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• Journal article / Resilience,

  Role of Mbororo Women in Climate Change Adaptation in the North-West Region of Cameroon 11/04/2025

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  This article explores the role of Mbororo women in climate change adaptation in Cameroon’s North-West region. Despite their marginalization due to pat...

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  Country : Cameroon

  Organizations : Global Africa
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Journal article / Resilience,
Role of Mbororo Women in Climate Change Adaptation in the North-West Region of Cameroon 11/04/2025
Summary :
This article explores the role of Mbororo women in climate change adaptation in Cameroon’s North-West region. Despite their marginalization due to patriarchal traditions, these indigenous women have developed resilient agro-pastoral strategies such as small-scale livestock farming, dairy production, pasture cultivation, and income diversification. Using an ecofeminist framework, the study shows that women possess ecological knowledge systems passed across generations, including weather prediction and traditional veterinary practices. While facing barriers such as discrimination, limited access to land, education, and credit, their contribution to sustainable livelihoods is substantial. The author calls for greater recognition of indigenous knowledge and enhanced inclusion of women in climate adaptation policies.
Keywords :
Pastoralism, Women, Discrimination
Organizations :
Global Africa
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• Academic analysis and Think Tank / Governance,

  Expansion of higher education and social inequalities in sub-Saharan Africa 17/03/2025

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  Over the past three decades, participation in higher education in sub-Saharan Africa has grown at an accelerating pace. However, enrollment rates rem...

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  Country : Nigeria , Senegal , Kenya

  Organizations : WATHI
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Academic analysis and Think Tank / Governance,
Expansion of higher education and social inequalities in sub-Saharan Africa 17/03/2025
Summary :
Over the past three decades, participation in higher education in sub-Saharan Africa has grown at an accelerating pace. However, enrollment rates remain modest compared to other developing regions. This growth has not kept pace with population growth and pent-up demand for higher education. Data on participation by social or ethnic group are limited, making it difficult to assess the equitable distribution of this expansion. Studies indicate that the "massification" of higher education has not yet occurred in the region, with significant variations by gender, geography, and ethnicity. The diversification of higher education landscapes, marked by the elevation of often under-resourced public institutions to university status and the consolidation of a large and disparate private sector, raises questions about the quality of education. Accumulated student resistance to tuition fee increases or other reforms may reflect tensions between new groups seeking access to higher education as a means of social mobility and elites aiming to control the transformation of this sector to consolidate their ascendancy.
Keywords :
Governance, Inequality, Education, Politique publique
Organizations :
WATHI
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• NGO / Association report / Inclusion,

  Powerful but Overlooked: African Women with Disabilities and the Struggle for Inclusion, 30 Years After Beijing 31/03/2025

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  Thirty years after the Beijing Declaration, this report highlights the continued marginalization of African women with disabilities in public policy a...

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  Country : Burkina Faso , Cameroon , Chad , Mali , Niger , Nigeria , Senegal , Benin , Ivory Coste , Togo , Ghana , Sudan , Morocco , Kenya

  Organizations : Humanité & Inclusion
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NGO / Association report / Inclusion,
Powerful but Overlooked: African Women with Disabilities and the Struggle for Inclusion, 30 Years After Beijing 31/03/2025
Summary :
Thirty years after the Beijing Declaration, this report highlights the continued marginalization of African women with disabilities in public policy and feminist movements. Despite legal frameworks like the CRPD and the African Disability Protocol, implementation remains weak. Based on consultations with 244 women across 23 countries, the report reveals deep-rooted, intersectional discrimination: extreme poverty, specific forms of gender-based violence, political underrepresentation, economic exclusion, and barriers to healthcare and education. Most policies lack an intersectional lens and disaggregated data, limiting effective action. This participatory report calls for the recognition of disabled women as change-makers and provides concrete recommendations for their full inclusion. It emphasizes the urgency of integrating their voices in decision-making spaces to achieve genuine gender equality.
Keywords :
Health, Violence, Discrimination, Inclusive education, Inclusion, Socio-economic integration
Organizations :
Humanité & Inclusion
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• Journal article / Governance, Inclusion,

  Maintaining Patriarchal Order through Silencing 03/04/2025

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  The article "Maintaining Patriarchal Order through Silencing: Literary Territories of Female Subordination in Cameroon" by Nadine Machikou examines th...

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  Country : Cameroon

  Organizations : Global Africa
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Journal article / Governance, Inclusion,
Maintaining Patriarchal Order through Silencing 03/04/2025
Summary :
The article "Maintaining Patriarchal Order through Silencing: Literary Territories of Female Subordination in Cameroon" by Nadine Machikou examines the controversy triggered by the debut novel of Marzouka Oummou Hani, a high school student from northern Cameroon. Her fictional narrative addresses patriarchal violence in a setting modeled on the real village of Idool. The backlash, including a lawsuit and state mediation, unveils the institutional mechanisms used to silence women’s voices. While the novel is defended as fiction, authorities push for a revision and public apology, reinforcing patriarchal control over female expression. Based on both ethnographic research and literary analysis, the article highlights how literature becomes a site of feminist resistance, where themes of gender, age, religion, and class intersect. It also sheds light on the symbolic and political forces that shape who is allowed to speak, write, and define social reality in contemporary Cameroonian society.
Keywords :
Governance, Women, Discrimination
Organizations :
Global Africa
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