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Sep 15, 2025

TAF Narrative
Call For Volunteers

TAF is building its Media Hub, a space for bold storytelling that amplifies Africa’s voice. We are looking for volunteers who want to use their creativity to tell Africa’s stories with impact. If you are interested, please email us at tafnarrative@theafricanfederation.org

Our theme for the month of September is
The ideal education system for Africa - in context of the colonial system

African education still carries the weight of dependency. Instead of being judged by how they serve their own communities, learners are judged by outside standards through curriculums, exams and funding requirements. This cycle drains talent and reinforces dependency. Breaking it will mean financing education from within, valuing indigenous knowledge alongside global skills and creating systems that define excellence in African terms. Only then can education strengthen local capacity.

This month’s Policy Paper looks at how Africa’s education systems were built under colonial rule and still operate according to priorities that are not our own. The structure, language and content remain tied to a legacy of control rather than empowerment, encouraging memorisation over critical thinking and failing to develop the skills needed to lead and problem-solve. Reclaiming our education calls for a complete rethinking of what learning is for. It must be grounded in African realities, guided by African values and designed to prepare learners not just to pass, but to build, question and create.

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

TAF FAQs - Am I qualified to join or partner with TAF?

Everyone who shares our values & objectives is welcome and encouraged to join, support, partner or collaborate with us.
For more information, please visit our website here

Spotlight of the week
Colline Waikya

Meet Colline Waikya, Research Officer with TAF Wellness in Uganda. He is dedicated to advancing research that supports informed choices and holistic well-being, with a focus on redefining healthcare and education in Africa.

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 organisation 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