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Why Africa needs 365 days of Action Against Gender-based Violence

A cursory look at media coverage of how African nations marked the 16 Days of Activism depicts a continent that is fully aware of a bad situation that is getting worse. In many instances, government leaders explained what they were doing to tame gender violence and highlighted the challenges...

Care Burden on Africa's Women and Girls was Always Tough, but COVID -19 has made It Tougher

The COVID-19 pandemic is threatening the global development narrative of ‘leaving no one behind.’ This particularly, for the more than 420 million Africans who live below the global poverty line, many of whom are women and girls.This pandemic has laid bare what has for too long been invisible: the...

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.