Impact of COVID-19 on Advocacy in Africa
27 Jan 2021
Experience as a Woman Head of State
28 Jan 2021
Centred in this project is the feminist mantra that the personal is political. This project documents stories from African women around their experiences of life in the times of the first year of the pandemic – in a time of reckoning, where the consequences of economic policies that don’t centre life were brought to unbearable light. These letters are from African women at different geographies, occupations, monies and life experiences.
Read MoreIt is administratively and fiduciarily housed by the Tax Justice Network (Africa). The Nawi – Afrifem Macroeconomics Collective is building a community in Africa of individuals and organisations working on influencing, analysing, deconstructing and reconstructing macroeconomic policies, narratives and understanding of the same through an intersectional Pan African feminist lens.
By Sodfa Daaji ABSTRACT The freedom of movement of people, capital, goods, and services is at the core of the African continental and regional integration agendas. This is enshrined in several protocols and legal frameworks such as the Niamey convention on cross-border cooperation and the Protocol to the Treaty Establishing the African Economic Community. […]
READ MOREBy Sodfa Daaji EXECUTIVE SUMMARY It is no mystery that trade is a crucial area for women and that inclusive trade policies valuably contribute to advancing gender equality and women’s economic empowerment. In the context of the African continent, the African Free Trade Area Agreement marked a milestone that defined Africa’s trade going forward. […]
READ MOREBy Elizabeth Maina INTRODUCTION Over the last few years, the creative economy has been highlighted by stakeholders such as creative practitioners, national arts councils, donors and private sector partners as critical for the socio-economic development of developed and developing countries. Creativity, knowledge and access to information are increasingly recognized as powerful engines driving economic […]
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