Feminism "from below" in Sub-Saharan Africa

Despite an effort to contextualize and decolonize, "African feminism" continues to be the object of stigmatization and mistrust on the part of public opinion on the continent. Moreover, any women's demands that appear to challenge patriarchal norms and practices, which are deeply rooted in African cultures, are considered dangerous, labelled as extroversion and pose a high risk of social and political exclusion. While this situation seemed to improve somewhat in the 1990s, the new pan-Africanist, African Renaissance and neo-sovereignist currents, which use social networks to distil their often reactionary ideas, raise fears of a certain regression in the rights and freedoms obtained. In this context, the new generations of African feminists, while keeping a "low profile" to escape multifaceted violence, are implementing forms of creativity to embody their struggle and achieve their aspirations. This can sometimes inhibit and blur the message.