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By Sonia Phalatse ABSTRACT This paper draws on a feminist political ecology framework to unpack the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) and its implications for extractivism in Africa. Feminist Political Ecology (FPE) is an analytical framework that argues that gender, in relation to class, race, and other axes of power, shapes access to, and […]
Welcome to our August 2023 edition of the AfCFTA Watch – a platform that follows developments on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and periodically reviews emerging issues using an pan-African feminist lens and approach to the analysis. The AfCFTA is a regional free trade agreement that aims to economically liberalise Africa’s internal borders […]
Fed up with low wages and punishing hours, Shoprite workers led by the women are locked into a struggle one of the most powerful companies on the African continent over unfair labour practices.
The reduction and elimination of maternal mortality remain a challenge in most low income countries. Kenya joined other African countries in the abolishment of delivery fees in all public health facilities through a presidential directive signed into effect on June 1, 2013. Unfortunately, this does not guarantee its use and optimal outcomes. This study aimed […]
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This publication was part of a series on Gender Policy Dialogue created by the Forum for Social Studies in a bid to address at that time Ethiopia’s lack of coherent gender policy that addressed women’s needs and their participation in the economy in a coherent manner https://www.fssethiopia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Gender-Policy-Dialogue-Series-No-1-English.pdf