women and war

Facing up to conflict, violence, poverty, discrimination, ignorance and disease - each month, Women and War invites you to discover women who are fighting for a cause across the world.

Rape as a weapon

Rape as a weapon of war is something that women in the Kivu region of the Democratic Republic of Congo know only too well. This week, we…
27/04 17:55 CET
‘Women a force that can change the world’

Ituri is a region in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of…
05/05 19:30 CET
Caddy a Congolese voice for peace

Radio has often been used as a weapon of war in Africa. Caddy Adzuba is a journalist for Radio Okapi in the Democratic Republic of Congo. At…
05/05 19:30 CET
DRC: Warriors of peace

This month, Women and War goes to the Democratic Republic of Congo where we meet Masika, Noella, and Caddy. These three women survived the…
04/05 18:53 CET
Afghanistan’s Women and War – Sima’s tale

From the Soviet invasion in 1979, to the conflict between NATO forces…
05/03 18:14 CET
Women and War – Farzana and Nafiza’s tale

Over the years, Farzana has become a familiar figure at the Ali Abad…
05/03 18:14 CET
Afghanistan’s Women and War – Frozan’s tale

It is just another day at the Pajhwok press agency in Kabul, where…
05/03 18:14 CET
Afghan women heal the wounds of war

Our third edition of Women and War takes you to Afghanistan, to meet three extraordinary women. They have endured the devastating effects of…
09/03 16:55 CET