Author: Bridget Mensah

“The politics of policing women’s bodies has reached a new low in Burkina Faso, where President Ibrahim Traoré has issued a decree that would impose a $3,300 fine and potential imprisonment for women who “expose their nudity” on social media. This draconian measure is a stark reminder that, in many parts of Africa, women’s bodies remain a battleground, subject to the whims of patriarchal power and the fragile egos of men.”