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The Human Cost of Public Cuts in Africa

New research from ActionAid International, The Human Cost of Public Sector Cuts in Africa, highlights how over the last five years, austerity measures have led to the deterioration of public health

A nurse in Blantyre, Malawi attending to patients in a tent

Who Owes Who?

As we enter 2025, 54 countries are in debt crisis, forced to cut their spending on basic public services and climate action in order to pay external debts. Last year, lower income countries between

Young Urban Women (YUW) Teleza Banda Primary School Teacher, in Mchinji, Impacted by the cholera outbreak