SEXUAL GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

Women face a higher risk of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. A recent study by UN Women found that reports of violence against women, and particularly domestic violence, have increased in several countries as security, health, and financial worries create tensions and strains accentuated by the cramped and confined living conditions of lockdown.