As part of the ongoing partnership between the Fair Tax Monitor (FTM) and Expertise France through the Gender Equality in Taxation (GET) project, a training event took place in Dakar (Senegal) from 26 to 28 May 2025.
This training focused on the linkages between tax and gender within the context of Western and Central Africa for civil society organisations from Benin, Cameroon, and Senegal.
Hosted by Expertise France, Oxfam, and Tax Justice Network Africa, the three-day workshop brought together 13 civil society organisations from the above countries, including the National Committee of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) of Senegal, represented by its President, Mr. Thialy Faye.
The sessions of the training included:
- Presentations on gender inequalities in the region, the movement for tax justice within Africa, and the linkages between tax policies and gender inequalities
- Analysis of current implicit gender bias in national tax systems throughout Western and Central Africa with a focus on recent and ongoing reforms in Benin, Cameroon, and Senegal
- Policy proposals to remedy the negative impact of current tax measures in the region and reform national tax systems towards gender-responsive frameworks.
In addition, the training focused on the new research methodology developed for the Gender Equality in Taxation FTM project, which specifically examines tax and gender.
A detailed examination of the methodology documents was carried out together with the three local partner organisations selected to develop national reports on tax and gender (Social Watch in Benin, CRADEC in Cameroon, and Forum Civil in Senegal), setting the stage for the research and drafting of the reports over the upcoming months.
In addition, online presentations were delivered by Mr. Mark Mutumba (Uganda) and Mr. Victor Sikombe from CUTS International (Zambia) to share their experiences on the development of the Gender FTM reports in Uganda (2021) and Zambia (2022).
The training provided the partner organisations with the required tools to develop the national reports towards an expected publication in early 2026.
For more information, please get in touch with Ishmael Zulu at izulu[@] taxjusticeafrica.net
