Africa’s Debt Crisis and Pan-African Feminist Perspectives - By Dinah Musindarwezo

Africa’s Debt Crisis and Pan-African Feminist Perspectives By Dinah Musindarwezo 28th August 2024 Maputo, Mozambique Overview of Debt in Africa Feminist political issues Outline/Focus Debt Crisis is a Feminist issue Big questions towards alternative solutions • Global Economic and Financial design & governance- Illicit Financial Flows , unfavorable terms and conditions for trade, and for borrowing. [...] • Systems of oppression – capitalism, racism & white supremacy work together with patriarchy to design and uphold unequal global economic and financial system • Power imbalances between the Global North and the Global South –or the colonizers and the colonized – inserting dominance and control for benefits of a Feminist framing few • This system is gender exploitative by on debt design – systemati. [...] Government expenditure is subsequently cut in areas such as education, health services, sexual and reproductive health and rights and care • The gendered Impact of Debt conditionalities on Care (paid and unpaid) and its intersectionality nature : When cuts are made in healthcare, it is women who take care of the sick, and it is especially women in lower income categories that do so. [...] Unconditioned financial contribution to replace ODA The role of the State- to mobilize maximum available resources and provide quality, accessible and gender responsive public services and infrastructure Meaningful participation and voices of diverse feminists and their Organisations in shaping the future. [...] Slide 1: Africa’s Debt Crisis and Pan-African Feminist Perspectives Slide 2: Outline/Focus Slide 3: Overview on Debt in Africa (1) Slide 4: Overview on Debt in Africa (2) Slide 5: Feminist framing on debt Slide 6: Debt Crisis is a feminist issue (1) Slide 7: Debt Crisis is a feminist issue (2) Slide 8: Debt Crisis is a feminist issue (3) Slide 9: Feminist Alternatives to build upon Slide 10.