Writer: Rachel Gyabaah Development Practitioner rachelgyabaah@gmail.com In Ghana’s quest for gold, a far more precious resource is being destroyed: water. Rivers and viable forests that once sustained communities and the country at large are now tainted with deadly mercury and other toxic substances. The destruction of forest reserves and wild and aquatic life continues unabated. […]
CAPAR, Illicit Financial Flows, Natural Resources Management take centre stage at Africa’s Citizens Forum*CoDA, AU Council, AUABC and APRM Draw Over 500 Key Govt Officials, Private Sector Professionals, CSOs, Community Organisations to Citizens ForumThe Common African Position on Asset Recovery (CAPAR), Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs),Africa’s natural resources management, and the implementation of the AU Mining […]
May 22, 2024 TrustAfrica and the Agroecology Fund announce a new partnership to launch Regional AgroecologyFunds in West and Eastern Africa.Agroecology, recognized in most parts of the world as a climate and hunger solution, is gainingtraction in Africa and worldwide. A quickly growing grassroots agroecology movement in Africa isshifting policies, practices, and investments toward climate-friendly […]
We are proud to announce a significant development in the pan-African and Feminist PhilanthropiesInitiative emanating from our recent insightful and collaborative strategising meeting in Kenya, from1-2 March 2024. We have always aspired to have an African name that reclaims the internationalist and intersectionalagendas of pan-Africanism and feminism in philanthropy. After careful deliberations, we have brandedour […]
The 7th High-Level Breakfast Meeting of the Empowering Women in Agriculture (EWA) initiative in line with the established mechanisms of the African Union Commission on Food and Security, aims to highlight and commend the significant strides made in empowering women in agriculture. EWA is championed by HE Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Former President of the Republic […]
The African Union Advisory Board Against Corruption (AUABC) and the Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU), a continental umbrella association of and for lawyers in Africa, have described the Common African Position on Asset Recovery (CAPAR) as a vital policy instrument for the recovery and management of African assets from the foreign jurisdictions. The Chairperson of the AUABC, Hon. Seynabou Ndiaye Diakhate and the Chief […]
Gilbert A. Phiri is the Director of Public Prosecutions of Zambia. Phiri, a former Director-General of the Zambian Anti-Corruption Commission, also chairs the country’s Inter-Agency Task Force comprising all law enforcement agencies and regulatory authorities. In an interview with the media crew of the Coalition for Dialogue on Africa (CODA) on the sidelines of the […]
The office of the African Union Envoy on Women Peace and Security is convening the 4th High Level African Forum on Women, Peace, and Security in Addis Ababa on 13-14 December 2023. The 2-day forum will bring together African women peacebuilders, leaders, and national & regional focal points on Women, Peace, and Security, to advocate […]
The resolution A/C.2/78/L.18/Rev.1, tabled by the African Group under the title: “Promotion of inclusive and effective international tax cooperation at the United Nations”, was voted today at the UN Headquarters in New York, marking a historic moment for Africa and the world. The resolution which was tabled was passed with a 125 vote in favor […]
Tax specialists from the BEPS Monitoring Group, a network of leading experts from around the world who track and evaluate the process begun in 2013 by the OECD to reform global tax rules, have published a new report on the OECD’s long-delayed package of measures, ahead of members of the OECD ‘Inclusive Framework’ meeting in […]