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In Africa, school completion and progression rates are lower for girls, particularly from poorer communities and rural areas, and the quality of education and learning still leaves a lot to be desired.

Over 18 million girls missing school in Africa as continent loses USD29 billion in education funding through flawed taxation

A staggering 18.8m girls are out of primary school in Africa according to a new report by the Tax and Education (TaxEd) Alliance and its allies. Each year, Africa loses US$29 billion in education…

50 year old Hareyat Gebrelibanos and a mother of four from Tigray in Northern Ethiopia cleaning mitad* traditional griddle used for cooking bread at Meles IDP camp. Photo Credit: Zerubabel Tore/Oxfam

Oxfam warns of growing hunger crisis in Tigray and Amhara regions as families resort to extreme measures to survive

Families still reeling from the aftermath of a two-year conflict in Tigray are now resorting to increasingly desperate measures to survive. The conflict and erratic rainfall throughout the north of…

Caroline Nyirenda, (second right) a Health worker from Chawama Clinic seen educating the community on how to use the Oral Rehydration Solution sachets in Lusaka, Zambia. Photo credit: Loliwe Phiri/Oxfam

Southern African countries face “terrifying and overwhelming” cholera outbreak as Covid19 cases begin to rise again, Oxfam warns

Southern African countries including Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe are facing an unprecedented surge of cholera cases, warns Oxfam. The situation could become uncontrollable and difficult…

How corporate power divides our world and the need for a new era of public action

Seven richest Africans have more wealth than the poorest half of the continent’s population

Africa’s richest 1 percent own nearly half of the continent’s total financial wealth.A tax of up to 5 percent on Africa’s super-rich could generate an annual amount of $11.9 billion, nearly enough to…

COP28 outcome misses the mark on justice for the majority of the world

COP28 outcome misses the mark on justice for the majority of the world

In response to the outcome of COP28, Oxfam International’s Climate Change Policy Lead Nafkote Dabi said:“Everyone fighting against the global climate crisis has little to celebrate from this…

Reaction: Oxfam Response to Outcomes of the Global Refugee Forum

In response to the outcomes of the 2nd Global Refugee Forum (GRF), Oxfam in Africa Director Fati N’Zi-Hassane said:The achievements of the GRF 2023 should be celebrated, especially its emphasis on…

ECOWAS’ failure to adopt exemptions to Niger sanctions puts lives of millions of Nigeriens at risk

Niamey, Niger, December 12, 2023 – International NGOs in Niger are expressing deep disappointment in the lack of humanitarian exemptions made by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS…

East Africa’s floods decimate almost entire rainy season harvest leaving over four million people with no food or income

As COP28 comes to a close, rich polluting nations must accelerate loss and damage compensation for countries hit hardest by climate change.

Urgent Call for ECOWAS to Adopt Exceptions Necessary to Allow Humanitarian Access and Address Basic Human Needs under Niger Sanctions

We, INGOs having significant humanitarian operations in Niger, call on the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to urgently adopt formal exceptions for humanitarian action in the…

Conflict-ravaged countries pushed into debt traps by climate funding

55 percent of funding provided to fragile and conflict-affected states in Africa came in the form of loans and other forms of debt.