Online Abuse is Real Violence — and Africa’s Women and Girls are Paying the Price By Sennen Hounton and Lydia Zigomo Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.

https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/01/online-abuse-is-real-violence-and-africas-women-and-girls-are-paying-the-price/?utm_source=email_marketing&utm_admin=146128&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=US_Withdrawal_From_Organizations_Triggers_Global_Alarm_Maternal_Deaths_Spike_in_WarTorn_Ukraine_and_ A bold action by governments, tech companies, and all communities is needed to confront the rising tech-facilitated GBV that is silencing women’s voices and threatening hard-won gains in Africa. UNITED NATIONS, Jan 7 2026 (IPS) - New estimates show that violence against women and girls remains one of the most pervasive human rights violations in the world – and that one of its fastest-growing frontiers is the digital space. Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.