Away from their positions, I am not afraid to answer that question emphatically that rape is an African problem. However, that does not tell the whole story: rape is an African problem the same way it is a European or an Asian problem. It is a human problem, although different human societies have made varying degrees of progress in solving the problem. Some African countries are sadly just attaining, in the process of their sociocultural evolution, the consciousness of rape as a problem. Given the current reality of gender relations on the continent, can African countries find an enduring solution to rape?

Source: The Guardian June 11, 2020 12:45 UTC