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Series of femicides in South Africa: How did we get there?
Jacqueline Derens, former activist against apartheid and author of "Women of South Africa", is our guest.
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féminicides
World
"Am I next?": in South Africa, serial femicides sow terror and anger
The discovery of ten women's bodies over the past two months, including one Sunday in the suburbs of Johannesburg, revives anger in South Africa, where femicides are among the highest in the world. Rights defenders denounce the shortcomings of public policies in the face of a scourge that the President himself has set up as a "national disaster".
Politics
Cameroon: eight femicides in eight days, associations mobilize
In Cameroon, August was particularly deadly for women: 8 femicides in 8 days, and about 60 recorded since January. In June, the government launched alert lines. But complaints of domestic violence rarely lead to a conviction in the country.
Politics
Cameroon: The scourge of femicides, more than sixty cases recorded since the beginning of the year
In Cameroon, August 2026 was particularly murderous for women. Eight femicides in eight days. In addition to the 60 cases already recorded since the beginning of the year. Last June, the government set up warning lines to report gender-based violence, although complaints of domestic violence rarely lead to a conviction.