Category: Africa
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FTM countries vote in favour of the Terms of Reference for the UN Tax Convention
Image of the final vote results on the TOR for the UN Tax Convention Gaining UN approval for negotiating a legally binding agreement is usually a journey, and often quite a tricky and tiresome one. On 16th August, one such expedition reached a momentous destination however as, in a historic win for tax justice, UN…
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Oxfam and TJNA Collaborate with AIDC to Explore Fair Tax Monitor Report for South Africa
In a week-long engagement at the Cape Town offices of the Alternative Information and Development Centre (AIDC), representatives from Oxfam and Tax Justice Network Africa (TJNA) visited the Alternative Information and Development Centre (AIDC). The visit marked a collaborative effort to discuss the feasibility of producing a Fair Tax Monitor report tailored to South Africa,…
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Launch of the Fair Tax Monitor report in Mozambique
“Fair and Efficient Taxation: A Way to Break the Natural Resource Curse in Mozambique?” Today 4 July 2023 the Fair Tax Monitor report was launched in Maputo, Mozambique. Mozambique is rich in natural resources such as coal, gas and minerals. Despite this it has one of the lowest human development index ratings, rankin 185th out of…
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TJNA Press Release on AU Experts Meeting on Finances
The Tax Justice Network Africa called for greater focus on untapped assets…
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African Finance Ministers Sign Yaoundé Declaration
Recently, in the margins of the 10th Global Forum meeting on Transparency and…
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TJNA’s Africa Media Training 2017
The theme of the 2017 edition of TJNA’s annual Africa Media Training was ‘Harnessing Africa’s mineral wealth to finance sustainable development’.
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Tax Incentives and the African Education Finance Gap
How much revenue do African governments lose from providing tax incentives…