Publications

The unjust poverty and unearned wealth of colonialism - Davos 2025

Takers not makers

It’s never been a better time to be a billionaire. Their wealth has skyrocketed to unprecedented levels, while people living in poverty all over the world continue to face multiple crises.…

Away from the race to the bottom

Away from the race to the bottom

Tax incentives and aggressive tax planning (ATP) are significant taxation issues of concern within Africa’s extractives industry and agribusiness sectors. This policy brief is based on the findings…

Carbon Inequality Kills: Why curbing the excessive emissions of an elite few can create a sustainable planet for all

The only way to beat climate breakdown and deliver social justice is to radically reduce inequality. This briefing paper reveals the catastrophic climate impacts of the richest individuals in the…

CRII 2024

The 2024 Commitment to Reducing Inequality Index (CRII)

Now in its fifth edition, the Commitment to Reducing Inequality Index (CRI) assesses the commitment of 164 countries and regions to fighting inequality. The CRI 2024 offers powerful new evidence on…

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.

Transforming Education Financing in Africa

The African Union (AU) Year of Education in 2024 could make decisive breakthroughs to transform education systems if there is coordinated national and Pan-African action on the key forces that impact…

Mariam is part of a cooperative in Mali that makes improved cooking firepits; these firepits reduce deforestation and the time women spend collecting firewood. Photo by Diafara Traoré/Oxfam.

INEQUALITY INC.

The wealth of the world’s five richest billionaires has more than doubled since the start of this decade, while 60% of humanity has grown poorer. For years, Oxfam has raised the alarm about widening…

Over 2.4 million people have been impacted by torrential Deyr seasonal rains and floods across Somalia.

Somalia - ‘El Niño’ Induced Flood Response Appeal

Since the beginning of October 2023 Somalia especially the southern region has experienced unprecedented levels of rainfall that has quickly morphed into excessive flash and riverine flooding with…

Ibadolives in the village of Oog in Somaliland. She is assisting IDP’s that are victim of the ongoing drought in the Horn of Africa. Photo credit: Petterik Wiggers/Oxfam Novib

Forgotten frontlines: looking at the climate finance going to fragile and conflict affected states in 2019-20

Through analysing climate finance provided to 37 fragile and conflict affected states (FCAS) in 2019-20, we find that the scale of finance going to these contexts is far below what is needed, at an…

PLACING AFRICA AND THE GLOBAL SOUTH’S GENDER TRANSFORMATION AND SOCIAL INCLUSION AT THE HEART OF THE GLOBAL STOCK-TAKE

Placing Africa and the Global South's Gender Transformation and Social Inclusion at the Heart of the Global Stock-take

For Africa, and more especially low-income countries (LICs), the urgency to address economic and non-economic loss and damage is imperative. Climatic hazards witnessed at global scale have…

Magdalene Bangura harvests cassava on the 14 acre farm she shares with members of FEMINET. Phto credit : Nana Kofi Acquah / Oxfam

"Stand with Her " - Rapid-response grant to support women's rights organizations

Gender-based violence (GBV) continues to be a grave concern in Africa, affecting the lives of countless women and girls. As part of the global commitment to address this issue, the African Union in…