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Jul 08, 2025

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Join TAF Narrative and be part of a movement rewriting Africa’s story for the future. We're looking for dynamic voices and creative minds to help shape a new chapter for our continent. Ready to make an impact? Volunteer with The African Federation today! Learn more here.

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Our theme for the month of April is
The role of Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Africa’s natural resource management

IKSs continue to be sidelined in conservation policy. Power imbalances, land dispossession and rigid bureaucratic processes exclude communities from meaningful participation. Meanwhile, traditional knowledge passed down through oral traditions is at risk of disappearing, threatened by modern pressures and a lack of institutional support.

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 - Enable Civic Responsibility

With a focus on the common good, we believe in collective participation and working in partnership to acheive total citizens' engagement in the public life of a community. This includes all citizens across the board, from the youngest of our children to leaders and government.
For more information, please visit our website here

Spotlight of the week
Eldana Fiseha

"Africa's rise must be inclusive and sustainable", powerful words from Eldana Fiseha, a dynamic force at the helm of TAF Environment's Communication. Based in Ethiopia, she's also pursuing a degree in Business Administration and Information Systems at Addis Ababa University.

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