MAPUTO MANIFESTO 2024

The Maputo Manifesto 2024, issued following the 4th African Conference on Debt and Development, calls for a radical shift toward a feminist lens on debt and development in Africa. It highlights how rising debt servicing costs—which increased by 132% between 2010 and 2021—crowd out essential spending on health and education, disproportionately impacting women who comprise nearly 90% of Africa's informal employment. The document advocates for debt cancellation, the dismantling of patriarchal and neocolonial financial structures, and the implementation of gender-sensitive budgeting to ensure social justice and economic autonomy for the continent.

• Between 2010 and 2021, interest payments on debt in Africa rose by 132%, leading to a situation where nearly half of African countries spend more on debt servicing than on public investments in health, education, and other critical sectors.
• Debt-driven austerity and budget cuts in health and education disproportionately affect women, who represent nearly 90% of the informal employment sector in Africa and often act as primary caregivers.
• Women in sub-Saharan Africa face significant financial exclusion, with only 37% possessing a bank account.
• The document proposes a feminist economic alternative that prioritizes debt cancellation and restructuring based on social and gender impacts, alongside the creation of 'economies of care' and the dismantling of neocolonial financial architectures.

APA

African Forum and Network on Debt and Development (2024). MAPUTO MANIFESTO 2024. https://afrodad.org/sites/default/files/advocacy-documents/Maputo%20Manifesto-%20AfCoDD%20IV.pdf

Chicago

African Forum and Network on Debt and Development. MAPUTO MANIFESTO 2024. 2024. https://afrodad.org/sites/default/files/advocacy-documents/Maputo%20Manifesto-%20AfCoDD%20IV.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{africanforumandnetworkondebtanddevelopment2024maputo, author = {{African Forum and Network on Debt and Development}}, title = {{MAPUTO MANIFESTO 2024}}, publisher = {African Forum and Network on Debt and Development}, year = {2024}, url = {https://afrodad.org/sites/default/files/advocacy-documents/Maputo%20Manifesto-%20AfCoDD%20IV.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }