West Africa

Within this sub-region, PeaceWomen is currently monitoring 5 countries (Chad, Cote d' Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Sierra Leone). Central Africa is home to countries of medium (Cape Verde 118) to low (Niger 167) levels of human development, in addition to many post-conflicts countries. According to the Global Gender Gap Index (GGGI,) countries in Western Africa rank from 70 (Ghana) to 131 (Mali).

Currently, there are two United Nations Peacekeeping missions in this sub region, United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) and United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL)).

For information on National Action Plans in the region for SCR 1325, please click here.

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May 16, 2013 (AllAfrica)
LIBERIA: ERU Officers Gang Rape Woman Three officers of the Emergency Response Unit (ERU) of the Liberia National Police have reportedly ganged raped a 23-year-old woman in Yekepa, Nimba County.
May 15, 2013 (The Guardian)
MALI: Mali's Displaced Women Organise for Long Stay Away from Home, Report The Guardian Two things, at least, matter more to Ramata Touré than the outcome of the donor conference in Brussels on Wednesday at which representatives of more than 100 countries will be asked for €2bn ($2.6bn) to help bring peace and development to Mali.
May 7, 2013 (AllAfrica)
MALI: Little Support, No Justice for Mali Rape Survivors During the rebel takeover of northern Mali in April 2012, many women said they were subjected to rape or sexual assault. Since then, little or no support has come through for these women, say aid workers.
May 6, 2013 (AllAfrica)
LIBERIA: After Punishment, Stigmatize Rapists As Deterrence Throughout the lengthy regime of President Tubman, murder and rape were considered two terrible crimes that warranted not only drastic punishment for perpetrators, but they were permanently stigmatized in society.
April 9, 2013 (Daily News Egypt)
MALI: Resolution 1325 and the Need to Empower Malian Women Since the beginning of January 2012, an insurgent group has been fighting with the Mali government for the independence of northern Mali, an area known as Azawad. This group, formally known as National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) and also referred to as Tuareg nationalists, joined forces with Islamist rebels. By using their combined forces, they gained control of northern Mali in the spring 2012.