Protect Rights of Widows

WLSA ZIMBABWE SEEKS PURPOSIVE INTERPRETATION OF SECTION 3A OF THE DECEASED ESTATES SUCCESSION ACT TO…

News 30.11.2023

African Union troops ‘raped’ girls in Mogadishu, Somalia

Published by: BBC  African Union (AU) troops raped women and girls seeking medical aid or water…

News 30.11.2023

Finn aims to be first female president of Somalia

Published by: YLE UUTISET Fadumo Dayib moved to Finland in the 1990s to escape the civil…

News 30.11.2023

African Women Face Ebola Triple Jeopardy

Author: Ndana Bofu-Tawamba Published by: Al Jazeera America Nearly a year into the Ebola crisis ravaging…

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Fostering Cultures of Care
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Sustaining Defenders
Sustaining Defenders
Sustaining Defenders
Transformative Partnerships & Philanthropy
Transformative Partnerships & Philanthropy
Transformative Partnerships & Philanthropy
Transformative Partnerships & Philanthropy
Transformative Partnerships & Philanthropy
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Urgent Action Fund Africa is a pan-African and Feminist Rapid Response Grant Making Fund. We have resourced more than 5,200 grants with a geographical presence in Africa’s 54 countries.

Collectively, our Board Members and Staff members are physically present in more than 15 African countries and speak more than 46 African languages

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