Gender: African women in Transitional Justice: Implications and Challenges
NAKOULMA Mariame V.1
Ph. D. International Law, Master in Political Science, Consultant, Jean Moulin-Lyon 3 University,
C.L.E.S.I.D. Email- mariame-viviane.nakoulma@univ-lyon3.fr

Received: 04/06/2020
Accepted for Publication: 01/07/2020
Published: 10/07/2020

Abstract
The mechanisms of Transitional Justice don’t focus on the single criminal trial but create and develop a set
of post-conflict tools intending to restore, rehabilitate, and sustain the affected communities for a more peaceful
future. Transitional Justice is a means of achieving justice. In this context, it can refer to how countries
emerging from periods of conflict in large-scale or systematic human rights violations make access to justice a
reality, and ensure that women and marginalized groups play an active role in the pursuit of a just society
as well. It is no secret that many African countries have experienced severe conflicts. The health crisis due to
the COVID-19 global pandemic has undoubtedly increased the precariousness of the populations in these
States. Our contribution aims justly to highlight the path and role of African women in the implementation
of transitional justice in African countries that have faced a conflict.

Keywords: Transitional Justice, Disarmament, Demobilization, Repatriation, Reintegration