A new UN Women report warns that women’s rights across sub-Saharan Africa are stagnating or reversing. Armed conflict, climate shocks, reduced foreign aid, and a growing political backlash are undermining progress in education, health care, and political participation. Without urgent action and renewed investment, the region is unlikely to meet Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5 on gender equality by 2030, leaving millions of African women and girls more vulnerable to poverty, violence, and systemic discrimination.
Complied from: Kat Lay, “Global progress on gender equality stalling, UN warns,” The Guardian, Sept. 15, 2025.