"Francophone Sororities
About us
What is it?
The Sororités francophones cycle aims to nurture the thoughts and reflections of feminists in francophone spaces. This cycle is intended to be a place for meeting, exchanging and creating knowledge, and for reappropriating the narratives of francophone feminist voices.
During our bi-annual digital meetings, experts from different French-speaking regions come to shed light on feminist themes. Whether from West Africa, the Maghreb, the Atlantic territories (the West Indies, Haiti, etc.) or Europe, our speakers will plunge us into their thoughts, their spaces and their realities from different angles and through different themes.
With whom?
Sororités Francophones was made possible thanks to collaboration between the Réseau des Jeunes Féministes d'Afrique de l'Ouest, ISIT Paris and Equipop.
This cycle is aimed at French-speaking feminists: activists, researchers, activists, students, feminist organizations from French-speaking civil society...
Why?
It's important that we work together to create benevolent, sororal spaces that amplify the voices of feminists and make their struggles more visible.
TO ANSWER TO WHICH QUESTIONS?
- What is sisterhood? How do you live it every day? How do you encourage it on a daily basis?
- How can sisterhood be a tool used by feminists for the well-being and protection of activists?
- How do you manage tensions and conflicts within a space that you want to remain benevolent?
- How can the collective increase the scope of our individual mobilizations?
- What can be done to combat violence against feminists?
The Sororités francophones podcast
⚠ This podcast tackles the subject of sexual violence and can create uncomfortable situations for some people.
This podcast, conceived by Equipop and the Réseaux des jeunes féministes d'Afrique de l'Ouest, is part of the Cycle Sororités Francophones. It aims to be a place for meeting, exchanging and creating knowledge, producing political thought and reappropriating the narratives of francophone feminist voices.
It gives the floor to experts who shed light on feminist themes. Hailing from various French-speaking regions - West Africa, the Maghreb, the territories of the Black Atlantic (the West Indies, Haiti, etc.) not forgetting Europe - the speakers share their thoughts, their spaces and their realities from different perspectives.
Author : Equipop / Director : Lalia Production / Editor : Lalia Production / Coordination : Equipop
Acknowledgements: Maïmouna Diop ; Ramatoulaye Maballo ; Tara Mukeku-Cilolo ; Isit students ; Maëlle Imbert
Check out the #SororitésFrancophones playlist on Ausha and Youtube.
Past conferences
feminist struggles: imagining lasting peace – October 30, 2025
This 12th edition of the Sororités Francophones series of discussions, co-hosted by Hassane Alfari Nafissatou, co-founder of Women in Nexus (WiN) in Niger, andFatou Maguette Aïcha Loum, advocacy officer for Equipop, brought together three committed speakers:
Yasmina Benslimaneis a feminist activist committed to gender equality and social justice. Originally from Morocco, she founded Politics4Her, the largest youth-led intersectional feminist organization, as well as Climate Sirens, a social enterprise dedicated to climate justice. Her commitments have earned her numerous awards, including BBC 100 Women, Forbes 30 Under 30, and the title of Peacebuilder from UN Women.
Anny T. Modiis a Congolese women's rights activist. Co-leader of the "Women, Peace, and Security" pillar of the African Women Leaders Network (AWLN), she coordinates the National Consortium for Feminist Humanitarian Solidarity in Support of Women and Girls in the DRC. A member of numerous coalitions, she calls herself "the mother of the Amazons."
Épiphanie Nodjikoua Dionrang, alias Fanny’s d’Or, is a slam poet and feminist activist from Chad. As president of the Chadian League for Women’s Rights, she works to promote equality and combat violence against women. She is also a member of the Réseau des Elles du Sahel (Sahel Women’s Network).
For a feminist approach to feminicide – July 2, 2025
The 11th edition of the Sororités Francophones series of discussions recently organized a meeting that brought together speakers from several French-speaking regions to discuss the topic "Towards a feminist approach to femicide."
This webinar, co-hosted by L. Carelle Goli, Ivorian feminist and lawyer, and Aïda M. Samb, Advocacy Officer at Equipop, brought together three committed speakers:
- Pascale Solages, feminist activist and general coordinator of the Haitian feminist organization Nègès Mawon.
- Christelle Taraud, SeniorLecturer at NYU Paris and associate member of the Center for 19th Century History. Author of the collective workFéminicides. Une histoire mondiale(La Découverte, 2022).
- Viviane Tathi Yende,feminist activistand lawyer by training.
Founding member of the Network of Young Feminists of Central Africa (REJEFEMAC).
President of the association Sourires de femmes (Women's Smiles) in Cameroon.
Abortion rights: feminist and intersectional approaches - July 11, 2024
The Sororités Francophones cycle of reflections recently held its tenth edition on the theme of Abortion rights: feminist and intersectional approaches.
This webinar, co-hosted by Elise Fouillet from Equipop and Salematou Baldé, a feminist activist from Côte d'Ivoire, brought together three committed speakers:
- Johanna-Soraya Cayre Benamrouchepostcolonial feminist activist and co-founder of Féministes contre le cyberharcèlement
- Nafissate HOUNKPATIN, feminist midwife and founder ofiléwa in Benin
- Pauline DiazPauline Diaz, a specialist in sexual and reproductive rights and e-health innovation, runs safe2choose.org (one of the Women First Digital (WFD) platforms).
