SC's presentation highlighted that education is a vital source of normalcy for children affected by crises. It emphasized that education serves as a powerful equalizer, providing opportunities to combat the injustices and challenges these children face. #25CSOFORUM4Education
The CSO Forum's SSD workshop concluded on a high as members united to develop a comprehensive CSO Forum Roadmap for SSD. This roadmap is designed to foster a regional approach, laying the groundwork for the upcoming SSD conference 2025! #25CSOForum4Education
Remittances: Boosting the impact on poverty reduction through consumer protection.
UNCTAD recommends five key consumer protection measures to maximize the poverty-reducing power of the money migrants send home. https://t.co/z3icLL4K5r
Africa is home to 30% of the mineral reserves that are critical to renewable & low-carbon technologies.
To truly benefit all Africans, production & trade must be sustainable, transparent & just - with maximum added value produced in African countries.
DAY 2: Break out Sessions : Legal Review of Contractual Agreements on African Debt, organised by The Arican Forum and Network on Debt and Development (AFRODAD). "How do we stop misusing of the resources for development of the people of Africa." #AfCoDDIII#AfricaRuleMaker
THREAD:
Questions juridiques auxquelles est confronté le paysage des restructurations de la dette souveraine:
i. L'absence d'un cadre juridique complet.
ii. Un paysage de créanciers plus complexe qui modifie les règles d'engagement. #AfCoDDIII#AfricaRuleMaker @chioneso98
"Education is the greatest equalizer to the debt crisis in Africa."- Hon. Chrizoster Phiri @HonChrizoster7 speaks in a breakout session on Africa's Outlook Amid Poly-Crisis #AfCoDDIII#AfricaRuleMaker
#AfCoDDIII aims to explore the legal issues around contractual agreements on
African Debt and African governments’ capacity to effectively influence the outcome of
loan and grant agreements during negotiation and Contractual processes. #AfCoDDIII#AfricaRuleMaker
What does it take to have value addition, innovation and thinking outside of the box from Africa's narrative. "We can rely on our own resources. We just have to be bold and believe in ourselves." - @maritkitaw 🚀 Viva Africa - Viva Afrique.
Prof Adriano Nuvunga speaks about the book he co-authored - Extractive Sector Governance and Violent Conflict in Mozambique - and narrates how poor governance of natural resources are working against the people of Mozambique by exacerbating inequalities
#AMI2023@OxfamSA
📣If attending #AMI23, don't miss our side session tomorrow!
Theme: Electrifying Public Participation to achieve just and equitable energy transition.
⏰7-9 am SAT
#AfricaEconomicjustice.
Two years ago mining contracts were not disclosed but now ICMM members have committed to disclosing contracts including disclosure of taxes paid. What a huge step @AltMiningIndaba@AFRODAD2011