Gender equality

Mariam is a mother and displaced woman at the PIssila site in Burkina Faso

Survivors and heroines: women in the crisis in Burkina Faso

The study "Survivors and heroines: women in the crisis in Burkina Faso" describes the impact of the conflict on women and looks at their role in strengthening social cohesion and building peace.

The Sahel superheroes: these African activists who fight against inequalities on a daily-basis.

The Sahel superheroes: these African activists who fight against inequalities

In Mali, Niger and Chad, there is no shortage of adversities, but Kadiatou, Younoussi, Salim, Yasmine, Fousseyni and many other anonymous heroes demonstrate to us every day that we can face them.

The 22 richest men in the world have more wealth than all the women in Africa

The 22 richest men in the world have more wealth than all the women in Africa

Oxfam in West Africa, Jan. 20, 2020. The world’s 2,153 billionaires have more wealth than the 4.6 billion people who make up 60 percent of the planet’s population, reveals a new global report from Oxfam today ahead of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland.

Survivors of gender-based and other types of violence learn how to read and write in a literacy class in Central African Republic. Credit: Aurélie Godet / Oxfam

Advance women's rights

Women's economic rights are continuously violated, and their economic worth remains misunderstood, despite the fact that they produce most of the region’s foodstuffs. Rural women keep facing numerous barriers preventing them from fulfilling their potential as farmers and entrepreneurs. Women’s...

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