African Union of Consumers

27/10/2025

l’Organisation Africaine des Consommateurs (OAC) a pris une part active aux assises continentales consacrées à « l’avenir des technologies biodigitales dans l’agriculture et l’alimentation en Afrique » qui a abouti à une Déclaration panafricaine sur l’avenir des technologies biodigit...

26/10/2025

The African Consumers Organisation, in collaboration with the FAO, is organising a webinar on the theme of 'Enhancing the Role of Consumers' Organisations' on 30 October 2025 at 13:00 GMT.

This Webinar aims at:

- Providing a space where consumer organizations across the African continent can share their understanding and experience related to promoting healthy diets and the right to food, their priorities, the challenges and successes.

- Showcasing FAO's existing activities, tools, and knowledge products that are pertinent and can add value to the work and mandate of consumer organizations.

- Identifying a feasible roadmap of actions to strengthen the work of consumer organizations on promoting healthy diets for all.

20/10/2025

12/10/2025

The 5th Week of Action is here!!!

Join the Our Water Our Right Africa Coalition (OWORAC) as we flag off this important week of resistance campaigning against corporate influence on Africa’s water systems under the theme ‘Public Water for Climate Resilience.’

From 13th – 18th October, we will be raising flags of advocacy across Africa starting with a regional press conference.

Details below:
Date: 13th October, 2025
Time: 11AM WAT

Registration link: https://cappaafrica-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/Lb9SXIhRTfGDkjiCYhc_Fw

10/10/2025

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭 || 𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝟖 | 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐍𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐨 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐲

In this episode of The Battle for African Agriculture, host Million Belay sits down with Nnimmo Bassey—Nigerian architect, writer, poet, former chair of Friends of the Earth International, and director of Health of Mother Earth Foundation, once named a TIME Hero of the Environment.

Drawing from liberation-era roots and years in human rights work, Nnimmo traces how Africa’s food systems were bent toward plantation monocultures under colonialism—and how that logic survives through cash cropping, land grabs, and cultural erosion. He challenges the myth that “feed the world,” arguing they are artificial, chemical-dependent, and often paired with the same companies’ herbicides; recalls Nigeria’s approval of genetically engineered cowpea despite center-of-origin concerns; and describes how corporate power, trade rules, and crisis food aid push foreign seeds into communities (often without transparency). The conversation digs into weakened biosafety and seed laws (contrasted with earlier AU model safeguards), labeling gaps, and the political weight behind these shifts—right up to headline honors for powerful funders as policies move to ease biotech entry.

Nnimmo also highlights the front lines of resistance: farmer-managed seed systems, seed sharing and fairs, and hands-on agroecological training that rebuilds soils, diversity, and autonomy. He shares the Sahel’s regreening lessons (like zai-based restoration popularized by Yacouba Sawadogo), and makes the case that agroecology—scientific, social, and political—is the credible alternative to chemical- and patent-driven models.

Looking ahead, he calls for decolonizing agricultural policy, centering women food producers, drawing youth into dignified farming with real rural infrastructure, and rebuilding public extension (now stretched as thin as one officer to 10,000 farmers in places). Above all, he urges a cultural revival: recovering memory, taste, stories, and the right to grow food suited to our ecologies and communities.

Listen to the full conversation here 👇🏿

YouTube
https://youtube.com/watch?v=pJwtU4xC-l0
Apple Podcast
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-battle-for-african-agriculture-podcast-episode-8/id1814081549?i=1000731018472
Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/show/7zEJbTcxCWPYFQ3OuO64Sr?si=JLA_H_hCQxepK91MoIVwPg
RSS
https://rss.com/podcasts/battle-for-african-agriculture-podcast/2262804/

17/09/2025

Du 10 au 12 septembre 2025, la ville de Saly au Sénégal, a accueilli un atelier régional sur « la pêche artisanale-agro écologie et plaidoyer contre l’accaparement des océans en Afrique de l’ouest ». Cet événement a réuni des acteurs clés de la société civile, des pêcheurs artisan...

09/09/2025

09/09/2025

Former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo has warned African countries against relying on the World Bank and IMF, saying the institutions were never designed to serve Africa’s best interests. Speaking at the Intra-Africa Trade Fair in Algeria, Obasanjo urged leaders to focus on intra-African trade and regional integration as the basis for sustainable growth. "The World Bank is not for us; the IMF is not for us. Once we understand that, we will know how to deal with them," he said. He called for more local currency trade settlements to reduce dependence on the US dollar and ease pressure on African currencies.

06/09/2025

Les taxes sur les billets d'avion représentent 52% du prix. Qu'attend les gouvernements africain à faire baisser les taxes pour booster la connectivite aérienne.

20/08/2025

(BFI) – L’Organisation africaine des consommateurs (OAC) a officiellement lancé, mardi 12 août 2025 à Lomé, son projet d’« Enquête sur le niveau de satisfaction des consommateurs sur les services financiers ». Une initiative déployée simultanément dans 15 autres pays, dont le Bénin,...