The most affected by terrorism, women seek space in the reconstruction of Niger: 'Villages should live in peace'
Source: Brasil de Fato
Women have always been at the forefront of people’s struggles in Niger. The example of Saraounia Mangou is emblematic and became a film. In the 1890s, while most of the chiefs of the West African country were submitting to colonial power, the chief and priestess of the Hausa people led the fight against the French troops of the Voulet-Chanoine colonial mission, also called the Central African-Chad Mission.
More than a century later, history has repeated itself. If that overthrew former president Mohamed Bazoum on July 26, 2023, women also took to the streets of the capital Niamey and played a leading role in expelling the 1,500 French soldiers from the country.
This is what Hassia Issa, a member of the NGO Millennium Africa, which works for the rights of Nigerien women, explains. “From the beginning to the end, women were involved in patriotic participation and Niger participation. They mobilized to hold meetings. They mobilized to take care of various points that were blocked,” she says.
Read here the full article published by Brasil de Fato on 10 January 2025.
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Women have always been at the forefront of people’s struggles in Niger. The example of Saraounia Mangou is emblematic and became a film. In the 1890s, while most of the chiefs of the West African country were submitting to colonial power, the chief and priestess of the Hausa people led the fight against the French troops of the Voulet-Chanoine colonial mission, also called the Central African-Chad Mission.
More than a century later, history has repeated itself. If that overthrew former president Mohamed Bazoum on July 26, 2023, women also took to the streets of the capital Niamey and played a leading role in expelling the 1,500 French soldiers from the country.
This is what Hassia Issa, a member of the NGO Millennium Africa, which works for the rights of Nigerien women, explains. “From the beginning to the end, women were involved in patriotic participation and Niger participation. They mobilized to hold meetings. They mobilized to take care of various points that were blocked,” she says.
Read here the full article published by Brasil de Fato on 10 January 2025.
Image by Brasil de Fato