Militant anger and joy: emotions at the heart of our struggles - April 18, 2024
On the program: an exchange on anger and joy as militant emotions at the heart of feminist struggles. With :
- Désirée Deneofeminist activist and General Secretary of the Ligue Ivoirienne,
- Kiyemisfeminist artist, author and host of the "Rends la Joie" podcast,
- Judicaelle_Irakozefeminist activist, community organizer and social entrepreneur.
Media and Feminism: creating, transforming, dreaming our spaces - February 22, 2024
Our three speakers shared their combined expertise to explore the power relations between feminist struggles and the media:
- Christelle MurhulaChristelle Murhula is a freelance journalist and author who writes mainly on societal developments in culture and feminism, and regularly collaborates with cultural and women's magazines such as M le magazine du Monde, Madmoizelle, Marie Claire and Mediapart.
- Sadia MandjoSadia Mandjo is a French journalist of Central African origin. After 5 years as a correspondent for France 24, AFP and RFI, in 2023 she created the committed media "Tour d'Afrique des droits des femmes".
- Kharoll-Ann Souffrant, T.S., M.S.S., researcher in social work and black studies. In 2020, she contributed to the book "De l'exclusion à la solidarité - Regards intersectionnels sur les médias", then published her first book, "Le Privilège de dénoncer - Justice pour toutes les victimes de violences sexuelles".
Facing and organizing online violence - September 13, 2023
This 7th edition brought together speakers from several French-speaking regions:
- Sarah Benmoussa, founder of "7achak", feminist media & movement against menstrual precariousness
- Diane Semerdjian, expert on the links between online violence and fundamental rights violations
- Bintou Mariam Traoré, Ivorian feminist activist, creator of #Vraiefemmeafricaine
Our bodies, our rights, our voices: a feminist approach to SRHR - July 18, 2023
This special edition during Women Deliver in Kigali brought together speakers from several French-speaking geographical areas:
- Amandine YAO, President of Gouttes Rouges,
- Emma ONEKEKOU, LBQ feminist activist and writer
- Hawa DIALLO, DSSR Manager, Club des jeunes filles leaders de Guinée
Feminist theories, emancipation tools for all? - March 30, 2023
The aim of this meeting was to discuss the importance for feminist activists of reading and nourishing fieldwork with theoretical contributions and feminist works, but also to ask how to make these works and feminist thoughts more accessible.
The discussion was led by three speakers:
- Fania Noel: Afro-feminist, pan-African activist, publisher and Franco-Haitian author.
- Edwige Dro: writer, literary translator (French and English) and literary activist from Côte d'Ivoire.
- Talah Hassan: researcher, coordinator of the Knowledge Workshop in Beirut, Lebanon.
The power of narratives, from the intimate to the political - January 26, 2023
he aim of this meeting was to gain a better understanding of the issues linked to narratives, in particular feminist narratives, and how they can enable certain women to find themselves in the voice of another, and victims of sexist and sexual violence to put words to a past that has become a force.
The discussion was led by three speakers:
- Axelle Jah NjikéAfropean author, playwright, sound designer, producer, columnist and pagan feminist activist;
- Pascale Solagesof the feminist organization Nègès Mawon in Haiti;
- Fabiola MizeroFabiola Mizero is a consultant on organizational development and gender issues in Africa, and creator and host of the South Side Stories podcast.
Faced with anti-rights movements, our feminist collective resistance - June 15, 2022
The aim of the meeting was to gain a better understanding of the reality of anti-rights and anti-choice movements, and to reflect on the impact of the rise of these movements on the work of feminist activists on the ground and internationally.
The discussion was led by three speakers:
- Jeanne HefezIPAS Advocacy Advisor
- Laurence Meyer, Head of Social and Racial Justice at the Digital Freedom Fund
- Amy Sakho, Country Advocacy Program Manager, Planned Parenthood Global
Militant exhaustion - April 13, 2022
The 3rd edition brought together participants from a dozen countries in several French-speaking geographical areas to reflect on how to respond together to situations of militant exhaustion and violence experienced by women's rights defenders.
The discussion was led by three speakers:
- Aminata Libain Mbengue, psychologist and feminist activist from Senegal;
- Marie-Renee Nwoes, psychologist and feminist activist specializing in gender and sexuality issues in Cameroon;
- Ahlem Bousserwel, feminist and activist, General Secretary of the Tunisian Association of Democratic Women.
Strengthening your sisterhood - January 23, 2022
The "Muscler sa sororité" conference aims to enrich knowledge of multidisciplinary and intergenerational feminism. The idea is to create a self-help network and pool the thoughts of the various participants.
Feminist activists
- Chanceline Mevowanou (Benin),
- Lina Abou-Habib (Lebanon)
- Louise Delavier (France)
all three spoke at the conference, sharing their work and reflections on sisterhood, women's networks and conflict resolution, and the issues surrounding differences between activists.