Third World Network-Africa

29/07/2026

⏰ Just 1 Day to Go!

Tomorrow, the conversation begins.

Join Third World Network-Africa (TWN-Africa) for an insightful webinar on "Implementing the Africa Green Minerals Strategy: Opportunities and Challenges." This timely discussion will bring together leading experts to examine how Africa can translate the Africa Green Minerals Strategy (AGMS) into tangible outcomes that drive industrialisation, value addition, and sustainable economic growth.

📅 Thursday, 30 July 2026

🕙 10:00 GMT | 11:00 WAT | 12:00 CAT | 1:00 PM EAT

💻 Live on Microsoft Teams

🎟️ There's still time to register!

🔗 https://tinyurl.com/rm55sy5j

📱 Or scan the QR code on the flyer.

Be part of the conversation that will help shape the future of Africa's green minerals agenda.

NETRIGHT-Ghana Centre for Social Impact Studies (CeSIS) Southern African Resource Watch Friends of Lake Turkana The African Minerals Development Center -AMDC SEATINI Uganda Enda Cacid Power Shift Africa Minerals Commission GHANA

29/07/2026

🌍 Meet the Speaker | Samuel Otu

Our upcoming webinar will feature Samuel Otu, Senior Investment & Project Finance Executive at the African Development Bank Group. He will share his insights on financing the implementation of the Africa Green Minerals Strategy (AGMS) and the investments needed to unlock Africa's green minerals potential.

With more than 22 years of international experience in investment and project finance, Samuel has led and advised transactions worth over US$3 billion across Africa and global markets. His expertise spans mining, critical minerals, mineral beneficiation, infrastructure, and industrial development, bringing a unique perspective on how strategic investment can accelerate value addition and sustainable economic transformation across the continent.

📅 30 July 2026
🕙 10:00 GMT | 11:00 WAT | 12:00 CAT | 1:00 PM EAT
💻 Live on Microsoft Teams
🔗 Register now: https://tinyurl.com/rm55sy5j (or scan the QR code on the flyer).

28/07/2026

⏰ Only 2 Days Left!

The conversation on Africa's green minerals future starts in just 2 days.

Join Third World Network-Africa (TWN-Africa) for a timely webinar on "Implementing the Africa Green Minerals Strategy: Opportunities and Challenges." Together with leading experts, we'll examine what it will take to turn the Africa Green Minerals Strategy (AGMS) into a driver of industrialisation, value addition, and sustainable development across the continent.

Hear insights from leading experts:
🎙️ Dr Yao Graham –Third World Network-Africa
🎙️ Marit Y. Kitaw, Ph.D.– United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)
🎙️ Mkhululi N Ncube – African Minerals Development Centre (AMDC)
🎙️ Samuel Otu – African Development Bank Group

📅 Thursday, 30 July 2026
🕙 10:00 GMT | 11:00 WAT | 12:00 CAT | 1:00 PM EAT
💻 Microsoft Teams
📲 Register today: https://tinyurl.com/rm55sy5j

Or scan the QR code on the flyer.

23/07/2026

🌍 Meet the Speaker | Mkhululi N. Ncube

Our upcoming webinar will feature Mkhululi N Ncube, Programmes Officer at the African Minerals Development Centre. He will share his insights on implementing the Africa Green Minerals Strategy (AGMS), drawing on his extensive experience supporting the Africa Mining Vision (AMV) and advancing Africa's mineral governance agenda.

At AMDC, Mkhululi plays a key role in coordinating the implementation of the Africa Mining Vision, its Action Plan, and the Africa Green Minerals Strategy. With nearly two decades of experience in minerals development, policy research, and regional integration, he brings practical expertise on how Africa can harness its mineral wealth to promote value addition, industrialisation, and sustainable economic transformation.

📅 30 July 2026
🕙 10:00 GMT | 11:00 WAT | 12:00 CAT | 1:00 PM EAT
💻 Live on Microsoft Teams

🔗 Register now: https://tinyurl.com/rm55sy5j (or scan the QR code on the flyer).

21/07/2026

🌍 Meet the Speaker | Dr. Marit Y. Kitaw, PhD

Our upcoming webinar will feature Dr. Marit Y. Kitaw, PhD, a leading expert in Africa's minerals and development sector. She will share her insights on implementing the Africa Green Minerals Strategy (AGMS), exploring its potential to drive sustainable industrialisation while addressing the key challenges facing its implementation across the continent.

As an Economic Affairs Officer at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and former Interim Director of the African Minerals Development Centre (AMDC), Dr. Kitaw has played a key role in advancing the Africa Mining Vision (AMV) and shaping the development of the AGMS. Her extensive experience in mineral governance, industrial policy, and sustainable development makes her one of the foremost voices on Africa's green minerals agenda.

📅 30 July 2026
🕙 10:00 GMT | 11:00 WAT | 12:00 CAT | 1:00 PM EAT
💻 Live on Microsoft Teams

🔗 Register now: https://tinyurl.com/rm55sy5j (or scan the QR code on the flyer).

