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Akina Mama wa Afrika
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We’re a Pan-African feminist leadership development organisation headquartered in Kampala, and breaking ground throughout the continent.
Ancestors said, “Do not agonise, organise,”
Rooted in anti-colonial resistance,"Voices, Visions & Seeds: Anthology" is a reimagination of feminist leadership in turbulent times.
🌱 Join us for the launch
🗓️ August 6 | 🕝 2:30–4:30PM EAT
🔗 Sign up: bit.ly/4lTpvRm
August 1, 2025 at 7:39 AM
🚨Call for Applications!
Akina Mama wa Afrika (AMwA) is hiring a qualified audit firm to conduct our 2025 internal audit.
🔗 Terms of Reference: bit.ly/44wDxlJ
📌 Deadline: 23 July 2025
📩 Apply via: consultancy@akinamamawaafrika.org
July 16, 2025 at 6:26 AM
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In this piece,Tricia Abwooli dismantles the colonial debt system and exposes how African women are forced to pay for a crisis they didn’t create.
As #FfD4 approaches, the call for a UN Debt Convention is a call for justice.
🔗 bit.ly/4kFMDSZ
#CancelTheDebt
Debt and Deception: A System Built to Owe | Akina Mama wa Afrika
In 2025, as debt crises engulf the Global South, calls for justice—not charity—grow louder. This powerful blog unpacks the colonial roots of global debt, challenges creditor-driven narratives, and upl...
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June 2, 2025 at 1:04 PM
As we mark Africa Liberation Week 2025, we honour the legacy of resistance + the power of radical imagination. ✊🏿
💭 How are you dreaming, building, healing or organising for a liberated Africa?
📢 Share your thoughts: bit.ly/4dNjN0l
#AfricaLiberationWeek #FreedomDreams #BorderlessAfrica
May 28, 2025 at 7:15 AM
📢 Today is the International Day of Action for Women’s Health!

Join @AkinaMamaWaAfrika, feminists, and civil society actors this afternoon to reframe how we discuss women’s health and rights in the media.

📅 Date: Today – 28 May 2025
🕑 Time: 2–5PM EAT
🔗 Register: bit.ly/3WZcXDL
May 28, 2025 at 7:11 AM
“We were told the flag going up meant freedom. But we were socialised into colours, not liberation.”

On this #AfricaDay2025, read this stunning blog by Precious Tricia Abwooli. A call to reject performative independence and begin the real revolutionary work.

🔗 bit.ly/3FswJf7

#AfricanLiberation
Our Liberation Is Not A Poetic Ideal | Akina Mama wa Afrika
Our liberation is not a poetic ideal — it is not a spectacle, a slogan, or a national holiday performance. In this powerful reflection inspired by Thomas Sankara, Precious Tricia Abwooli critiques the...
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May 25, 2025 at 8:17 AM
African women have long fed the continent—yet our food systems remain shaped by colonialism, corporate capture & inequality. This #AfricaLiberationWeek, join us for a robust virtual dialogue on reclaiming our land, seed, markets & knowledge. Register: bit.ly/437ks95
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Land, Seeds, Water, and Power: Repoliticizing Africa’s Food Sovereignty Struggles. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining th...
Join us on Wednesday, 22nd May 2025, from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM EAT for a powerful virtual dialogue exploring the intersections of African food systems and liberation. As part of Africa Liberation Week 2...
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May 20, 2025 at 12:38 PM
When colonisers came, they wore morality as a mask. Today, their heirs gather in Nairobi, preaching “family values,” pushing the same agenda.

We know the script. We refuse the role.

📖 5 ways this conference threatens African dignity: bit.ly/3H7lWr6
5 Ways the "Pan-African Family Values" Conference Threatens African Liberation and Dignity | Akina Mama wa Afrika
A new wave of neocolonialism cloaked in Pan-Africanism is unfolding in Nairobi. This exposé unmasks the far-right evangelical agenda behind the Pan-African Family Values Conference and its dangerous e...
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May 14, 2025 at 2:52 PM