KS According to a 2016 report by the African Development Bank, only about 15% of African women are landowners. In the 1960s and 70s, across a number of African countries, these were largely one-party states, yes? I was the youngest member of the founding African Feminist Forum working group, and we worked to launch the African Feminist Forum in 2006 at the first regional forum, which was held in Accra, Ghana. JH So, basically, when you join the African Feminist Forum you sign up to the charter. KS That may well be the case but African feminists including Jessica do feel that there has been progress.

Source: The Guardian January 19, 2017 06:59 UTC