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Senegal has a law criminalizing slavery: Here is why that matters

[vc_row][vc_column][vcmp_buttons vcmp_button_type=”d-button-mini” vcmp_button_text=”Français” vcmp_button_url=”https://africansrising.org/le-senegal-a-adopte-une-loi-qui-criminalise-lesclavage-voici-pourquoi-cela-est-important/” vcmp_button_icon_show=”vcmp-icon-show” vcmp_button_icon=”adtheme-icon-file” vcmp_button_align=”vcmp-align-left” vcmp_button_border_type=”vcmp-border-round” vcmp_button_text_color=”#ffffff” vcmp_button_background_color=”#00591f” vcmp_button_border_color=”#000000″][vc_single_image image=”15469″ img_size=”large” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]It has been eleven years since Senegal’s National Assembly passed a law declaring the Atlantic slave trade and the enslavement of African people a crime against…

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Africans Rising East Africa Regional Convening

[vc_row][vc_column][dfd_heading style=”style_01″ title_font_options=”tag:h5″ subtitle_font_options=”tag:h3|color:%23000000″ subtitle=”25 & 26 March – 11 – 14h EAT”]Theme: Enhancing Solidarity towards Building the Africa We Want[/dfd_heading][vc_single_image image=”15180″ img_size=”full” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https://bit.ly/3louWcw”][vc_column_text]Africans Rising is hosting a two-day regional convening in East Africa to discuss women’s leadership and…

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Africans Rising appelle à la libération des prisonniers politiques et au respect du droit de manifester au Sénégal – #FreeSenegal

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”15158″ img_size=”large”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Nous avons suivi avec consternations les arrestations des membres de la société civile sénégalaise ces dernières semaines. Les traitements violents réservés à certains comme Guy Marius Sagna sont des actes dégradants pour le Sénégal. Les décès dont celui…

Africans Rising calls for the release of political prisoners and respect for the right to protest in Senegal – #FreeSenegal

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”15158″ img_size=”large”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We have followed with dismay the recent arrests of members of Senegalese civil society and the violent treatment reserved for activists like Guy Marius Sagna is degrading for Senegal. The death of the young demonstrator Ousmane Coly in…

Activism Award | Movement Building and Support

Asha Jaffar

Asha Jaffar is a young Kenyan activist and journalist voted as the 2020 Africans Rising Activist of the Year by Africans Rising members. Born and raised in Kibera, Asha is paving a way forward for a new generation of African…

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Tournons La Page

Tournons La Page is an international citizens’ movement that promotes democracy and human rights in Africa. The organization was formed in 2014 and has since expanded into an international organization that works across Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Gabon,…

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2020 Activism Awards Winners

[vc_row][vc_column][vcmp_heading vcmp_heading_type=”double-line-bottom” vcmp_heading_text=”2020 Africans Rising Activism Awards Winners” vcmp_heading_text_color=”#008800″ vcmp_heading_line_color=”#008800″][vc_column_text]After collecting 6,512 votes, Africans Rising for Justice, Peace and Dignity is excited to announce the winners of our 2020 Activism Awards:[/vc_column_text][videoplayer main_style=”style-1″ video_link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaWE1vDN8Yc” title_font_options=”tag:div” subtitle_font_options=”tag:div”][vcmp_space vcmp_height=”100″][vcmp_space vcmp_height=”100″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][info_banner image=”15080″ img_width=”300″ img_height=”300″…

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Africans Are Rising

[vc_row][vc_column][vcmp_heading vcmp_heading_text=”Africans Are Rising”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Today when a person is born with black skin, there is a heavy determinism related to their skin tone that diminishes their life expectancy, their access to quality education, food, and healthcare as well as their access…

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Déclaration féministe africaine sur la relance économique après la COVID-19

Déclaration féministe africaine sur la relance économique après la COVID-19 Préambule: Les féministes africaines se sont réunies pour réimaginer l’avenir des économies politiques africaines. Cette déclaration aux envoyés spéciaux de l’Union africaine, qui ont été nommés pour mobiliser le soutien…

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Recomendações de Feministas Africanas para a Recuperação Económica Pós-COVID-19

Recomendações de Feministas Africanas para a Recuperação Económica Pós-COVID-19 Preâmbulo: Um grupo de Feministas Africanas uniu-se para reconsiderar o futuro das economias políticas dos países africanos. Esta carta, dirigida aos Enviados da União Africana designados a mobilizar apoio internacional para…