Where it cannot be suppressed and controlled, sexual desire in African women is weaponised. It is policed by religion and regulated by archaic cultural traditions. The idea of African women embracing their sensuality is a bone in Patriarchy’s throat. Chaired by Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah, Tlaleng Mofokeng, Valentine Njoroge and Pamela Udoka will explore the irrationality of the anxiety around female sexual pleasure.