What is the place of women in conflicts situations in Africa?
When we look at women in Africa, it is very easy to marginalize them into roles of what they should do and what they should not do. Though women are victims of conflicts in many ways, they are not just emblems of vulnerable sufferers, they are the ones that uphold and keep the communities, nurse and nurture the sick, the elderly and children and look for food when there is none. I had the opportunity last year, together with six other African women leaders and Mary Robinson to visit Eastern Chad and Darfur, where we met very courageous women who strongly advocated for an end of war which has rampaged through those countries for ages. There are many organizations in Africa, such as ISIS-WICCE which document the lives of women in conflict situations. During Congress we will hear witness from one of the keynote speakers from ISIS-WICCE who will illustrate how women have played a key role in documenting and communicating what is happening in those conflict regions. On leadership position o
