(PHOTO CREDITS: Courtesy PEOPLE DAILY ONLINE)
Tax Justice Network Africa (TJNA) has embraced innovation to remain on course and is hosting a ten days virtual capacity building for tax justice advocates in Africa.
The activity brings together participants from civil society, media, trade unions, policy makers and academia whose goal is to create collaboration to curb Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs).
With the onslaught of the global coronavirus pandemic, there are concerns that the scale and scope of IFFs could be increasing. While authorities focus on the pandemic, other actors should not be distracted.
“For African countries to stand on their feet economically and finance their own development, they need and seal the loopholes facilitating outflow of resources, at the same time encourage creative and innovative ways to finance the development agenda. We need to pull on the same side” said Alvin Mosioma, the Executive Director, TJNA.
During the academy, TJNA endevours to empower the target groups with skills to identify, track and report illicit outflows from the continent.
While there is dependence on the academia and research institutions for publication of scientific studies, it is the role of the civil society to advocate for increased transparency around public revenues and expenditures.
