Africa Women in Peace Building: A Case Study of Sudan, Somalia and Rwanda (1994-2014)

Abstract:

The place of a woman can be traced to tradition where they are daughter and widow. These definitions that are portrayed do not victim. Nonetheless women's own participation in civil wars contributes their identities and traditional roles. Culture, ethnicity, class of women's involvement in war. Because of their lack of status systematically excluded from decision making opportunities their ignored in conflict zones and in nations emerging from war. Despite significant part in peacemaking if they are properly supported and as victims of violence, women, as well as men, can be victims of torture, assault and murder. However, women are slightly more likely to be violence. Some of these gender specific crimes include rape, trafficking, forced pregnancy, forced marriage.