COVID-19

Tantanon*cooking in the commune of Tori, neighborhood of Aklome in the south of Benin. Credit : Alokpa Kodjovi / Oxfam

Fighting Austerity and the Pandemic - 2021 Edition

While West African governments’ indifference towards inequality would be a tragedy at any time, it is more so during the COVID-19 pandemic, which is worsening inequality. In 2021, when COVID-19 infections are rising in West Africa, the critical support health and socioeconomic programmes put in...
Because of COVID-19, Florence and her husband have lost their jobs and eat only corn paste. Credit: Alokpa Kodjovi/ Oxfam

COVID-19 recovery in West Africa is “austerity on steroids” and sets the region on a destructive path ahead: Oxfam

Austerity, spiraling debt and vaccine inequity will bring the inequality crisis tolevels never reached before, reveals new index. West African governments are planning to “slash and burn” their way out of COVID-19 induced economic loss, reveals new analysis from Oxfam and Development Finance...
Although Kadidiatou is a milk producer, she can't fulfill the needs of her children. Credit: Géry Barbot/Oxfam

Pandemic of hunger in West Africa: historical thresholds reached

On this World Food Day, we alert on the unprecedented food and nutritional challenges that continue to face West Africa at the end of the lean season.
516,000 personnes sont sinistrées suite aux inondations historiques au Niger

Half a million people affected by historic floods in Niger

516,000 people affected by the historic floods in Niger.
Nous recherchons les initiatives de jeunes ouest-africains pour lutter contre l'impact de la COVID-19

We are looking for youth initiatives fighting against the impact of COVID-19 in West Africa

Nous recherchons des initiatives de jeunes ouest-africains luttant contre l'impact de la COVID-19
Victoria Banks lutte pour la survie de sa famille au Libéria. Crédit : Zwannah Kimber

Covid-19 pandemic threatens years of efforts to recover from war in Liberia

Après des années de rétablissement suite à la guerre civile au Libéria, Victoria Banks pouvait enfin vivre de l'agriculture. Jusqu'à ce que la pandémie de COVID-19 frappe.
African Women's Day: the solutions of 7 West African organizations to 7 realities lived by women in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis

African Women's Day: the solutions of 7 West African organizations to 7 realities lived by women in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis

To mark African Women's Day on July 31st, seven West African organizations highlight the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on women in West Africa and their realities, their thoughts and their solutions around 7 priority themes identified, by and for women in the region.
FACT N°7 – Women and girls face the burden of social norms

FACT N°7 – Women and girls face the burden of social norms

Discover how women and girls face the burden of social norms in West Africa.
FACT N°6 – Women and girls face a lack of access to information

FACT N°6 – Women and girls face a lack of access to information

Discover how women and girls face a lack of access to information in West Africa.
FACT N°5 – Women face limited representation and participation in decision-making spaces

FACT N°5 – Women face limited representation and participation in decision-making spaces

Discover how women face limited representation and participation in decision-making spaces in West Africa.

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