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Aug 05, 2025

Sat 19 July 2025
TAF Events on Zoom
TAF Sierra Leone | Corruption & Imperial Influence
5:30pm GMT | 6:30pm WAT | 7:30pm CAT | 8:30pm EAT

There are deep-rooted inequalities in Sierra Leone’s employment system. TAF - Sierra Leone Chapter will host a powerful public dialogue to examine this issue, confronting how systemic corruption, elite gatekeeping and foreign influence continue to affect hiring practices in both the public and private sectors. Register here to be part that conversation.

Our theme for the month of July is
Neocolonialism, imperialism and agents

Foreign aid is often presented as support, but the way it works in practice raises deeper questions. In many African countries, it has become a substitute for state responsibility rather than a tool to strengthen it. When governments rely on donors to provide services, the connection between public institutions and the people they serve starts to break down. What begins as assistance can quickly become a system where decision-making is determined elsewhere and accountability moves further out of reach.

This month’s Policy Paper peels the layers of neocolonial influence in Africa. It looks into how control is maintained without direct rule and how dependency is reinforced through systems that reward alignment with external agendas. Breaking this pattern means looking beyond external pressures to also confront the internal actors and beliefs that uphold them. We are calling for a deeper understanding of power and accountability, one that allows Africa to reclaim its voice, realign its institutions and define development on its own terms.

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

TAF FAQs - How can I become a partner?

We are keen to work with any organisation which shares our values & objectives. Please contact us at support@theafricanfederation.org
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Spotlight of the week
Fauziya Abdul Rahman

Fauziya Abdul Rahman from Ghana is the Director of Support Units, Central Focus Units. She is also the founder and CEO of Codepaddies, an initiative that uses story-based coding education to empower the next generation of tech talent.

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