Africa is growing and changing enormously. The way it develops will leave its stamp on the 21st century and thus also determine the future of Germany and Europe. Africa’s progress is currently being threatened by geopolitical, demographic, and economic upheaval and crises. At the same time, African countries are key partners in addressing global challenges. Against this background, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) has drafted a new Africa Strategy.

Feminist development policy is centred around all people and tackles the root causes of injustice such as power relations between genders, social norms and role models. It enhances equality for people of all genders and thus is to the advantage of the whole of society – including men. Feminist development policy is a powerful approach to take sustainable development forward and assert human rights – worldwide and regardless of gender and any other personal traits.