#StopTheBleeding

A unified African CSO-led campaign to stop Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) from Africa.

[GRADE Project @GRADE_Research]

The first step in reparation is to do no further harm @GA4TJ @CManthalu @StopIFF @EATGN @zilhen @Youth_TJN

[AFRODAD @AFRODAD2011]

📢Guess what's up!
The Zimbabwe Debt Conference is coming soon.
📆Date: May 17-19, 2023.
📌Place: Zimbabwe
Theme: Strengthening Transparency & Accountability in Public Finance Management to Build Resilient, Inclusive & Sustainable Development.

Register➡️https://t.co/b4wi1HoyxG

[Amnesty Kenya @AmnestyKenya]

Get ready to feel the impact! 🔥 Join our @TwitterSpaces conversation on how the 2023 finance bill is going to shake up your finances. You won't want to miss this! Thurs, 11th May 6PM #FinanceBill2023 #ImpactOnYou #JoinTheConversation

[Cassandra Vet @CassandraVet]

My paper on how to reconcile critical perspectives in global tax debates with with the roll-out of OECD type regimes in Eastern African countries is out! https://t.co/rZsjGWqDPU
@ICTDTax

[AFRODAD @AFRODAD2011]

Our Theme for this years AfCoDD III
The 4Rs for the #RuleMaker
Reimagining, Rethinking, Reorganising, and Remobilising for an African World Order.

Make sure you sign up👇🏽
https://t.co/pmat8u4d6e

#AfricaRuleMaker.

[Francis Kairu @franciskairu]

A few months later and the UN tax convention is almost a reality. CSOs under the Financing for development platform today continued with their push for a UN tax convention at the UN FfD Forum.

[#StopTheBleeding @StopIFF]

Lula calls for an end to dollar trade dominance

“Who was it that decided that the dollar was the currency after the disappearance of the gold standard?”

@OkandaJoab @JasonBraganza1 @chenaimukumba @crystalsimeoni @TitusGwemende @nangabe @jayznotes
https://t.co/y8oytKF4e8

[VaMberikwazvo @mukasiri]

"Not everything that counts can be counted; & not everything that can be counted counts." Mark Twain

This should challenge us each time we talk about development financing - illicit financial flows, tax, debt, trade, investment & Aid @AFRODAD2011 @DeproseM @crystalsimeoni

[SEATINIUGANDA @SEATINIUGANDA]

Debt servicing consumes 35% of our domestic revenue, which has an impact on other services like health, education, and agriculture, among others, that require more attention @StopIFF @CTPDZambia @WorldBankAfrica @ACEPGhana @AFRODAD2011 @SeatiniU @mofpedU @IMFNews

[SEATINIUGANDA @SEATINIUGANDA]

"Debt accumulation has been increasing for a couple of years in Ghana, In 2022, the debt increased to about 104% to GDP ratio and this debt crisis is affecting the economy"- Mr. Taiden from Ghana @StopIFF @AFRODAD2011 @CTPDZambia @WorldBankAfrica @IMFNews @ACEPGhana @mofpedU

[SEATINIUGANDA @SEATINIUGANDA]

Mr Taiden : Domestic debt is about 60% and 30% of the external debt and this is affecting our domestic resource mobilisation in Ghana @StopIFF @AFRODAD2011 @SeatiniU @CTPDZambia @ACEPGhana @WorldBankAfrica @IMFNews @herbertk4 @mofpedU

[Jason Rosario Braganza @JasonBraganza1]

All systems go for the 2023 IMF and WB Spring Meetings in Washington D.C. good warm up session this morning with the IMF Africa EDs and lunch with friends from @DevReimagined, @CGDev, and FDL. We're all about #AfricaRuleMaker this Spring Meetings.

[Appolinaire Nishirimbere @ApolloSmile]

On this day, six years ago,we successfully launched the Stop The Bleeding campaign - @StopIFF - in #Burundi.

The event was endorsed by the then Ministry of Interior and Patriotic Training, with support of @TaxJusticeAfric and @ICEDBurundi . 7 years after this memorable event, it is worthy recalling the @BurundiGov to implement the campaign's recommendations including Domestic Resource Mobilisation (#DRM) and the fight against illicit financial flows for sustainable development.

Today, I am glad that several stakeholders have endorsed the campaign and have been engaging themeselves in several impactful actions and activities including advocacy and parliamentary debates on #taxdodging. Thus, 40 MPs and some CSOs leaders have, so far, joined the African Parliamentary Network on Illicit Financial Flows ( #APNIFFT ) to associate their voices in tackling Illicit financial flows and tax injustice in #Africa.

[Matti Kohonen @MattiKohonen]

As the #summitfordemocracy starts the US needs to stop being a black hole for illicit financial flows from the Global South. We need a strong beneficial ownership registry, and end the impunity of enablers. @SecYellen @StopIFF @FACTCoalition Glad to sign: https://t.co/6hdvUC1o0H

[Appolinaire Nishirimbere @ApolloSmile]

#engagement for #taxjustice

[AFRODAD @AFRODAD2011]

#FridayVibes #AFROMEDI3
#Objectif1 Contribuer à la connaissance & à la compréhension qu'ont les journalistes de la gestion de la dette & des questions de financement connexes en Afrique.
https://t.co/hYRPPLoaLw

[PALU @LawyersofAfrica]

⌛⏱️#100DaysLeft to PALU Annual Conference #PALU2023.

Visit https://t.co/iRYJgT0zF9 to Find Out More & Register.

@LawSociety_SA @lawsocietyofzim @ealawsociety @AfricaWomenLaw @donalddeya @ChidiOdinkalu @RWI_Nairobi @NigBarAssoc @MLSMalawi @LawSocietyBW @OpenSocietyAfr

[Afrifem Macroeconomics Collective @NawiAfrica]

It's been a long time coming and finally 🥁as we conclude women's month, we can share #TheNawiAnthology with the world🎉🎉

The materials in this anthology were collected and collaged by Agazit Abate and Nebila Abdulmelik and designed by @nzilani

More https://t.co/34HOoq5vLe

[VaMberikwazvo @mukasiri]

Botswana is the biggest producer of diamonds globally

Her currency is named after her precious natural resource

Guess what, it is not diamonds. Pula means rain 🌧️

As we reflect on the impact of the climate crisis, the Botswana story is quite interesting 🤔

@mukupa_ln

[PALU @LawyersofAfrica]

Ongoing session with partners of the @StopIFF Consortium @TaxJusticeAfric @NawiAfrica @ituc_africa @AFRODAD2011 @TrustAfrica @FemnetProg towards the inception of a campaign addressing debt in Africa. @OpenSocietyAfr