Gender and Security in Africa: Feminist Perspectives on Governance Peace and Security

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Africa

"This is the second in a series of three African Women’s Development Fund primers entitled Feminist Perspectives on Governance, Peace and Security. The primers are intended to:

1. Offer a review of the major debates on women, governance, peace and security in Africa.

2. Review and analyse women’s movements’ interventions in governance, peace and security.

3. Offer a set of policy and advocacy priorities based on political and practical realities.

4. Benefit women’s rights activists, organisations and people in government at the frontline of local and national mobilisation initiatives seeking to enhance women’s leadership.

5. Assist in building alliances and structuring support across various institutions working towards enhancing women’s political participation."

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