Open letter on the impact of the Ukraine crisis in Africa
Executive Directors and Country Directors of ActionAid programmes in Africa have sent a joint letter to their heads of state and regional bodies, including the Africa Union (AU), Economic Community of
Time to Clean Up: How Barclays promotes the use of tax havens in Africa
Barclays bank is now reported to be the largest retail bank in Africa and is the largest UK bank operating on the continent. This puts it in a position of responsibility with regard to the way it
Southern Africa on the Brink of Famine?
The spread of COVID-19 throughout Southern Africa will worsen the region’s already dire conditions of food insecurity and malnutrition. The effects of climate change - persistent drought, flooding and
Fifty Years of Failure: The IMF, Debt and Austerity in Africa
ActionAid’s report ‘Fifty Years of Failure: the IMF, Debt and Austerity in Africa’ is based on new research and powerful personal testimonies from across 10 African countries. It is timed to coincide
Agroecology in Southern Africa: Financing the Transition
While national agricultural policies and budgets in Southern Africa are moving toward agroecology, they are still largely focused on support for conventional, industrial farming practices, says a new
Charter of Demands: Actualizing women's land rights in Africa
The Kilimanjaro Initiative is a rural women’s mobilisation from across Africa towards an iconic moment at the foot of Mt Kilimanjaro in October 2016. The Kilimanjaro Initiative was conceived when, we
Policy Brief: Incorporation of Women’s Economic Empowerment and Unpaid Care Work into regional polices: Africa
Time to start caring – how ignoring Unpaid Care Work is holding back economic empowerment of Africa’s rural women Agriculture accounts on average for one third of Africa’s GDP and women make up as
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.
ActionAid Media Briefing - Illicit Financial Flows and Tax Avoidance in Africa
Illicit financial flows deprive Africa of billions of dollars each year, more than is received in overseas development aid or foreign direct investment combined. Up to two-thirds of these illicit
Young women: life choices and livelihoods in poor urban South Africa
ActionAid South Africa undertook a scoping study to better understand the experiences of young women living in poor areas of Johannesburg and Cape Town.The findings from the study then inform a new