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Ten richest men double their fortunes in pandemic while incomes of 99 percent of humanity fall

New billionaire minted every 26 hours, as inequality contributes to the death of one person every four seconds The world’s ten richest men more than doubled their fortunes from $700 billion to $1.5 trillion —at a rate of $15,000 per second or $1.3 billion a day— during the first two years of a...

Les organisations de la société civile réclament l'accès aux vaccins et l'équité pour tous

En tant qu'organisations de la société civile à travers l'Afrique, nous joignons nos voix pour demander un vaccin populaire, qui assure une protection en tant que bien public mondial, disponible gratuitement et équitablement pour tous, en donnant la priorité à ceux qui en ont le plus besoin.

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...

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...

Protect rural women’s land rights and they will pull Africa’s economy out of the COVID-19 pandemic

Ask any small holder farmer in Africa about their experience with the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and you are more likely to sample a story of personal economic decline than a near-death health experience with COVID-19. Movement restrictions imposed by governments to slow down the coronavirus...

Africa Unites for Youth: Reaching out to African Youth by Bridging the Gap.

In April 2019, the African Union Commission (AUC) launched a new initiative that focuses on creating direct opportunities for the development of youth in Africa, to actively and meaningfully drive the full realization of Africa’s Agenda 2063. The “1 Million By 2021 Initiative” aims to concretely...

Unpaid care: The economic ball and chain that's holding women back

As African leaders congregate for the 33rd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Heads of State and Government of the African Union next week (February 9 -10), Oxfam will be pitching tent in Addis Ababa to lobby them to make women’s work count. Among the millions of African women whose message...

Literacy Vs. Gender-Based Violence: aiding survivor recovery in the Central African Reppublic

In the Central African Republic (CAR), a woman is a victim of sexual and gender-based violence almost every hour. A limited number of survivors can access medical and psychological support offered by specialized organizations. For most women overcoming the trauma and moving on is a challenge. Oxfam...