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Tax Justice Network Africa will be joining the civil society, activists, mining-affected communities, faith-based organisations, private sector and government representatives at the Alternative Mining Indaba (AMI) happening on February 5th to 7th, 2024, in Cape Town, South Africa.
The Alternative Mining Indaba is a global safe space for stakeholders to discuss, debate, highlight and provide solidarity for those impacted and affected by extractives, especially mining.
This year’s theme is “Energy Transition Minerals: Putting Communities First for an Inclusive Feminist Future.” AMI 2024 is expected to build upon the resolution made during the 2023 AMI, which emphasized prioritising "people first, not profits." This signifies a firm dedication to fostering a genuinely human-centred society rooted in the fundamental values of sharing. Furthermore, the 2024 AMI is anticipated to address the issue of inclusivity positively and to firmly integrate the feminist agenda into the progressive discourse.
In the program, TJNA will co-convene a session with the Tax Justice Network (TJN) at the AMI 2024 to discuss tax justice and the climate crisis in Africa's resource-rich countries featuring discussions on the use of tax as a tool for tackling inequality amid the climate crisis in Africa’s resource-rich countries by leveraging intergovernmental discussions on international taxation and regional integration, and cooperation. This is through the domestication of the African Mining Vision and the African Continental Free Trade Area and the creation of a strategy for the future of minerals needed for the energy transition.
TJNA’s Policy Officer Mukupa Nsenduluka and TJNA Policy, Research and Advocacy Manager Isaac Danso Agyiri will be participating in the event program as follows;
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Tuesday 6th February, Tax Justice, and Climate Crisis in Africa's Resource-rich countries, 2:30 - 4:00 PM CAT at Double Tree Hotel, Mukupa Nsenduluka as a panelist at the Alternative Mining Indaba.
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Tuesday 6th February, Evolution of Mining Industry Taxation towards a Bold New Future for African Mining, 10:00 AM at the Cape Town International Conference Center, at the African Mining Indaba main venue, Isaac Danso Agyiri as a panelist.
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Wednesday 7th February, The African Green Minerals Strategy: A game Changer for Africa’s Minerals-based Industrialisation, 2:00- 4:30 CAT PM at Cape Town International Conference Center at the African Mining Indaba main venue, Mukupa Nsenduluka as a panelist.
For more information about the event, please contact Mukupa Nsenduluka at mnsenduluka[@]taxjusticeafrica.net.