accountability

Auditing the Auditor: Examining the role of Supreme Audit Institutions in Auditing the Extractive Industry in Africa

Studies have established that the extractive industries (EI) have the potential to significantly contribute to a country’s socio-economic development if harnessed well. A good number of countries in Africa have an active and well-established extractive sector, while others are nascent but growing...

Fadumo in her shop in Hargeisa. AbdiAziz Adani/Oxfam

Striving for access to justice in Somaliland

By AbdiAziz Adani "It was the first time I submitted a case to the court. I didn't know where to start and what to do. It was very frustrating," said Fadumo a mother of four living in Hargeisa, who recently had to seek legal redress in one of Somaliland’s courts. "I wasn't able to hire a lawyer...

Songosongo island in Tanzania where natural gas is extracted. Kisuma Mapunda/Oxfam

Shaping the right narrative on East Africa’s Extractives Industries

Sub-surface oil resources can be transformed into positive outcomes only when they are judiciously managed, and their output directed to sectors that matter most to citizens.

Helen Ewoton (48) sits with other villagers as a drill team bores a hole for fresh water in the village of Nawoyatir in the Lapur district of Lokitaung in Turkana. Kieran Doherty/Oxfam

Testing Community Consent in Extractives - A Case Study

This case study assesses the extent of Tullow Oil’s compliance with the principle of Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) in Turkana County, northern Kenya. It examines the company’s engagement in selected communities and finds that, while community engagement processes have improved in...

Floribert, a community member in Kabare territoy, South Kivu, attends an Oxfam training on Protection. Ramon Sanchez Orense/Oxfam

Accountability and Safeguarding

We are committed to being open about our work and to be accountable to the communities we work with, as well as to our partners, staff, donors, and supporters. We believe our legitimacy to ask for and expect accountability from others comes from being accountable and transparent ourselves. Through...