On today’s show we are discussing sexual assault on the continent. This is not the show we planned to do this month, but an incident happened close to home that made me question our complicity in sexual assault and the willingness of us as Africans to keep our children safe.

These are not new issues. You, or someone you know, has experienced some form of sexual assault. Some of you might even be protecting perpetrators. In today’s episode, I talk to Karim Dieye, a Senegalese consultant and former prison officer, and Lolo Cynthia, the Nigerian activist and sexual education expert behind the social media presence LoloTalks, about how our cultural norms perpetuate a system that further victimizes the sexually assaulted yet protects the perpetrator. We also discuss how to talk to our kids about sex and sexual assault and the signs parents should be mindful of to keep their children safe.

You can listen to the episode this Friday September 4th on www.inserviceof.org/podcast and in Dakar on 94.9FM WADR at 7:30 pm GMT. And don’t forget to send me your comments on WhatsApp at +221 76201 5180.

We’ve also gone regional! Click the podcast link to see when and where live episodes and rebroadcasts will air in Freetown, Banjul, Abuja, and Dakar.