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Njoki Njehû, Pan-African Feminist Educator and Advocate, Dies at 60

HeadlineJul 22, 2026

In Kenya, Pan-African feminist educator and advocate Njoki Njehû passed away at her home in Nairobi Saturday. She was a committed Kenyan grassroots organizer and activist who played a pivotal role building the Fight Inequality Alliance movement. Njehû notably led the “50 Years Is Enough” campaign in the United States, marking the 50th anniversary of the World Bank and the IMF, denouncing their neoliberal policies and catastrophic impacts on communities in the Global South. The Fight Inequality Alliance said in a statement, “Njoki was a visionary leader whose wisdom, conviction, and generosity shaped our movement in countless ways across Africa and globally.” Click here to see our interviews with Njoki Njehû over the years.

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