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Oct 10, 2025

Sat 27 Sep 2025
TAF Events on Zoom
TAF Sierra Leone | Systemic Weaknesses & Structural Reform
5:30pm GMT | 6:30pm WAT | 7:30pm CAT | 8:30pm EAT

Sierra Leone’s health system, still reeling from past crises like Ebola and COVID-19, faces persistent underfunding, weak infrastructure, governance gaps and inequitable rural access. TAF Sierra Leone is hosting a panel discussion examining the dual challenges of health care and education reform in Sierra Leone, with lessons for Africa at large. Register here to be part that conversation.

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

Education reform is now entirely about survival. Without strong education systems, every other reform remains fragile. With them, young people gain the skills, confidence and responsibility to build societies that are resilient, independent and free from dependency. The choices we make now will decide whether the future is built by us or whether our paths continue to be dictated.

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 Resources - TAF Microsite SOP

To access the TAF Microsite Standard Operating Procedure, use this link. The primary goal of the platform is to provide a strategic and structured space for leadership & members for ongoing projects and plan future initiatives. Contact TAF Central Comms on WhatsApp on this number:
+263 777139133.

For more information, please visit our website here

Spotlight of the week
Ottoo Marvin

Meet Ottoo Marvin, a medical student from Uganda and the Communications Officer at TAF Wellness. Guided by purpose, he uses his voice to champion community health, wellness, and youth empowerment across 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