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Scorecard 2019-Women's Land Rights in Africa

The WLRIDGA[1] project is a 3-year project funded by the EU, the International Land Coalition (ILC) and other Oxfam’s matching funds. Oxfam Novib is the lead applicant together with co-applicants Oxfam International, PLAAS[2] and PROPAC[3] The project has released its Scorecard on Women Land Rights...

African Liberation Day- A day to Unify our Struggles

African Liberation Day was celebrated in Africa and around the world on Saturday, 25 May 2019. Its objective is to advance the total liberation and unification of Africa under scientific socialism. This year’s theme centred on ‘AFRICA IS NOT FOR SALE; STOP HUMAN TRAFICKING AND SLAVERY’

Women’s land rights in Africa: Does implementation match policy?

Women’s land and property rights could greatly be improved if all AU member countries implemented the existing commitments.

Responding To Cyclone Idai Requires a more robust approach

Climate-related disasters are becoming more prevalent and more harmful – both economically and in human terms, with poor people hit hardest. Therefore, we need a continental disaster prevention and response program that builds up stronger early warning systems and is entirely more effective and...

Securing Citizens’ Voice and Participation in Africa’s Agricultural Transformation

The Pan Africa Programme took part in a policy dialogue convening themed: “Agency and Accountability: Securing Citizens’ Voice and Participation in Africa’s Agriculture Development” from the 2nd to 5th April 2019 in Kigali, Rwanda. The forum brought together partners and like-minded institutions to...

Africa Climate Week: Critical Look at Now and the Future

The Africa Climate Week organized by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and hosted by the Government of Ghana has just ended. The event held on the 18th and 22nd March sought to broaden stakeholder engagement and will be instrumental in demonstrating that there is...

Africa's Farmers Urgently Need Climate-Proof Investment For Food Security

The world is letting down Africa’s smallholder farmers – and governments across the globe urgently need to more than double their spend on helping them adapt to the brutal daily realities of a climate that is already changing. Small-scale farmers, herders and fisher-folk, who produce the majority...

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