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Jun 18, 2025

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

This week, we are exploring how Indigenous knowledge challenges mainstream ideas of conservation. Instead of separating people from nature, Indigenous practices have always focused on relationship, movement and shared responsibility. Examples from Southern Africa and coastal Senegal show how communities care for the environment through systems based on respect, trust and coexistence, offering a different approach to conservation that is both effective and deeply rooted in place.

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 Values - Leadership & Ownership

Africa must be restored by Africans. No other nation will work to support our mission of becoming a powerful global force. Many will work against it so we must own with steely resolve, an unwavering commitment to securing the Africa we want, one that can neither be despised nor bullied. We must lead at the frontlines of our restoration, individually, and collectively. As African people, we are not unified for purposes of taking a stand against any other nation(s) or race but against anyone who intends or whose actions serve to possess the Africa that is ours.
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Spotlight of the week
Vivianne Oderah

Vivianne Oderah, TAF Wellness Head of Support Units, envisions a continent where wellness is deeply rooted in self-belief. For her, true transformation begins when Africans are enlightened & no longer doubt their potential but embrace it with confidence & clarity.

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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