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The Power Of The Pursue
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The Power Of The Pursue
We've slid but shouldn't accept to fall! I went to the garden and the flowers Were busy singing it! What is this thing called "feminist economics"? It's more than just a buzzword,...
Issues Which Should Dominate Discussions During The NAM And G77 South Summits In Uganda
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Issues Which Should Dominate Discussions During The NAM And G77 South Summits In Uganda
INTRODUCTION In the midst of the 19th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and Third South (G77) Summits which are running from 15th to 23rd January 2024 in Kampala, Uganda under the themes...
10 Reasons Why We Need A UN Tax Convention
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10 Reasons Why We Need A UN Tax Convention
Attention class! Welcome for this free tutorial that you didn't even sign up for, But Listen; Grab a notepad and pen and listen Because I hope that by the time I am done teaching y...
Dear Uncle
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Dear Uncle
Write I will write again You said I should not hold back if it’s of gain The lamentation, the insights and lamentations more My writing the last time bore A peep into the future an...
Plea For Tax Justice In Africa
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Plea For Tax Justice In Africa
“Taxation is the price which civilized communities pay for the opportunity of remaining civilized”. - Albert B. Hart The relevance of this quote may come across as incomprehensible...
Namibia's Golden Realm
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Namibia's Golden Realm
In the golden realm of Namibia's grace, Where dreams take flight, and youth embrace, A call for justice rings, where sun-kissed dunes arise, With passion ablaze, they reach for the...
Youth Responding to Climate Change in Africa: Reflections on Uganda
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Youth Responding to Climate Change in Africa: Reflections on Uganda
Several reports have indicated that low-income nations and those experiencing poverty bear a disproportionate share of the harmful effects of climate change. This is due to their r...
YTJN at the Pan-African Network Conference on Fighting Illicit Financial Flows in Africa
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YTJN at the Pan-African Network Conference on Fighting Illicit Financial Flows in Africa
YTJN, African Forum and Network on Debt and Development (AFRODAD), Global Alliance for Tax Justice (GATJ), Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, the United Nations (UN), Rosa Luxemburg Stiftun...
Accelerating Regional Integration And Youth Participation In The Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
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Accelerating Regional Integration And Youth Participation In The Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
The Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU Assembly) adopted the African Union Theme of the Year 2023 as the year for “ Acceleration of AfCFTA Implement...
Leveraging Equitable Domestics Resource Mobilization For Sustainable Regional Integration
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Leveraging Equitable Domestics Resource Mobilization For Sustainable Regional Integration
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Austrian Development Cooperation and YTJN collaborate in Youth Climate Action Project
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Austrian Development Cooperation and YTJN collaborate in Youth Climate Action Project
Towards the end of August, Austrian Development Cooperation and YTJN signed a grant agreement to implement a project titled Youth Action for Climate Justice through Sustainable Fin...
Youth perspectives on informal sector taxation in Africa as the world celebrates international youth day
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Youth perspectives on informal sector taxation in Africa as the world celebrates international youth day
As the world celebrates International Youth Day, it is high time African governments rethought informal sector taxation for the benefit of its youthful populace. The theme for this...

Past Events

Africa Climate Academy 2025 - ACEP
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Africa Climate Academy 2025 - ACEP
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The Africa Climate Academy aims to challenge prevailing narratives on energy transition, climate action, and resource governance in Africa. Through engaging discussions, expert-led...
Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group
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Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group
The 2025 Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will take place from April 21 to 26, in Washington, D.C. Key events will include th...
Eleventh Session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development
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Eleventh Session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development
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The Eleventh session of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD-11) will be jointly organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the...
Diakonia Review Meeting
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Diakonia Review Meeting
Within the Africa Economic Justice program, Diakonia currently supports several regional partner organizations who are pushing for effective mobilization and management of resource...
SADC Youth Parliament
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SADC Youth Parliament
The Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF) was established in 1997 in accordance with Article 9 (2) of the SADC Treaty as an autonomous institution of...
Alternative Mining Indaba (AMI)
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Alternative Mining Indaba (AMI)
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The Alternative Mining Indaba (AMI) is a global safe space for stakeholders to discuss, debate, highlights and provide solidarity for those impacted and affected by extractives, es...

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