Edited by Fatou Sow, this French-language edition of the proceedings of the 1994 DAWN African Regional Meeting in Dakar was published in 1997 by the Southern African Development Education and Policy Research Unit (SADEP) on behalf of the Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era (DAWN) network. Featuring contributions from feminist scholars including Fatma Alloo, Peggy Antrobus, Gita Sen, and Claire Slatter, the document examines African women’s critiques of and experiences with dominant global macroeconomic policies. Central to the report, and articulated in Thandika Mkandawire’s keynote address, is the rejection of the neoliberal doctrine that “There Is No Alternative” (TINA) to Structural Adjustment Programmes (SAPs). The contributors discuss the proposition that “There Must Be an Alternative” (TEMBA), exploring human-centred approaches to development.

Employing a feminist political economy perspective, the publication examines how macroeconomic decisions—such as currency devaluation, state downsizing, and privatisation—affect household livelihoods and social welfare. The text analyses the relationship between changes in state social provision and the increasing care responsibilities carried by women’s unpaid labour. Through regional case studies from countries including Zimbabwe and Ghana, the report examines the socio-economic impacts of SAPs on health, food security, and informal labour. The publication also discusses the links between macroeconomic policy, external debt, gender justice, and alternative development frameworks in African contexts.