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FACT N°2 – Women and girls face a limited access to social services

FACT N°2 – Women and girls face a limited access to social services

Discover how women and girls face a limited access to social services in West Africa.
West African governments are least engaged in reducing inequality in Africa

West African governments are the least committed in reducing inequality in Africa

Oxfam in West Africa, July 9, 2019 – Oxfam in West Africa and Development Finance International are launching the first-ever Commitment to Reducing Inequality Index (CRII) regional report. The index measures, compares and ranks West African governments’ commitment on 3 pillars: public spending,...
Fatoumata, a women herder in Burkina Faso, fights daily against the effects of climate change and imports of milk powder which reduce the demand for her local milk. Credit: Pablo Tosco / Oxfam

Emergency in the Sahel: choosing the fight against inequalities

Oxfam in West Africa, 3 July 2019. As massacres and violence intensify in the Sahel, so does the urgency of a response from the states of the region and the international community that prioritizes the fight against inequality.
All West African countries are among the 30 poorest in the world (except Ghana)

West African countries lag the world in fighting inequality – 2019 UN report

Oxfam in West Africa, Dec. 9, 2019 – All West African countries, with exception of Ghana, are among the 30 poorest countries in the world, according to the latest Human Development Report (HDR) which this year focuses on inequality.
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.
Yagana, a woman displaced by fear of Boko Haram in Niger, received a cash for grant from Oxfam and with this cash she started a small business for herself. Credit : Tom Saater / Oxfam

Fight for equality

West Africa remains one of the poorest regions in the world where inequalities are growing and where governments are the least committed to reducing them on the African continent. The region has abundant but mismanaged resources. Corrupt state decision-makers and private actors voracious for raw...
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