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REPORT: Nigeria ranks 10th in Africa’s most unsafe countries for women
 
By: Cletus Sunday Ilobanafor
Sun, 10 Mar 2024   ||   Nigeria,
 

Nigeria has been ranked 10th on the list of Africa’s most unsafe countries for women.

In the global Women Peace and Security Index 2023 which ranked 177 countries in terms of women’s inclusion, justice, and security, Central African Republic was ranked number one while DR Congo and South Sudan were ranked second and third respectively in the list of Africa’s most unsafe countries for women.

Seychelles took the number one spot in Africa’s safest countries for women followed by Cape Verde and South Africa.

Here's the list of top 10 unsafe countries for women in Africa;

1. Central African Republic

2. DR Congo

3. South Sudan

4. Burundi

5. Eswatini

6. Somalia

7. Niger

8. Sudan

9. Chad

10. Nigeria

The top 10 African countries safe for women are;

1. Seychelles

2. Cape Verde

3. South Africa

4. Mauritius

5. Tunisia

6. Rwanda

7. Botswana

8. Tanzania

9. Ghana

10. Sao Tome and Principe

 

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