Over 63 million East Africans experienced severe hunger in 2024 and 40% lack access to safe drinking water. East African countries collectively contribute a tiny 0.09% of the global carbon emissions but are some of the worst-hit by the global climate crisis. Appeals for humanitarian assistance doubled from $3.1 billion to $6.1 billion during the…
In response to the investigation by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) revealing how World Bank-backed healthcare investments are deepening poverty and denying care in Africa, Oxfam International’s Health Policy Manager Anna Marriott said: “Oxfam is deeply alarmed by the ICIJ’s findings, which once again show how the World Bank Group and other publicly…
In 2000, Africa had no billionaires. Today it has 23 whose combined wealth has soared by 56% in just the past five years, reaching a staggering $112.6 billion. Africa’s richest 5% hold nearly $4 trillion in wealth – more than double the combined wealth of the rest of the continent. Despite soaring poverty, African governments…
Oxfam is deeply concerned by the outcomes of the G7 Summit in Kananaskis. At a time when urgent global crises demand bold and united action, the summit fell short of delivering the leadership the world needs. Oxfam said that nowhere was this more apparent than in how this G7 totally missed its chance to exert…
