Despite the advancement of women`s rights witnessed in the past few decades, we are currently experiencing a regional and international context in which not only are women's human rights disputed, but the historical achievements of the women’s movement are being undermined. The fragility of democratic institutions, a conservative backlash and an economic crisis exacerbate the precarious situation of women in Africa and worldwide and weaken the opportunities of feminist movements for self-expression in their struggle for human rights. Against this background, the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, the World March of Women and the Mozambican Women's Forum (Forúm Mulher) organised in October 2016 an encounter that brought together activists, academics and representatives of feminist organisations across the continent in order to jointly analyse these new contexts, discuss the trends and coordinate the creation and/or strengthening of regional action platforms for joint actions. This document is intended to present the main findings of the debate.