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By 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. […]
By Njoki Ngumi INTRODUCTION Agriculture is by far the biggest sector employer in the African Continent. An Economic Brief from the African Development Bank in 2017 revealed that up to 70 per cent of the workforce, directly supports 90 per cent of the livelihoods, and accounting for up to a quarter of the continent’s […]
By Wangari Kinoti METHODOLOGY This paper has been compiled from desk research of available literature on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), the gendered impacts of global trade liberalisation and the state of public services in Africa. Insights gained from various discussions at the African Business and Human Rights Forum held in Accra […]
By Chenai Mukumba ABSTRACT This paper discusses the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) through a feminist lens. It begins by introducing tax justice and highlighting the importance of the topic from a feminist lens. It then looks at the AfCFTA and presents a discussion on the linkage between tax justice and the AfCFTA with […]
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 […]
This article outlines why feminists need to organize against the various forms of neoliberalism in Kenya manifesting in struggles such as limited access to agricultural land for marginalized demographics, funding for public childcare, de-privitization of (sexual and reproductive) health care, bolstering of the “informal sector” which is significantly occupied by women and gender minorities, and […]
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