16/07/2026

Webinar Alert ❗❗

Join Third World Network-Africa (TWN-Africa) for a webinar exploring the implementation of the Africa Green Minerals Strategy (AGMS)—adopted last year by African Heads of State. The discussion will examine the opportunities, progress made, and the challenges that remain in translating the Strategy into meaningful development outcomes.

Hear insights from leading experts:
🎙️ Dr Yao Graham –Third World Network-Africa (TWN-Africa)
🎙️ Dr Marit Y. Kitaw – United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
🎙️ Mkhululi N. Ncube – The African Minerals Development Center -AMDC

📅 Date: 30 July 2026
🕙 Time: 10AM GMT | 11AM WAT | 12PM CAT |1PM EAT

Register: https://tinyurl.com/rm55sy5j

The African Minerals Development Center -AMDC United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Southern African Resource Watch NETRIGHT-Ghana Friends of Lake Turkana African Union African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat Africa Centre for Energy Policy

05/06/2026

📢 New Call for Abstracts for SID’s Development Journal, published by Palgrave Macmillan!

📑 Special issue on “Advancing a Transformative Tax Justice Agenda for Africa”, developed in collaboration with Tax Justice Network Africa (TJNA) and Third World Network Africa (TWN Africa).

We invite African scholars, practitioners, and policy shapers to contribute original research and critical perspectives on how taxation can drive economic transformation, industrialisation, equity, and sovereignty across the continent.

💡 Suggested themes include:

1️⃣ Transformative Tax Justice and African Economic Thought
2️⃣ Taxation for Industrialisation and Structural Transformation
3️⃣ Africa and the International Tax System
4️⃣ Tax, Inequality, Inclusion, and Social Transformation
5️⃣ Emerging Frontiers in Tax Research
6️⃣ Future of Global Tax Governance
7️⃣ Emerging Frontiers in Tax Policy & United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)

🗓️ Deadline for abstracts (max. 600 words): 26 June 2026

ℹ️ Details here: https://www.sidint.org/news/call-abstracts-journal-70-1

04/06/2026

As Ghana's lithium industry takes shape, ensuring that women and young people have a meaningful place in the value chain is essential.

Join the conversation on Kobbes FM 103.7 to discuss opportunities for inclusion, employment, entrepreneurship, and leadership in Ghana's emerging lithium sector.

The Conversation Continues!

Following our engaging discussion on local content and participation under L.I. 2431, CeSIS and ISODEC return to Kobbes FM 103.7 for another important conversation on Ghana's emerging lithium industry.

Topic: Women and Youth in the Lithium Value Chain

As Ghana develops its lithium resources, what opportunities exist for women and young people? How can they participate meaningfully and benefit from the sector's growth?

Guests
• Dorothy Ofori
• Pauline Vande Pallen

📅 Friday, 5th June, 2026
⏰ 6:00 AM – 10:00 AM
📻 Kobbes FM 103.7

Join us as we explore pathways for inclusion, employment, entrepreneurship, and leadership for women and youth in Ghana's lithium future.

Don't miss this insightful discussion.

28/05/2026

On 12th–14th June 2018, Third World Network Africa organised the Africa-wide Multi-Stakeholder Consultation on the African Continental Free Trade Area in Accra, Ghana. The consultation brought together over 40 participants from across the continent, including government officials, representatives from Regional Economic Communities, trade unions, private sector actors, women’s groups, farmers’ organisations, and civil society leaders.

The three-day engagement created an important platform for dialogue on the opportunities, challenges, and implementation processes surrounding the AfCFTA. Discussions focused on ensuring that Africa’s integration agenda supports structural economic transformation, industrialisation, inclusive growth, and the protection of vulnerable economies and local industries.

Participants also highlighted the importance of stakeholder participation, policy coherence, regional collaboration, and creating adequate space for African producers, SMEs, workers, and farmers to benefit meaningfully from continental trade integration.

As Africa continues to advance its regional trade agenda, the insights and recommendations from this consultation remain highly relevant in shaping conversations around sustainable and inclusive economic development across the continent. Read the summary and conclusion of this event on our website: https://www.twnafrica.org/reports/multi-stakeholder-consultation-on-af-cfta

Open Society Foundations

25/05/2026

Africa Day Celebration must not only be celebrated but also marked with deep reflection on the economic challenges confronting the continent and the urgency to unite around economic initiatives and policies in Africa.

The global trade policy landscape is undergoing major reconstruction by different global powers, and Africa must not play victim to the system. Rather, the continent must put forward its interests with much unity and coherence around the imperatives of transforming its economies. That means moving away from dependence on raw materials toward value addition, creating jobs for its people, and placing the continent on a formidable footing in the global economy.

The continent is also faced with the need to transition to clean energy, and Africa’s mineral resources must be secured to support such a transition.

Happy Africa Day.

Let us build the Africa we deserve.