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Jul 08, 2025

Sat 12 Apr 2025
TAF Events on Zoom
TAF Wellness | Soft Launch
1pm GMT | 2pm WAT | 3pm CAT | 4pm EAT

Join us for the momentous soft launch of TAF Wellness, the third of five Focus Units of The African Federation to launch! This Focus Unit will focus on our systems of healthcare and education; with an emphasis on proactive multi-dimensional approaches and the provision of basic services, for informed choices and flourishing lifestyles. Secure your spot by registering here.

Our theme for the month of April is
The role of indigenous knowledge systems in Africa’s natural resource management

Indigenous knowledge systems in Africa offer a powerful, time-tested framework for sustainable resource management, rooted in respect, reciprocity and deep environmental understanding. Far from being relics of the past, these practices showcase adaptive, locally grounded approaches that support biodiversity, soil health, and water access. These systems integrate people into ecosystems rather than separating them, promoting collective responsibility and long-term resilience. In a time of ecological crisis, there is much to learn from these inherited principles.

This month's Policy Paper explores how indigenous knowledge has successfully managed Africa’s natural resources for centuries, the barriers to integrating it into formal policies and the risks of losing this wisdom. True sustainability requires recognising and strengthening the expertise that has been here all along. Join us as we look into how indigenous and modern approaches can work together to create effective, community-led environmental solutions for Africa’s future.

Visit the TAF Online Community to read what we have gathered so far and share comments.

Our Principles - Uphold Trust & Transparency

Unblemished transparency and the bond of solid trust are the bedrock of our activities and operations. With everything we have and are; with all we can summon we use the light of transparency to expel the darkness of corruption wherever it may be found on our land and in our operations.
For more information, please visit our website here

Spotlight of the week
Sylvester Igoche

Meet Sylvester Igoche, a strategic minded Pan-African who brings decades of experience in business development & management to our mission. Besides being Chapter Head of TAF Nigeria, he champions youth empowerment & a Superpower Africa where potential meets purpose.

Have you registered on the TAF website?
If you haven't already done so, register with the African Federation on our website. There is no cost to register. You can also choose your Focus Unit and Chapter or manage your Profile, Photo, Biography on the TAF online community once you have registered.

Want to volunteer with TAF?
TAF Focus Units continue to seek volunteers for their Heads of Research, Engagement, Communication and Support Units. Visit the Volunteer page on the TAF website for details and to apply.

Head of Research & Policy: Responsible for research-driven implementable-policy development, policy prioritisation, research integrity & quality, inter-Focus Unit research & policy coordination and thought leadership. Requires relevant policy-sector experience.

Head of Engagement: Responsible for impactful delivery of external engagement with & through policy development & implementation stakeholders (including members & partners and TAF commercial business models), inter-Focus Unit engagement coordination and thought leadership. Requires relevant, but not specific policy-sector, experience.

Head of Communications: Responsible for internal & external communications (incl. brand, strategy & execution) for the Focus Unit and intra-TAF coordination. Requires relevant, but not specific policy-sector, experience.

Head of Support Unit: Responsible for strategic & operational finance, governance & controls, legal and HR. Requires relevant, but not specific policy-sector, experience.

Deputy CEO: Responsible for coordination & prioritisation of leadership team & unit activities. Requires organisation or large team management experience.

About The African Federation
The African Federation (TAF) is a new and distinct pan-African organization formed through a collaboration of Africa’s people and founded for the youth of tomorrow. We are inspired by our common values, principles, and an ideology that promotes inter-African cooperation and pan Africanism. We are determined to restore the unity, prosperity, and sovereignty of Africa so that by 2050, Africa will be a superpower for the many, rather than the few.

Find out more about the African Federation here:
theafricanfederation.org