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 […]
_____________________________________________________________________________________ PRESS RELEASE African Stakeholders Convene to Address Illicit Financial Flows, Asset Recovery and Impunity in the Extractive Industry Venue: Radisson Blu, Diamniadio Date: 13 – 14 June 2023 Embargo: Immediate Release Dakar, 12 June 2023: The African Union (AU) High-Level Panel on Illicit Financial Flows (AU HLP on IFF) and the Working Group on […]
___________________________________________________________________________ PRESS RELEASE The official launch of the Pan-African and Feminists Philanthropies Initiative Venue: Inter Luxury Hotel, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Date: 6th June 2023 EMBARGO: Immediate Release_____________________________________________________________________ ______ TrustAfrica and Urgent Action Fund-Africa, in partnership with the Coalition for Dialogue on Africa – CoDA have the distinct pleasure of announcing the official launch of the Pan-African […]