BeijingAfrica

Three Generations. One legacy. Shared leadership. From Beijing and Beyond. From Beijing 1995 to Digital Africa. #Beijing+30

[Geraldine J Moleketi @GJFras]

@BeijingPlus30 Honouring Our Anger and Women's Agency: We are angry, and rightfully so. Feminist anger is valid; it is a profound moral response to injustice. As we brainstorm across our different perspectives, and platforms, we channel our outrage @BeijingPlus30 @SAWIDofficial @MbekiSchool

[BeijingAfrica @BeijingPlus30]

Follow along as we break down three decades of data, the research driving our call to action, and what solidarity looks like in practice.

Swipe through, and stay tuned for what's next. 🧵

#GBVFNationalDisaster

[BeijingAfrica @BeijingPlus30]

THE WAR ON WOMEN'S BODIES: What the Evidence Tells Us
Part 1 of a series

On 15 September 2026, the Beijing+30 African Women's Movement convened an urgent brainstorming session following the discovery of multiple murdered women across Kempton Park, Olifantsfontein, and the…

[BeijingAfrica @BeijingPlus30]

Which institutions respond, and where do systems fail? These are the questions a feminist analysis demands we ask.

This is the first in a series unpacking the evidence, the history, and the demands coming out of that urgent conversation…

[BeijingAfrica @BeijingPlus30]

#HumanRights #AfricanWomenLeadership #BridgetteMabandla #EqualityForAll

[BeijingAfrica @BeijingPlus30]

Movement memory is essential.

Ambassador Bridgette Mabandla, a matriarch of the Beijing processes, reminds us that today’s pursuit of equality stands on decades of hard-won progress.

From the 1995 Beijing Conference to the Maputo Protocol serving as CEDAW's "modern wing,"…

[BeijingAfrica @BeijingPlus30]

our commitment to human rights is deep-rooted, intentional, and continent-wide.

We must honor this history to defend against any attempts to roll back our rights. Our journey isn't just beginning; it is the continuous evolution of our equality. ✊🏾

#BeijingPlus30 #MaputoProtocol

[Geraldine J Moleketi @GJFras]

@BeijingPlus30 Happy birthday #BienceGawanas Advancing constitutional human rights to leading critical agendas at AU, UN, & now steering Women & Peace Working Group of the Beijing+30 African Women’s Movement, your life’s work exemplifies principled African feminist leadership. ✊🏽

[Parliament of RSA @ParliamentofRSA]

[Highlights] In her commemorative speech at the National Women’s Parliament, Chairperson of the Beijing +30 African Women’s Movement, Ms Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi, called for greater accountability for commitments that remain unfulfilled in advancing women’s empowerment.
#WomensParliament
#7thParliament 🇿🇦

[BeijingAfrica @BeijingPlus30]

solidarity.

Evidence over deflection. Dialogue over division. African solidarity with accountability.

#BeijingPlus30 #MigrationJustice #PanAfricanism #AfricanSolidarity #StopXenophobia

[BeijingAfrica @BeijingPlus30]

Migration cannot be the convenient excuse for governance failures but neither can we reduce a complex continental challenge to a single country.

The Beijing+30 African Women’s Movement calls for a mature, honest, and evidence-based conversation on migration and…

[BeijingAfrica @BeijingPlus30]

Difficult issues require mature voices not finger-pointing.

We need African leaders, civil society, lawyers, and researchers around the table, confronting the complexity together and working towards solutions rooted in accountability, human rights, development, and Pan-African…

[BeijingAfrica @BeijingPlus30]

development across Africa.

We must reject xenophobia, violence, and the blanket blaming of our fellow Africans, while also asking difficult questions about governance, democracy, human rights, economic opportunity, and the conditions that drive migration across our continent…

[BeijingAfrica @BeijingPlus30]

African solidarity is our shared responsibility.

#BeijingPlus30 #MigrationJustice #PanAfricanism #StopXenophobia

[BeijingAfrica @BeijingPlus30]

Migration cannot be the scapegoat for governance failures.

The Beijing+30 African Women’s Movement brought together African leaders, diplomats, lawyers, researchers and civil society to challenge anti-migrant narratives and shift the debate from political rhetoric…

[BeijingAfrica @BeijingPlus30]

and scapegoating to evidence, constitutional rights, accountability and Pan-African solidarity.

The dialogue highlighted the dangerous link between online disinformation, anti-migrant sentiment and offline violence.

As Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma reminded us, immigration…

[BeijingAfrica @BeijingPlus30]

enforcement is the responsibility of the state—not vigilante citizens. And as Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi affirmed, this is not a once-off discussion, but the beginning of broader public engagement and policy advocacy.

We refuse narratives that pit Africans against one another…

[Geraldine J Moleketi @GJFras]

As we reflect, we do more than remember history,we recommit to the ongoing work. The struggle for true equality, bodily autonomy, economic equity, and safety for all women remains our responsibility. ✊🏾#NationalWomensDay #WomensMarch1956 #BeijingPlus30 #GenderEquality #PanAfrican