Policy papers

Oxfam International Pan Africa Program Progress Report 2022

This Progress Report covers the period 2018 to 2022 – a period of challenges and change for the world, for Africa and for the Pan Africa Program (PAP). During that period the COVID-19 pandemic hit hard. Although Africa experienced fewer deaths and infections than had been anticipated, it...

Gendered Impact of COVID-19 on Livelihoods in Africa

Oxfam in collaboration with African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) emplemented an International Development Research Centre (IDRC) funded collaborative research and policy outreach Project on the Gendered Impact of COVID 19 on Livelihoods in Africa. This Project aimed to conduct high quality...

Africa's Extreme Inequality Crisis: Building Back Fairer after COVID-19

Africa is facing a crisis of extreme inequality which is undermining growth, preventing poverty eradication and contributing to insecurity. The six richest African billionaires are now wealthier than the poorest 50% of Africans combined. This briefing paper shows that COVID-19 has deepened this...

Implications of COVID-19 to Women's Livelihoods and Tenure Rights

COVID-19 has made it difficult for the women to connect and mobilize support for securing land, jointly having their voices in tracking and implementation of land-related laws and contributing to land policy debates. Consequently, the pandemic has derailed one way women land rights activists have...

Mwongozo wa Jamii

Uwekezaji kwenye kilimo unaweza kuwanufaisha wanajami wa kawaida, lakini ushahidi unaonesha kwamba matokeo si mazuri kwenye uwekezaji mkubwa wa ardhi barani Afrika hususani kwa wanawake na jamii. Hali ya kuwakandamiza wanawake imesababisha kukosa haki ya kumiliki ardhi. Wanawake wameachwa nyuma...