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The National Observatory on the state of tax fairness in Cameroon was launched at the Djeuga Hotel in Yaounde on Friday 12 November 2021. The main objective of the State of Tax Fairness in Cameroon is to strengthen advocacy activities at both national and local levels. The establishment of a national observatory for tax fairness which will be composed of representatives from the administration, parliament, the private sector and civil society.

Too bad! It's been almost two years since we've been living with this global pandemic. While we are still engaged in the fight against this crisis, I hope that you and your families are taking the necessary precautions. We look forward to getting things back to normal and being able to hold our gatherings again without restrictions, especially in terms of numbers!

From 25 to 26 October 2021, the first-ever pan-African country conference was held at the Hotel Merina in Yaoundé, Cameroon, under the theme: Combating Illicit Financial Flows to Bridge the Growing Inequality Gap in Africa. About a hundred citizens, coming from multiple and diverse backgrounds and professional affiliations responded to the call.

The Africa Mining Vision (AMV) is a pan-African policy framework established by a network of initiatives at regional, continental and global levels that aim to transform Africa's mining sector for its sustainable development.The vision, supported by its action plan for implementation, is motivated by the disconcerting observation that although African countries have significant mineral resources, they rank among the poorest in the world.

Tax treaties play a key role in the context of international tax cooperation. On one hand, they encourage international investment and thus global economic growth by reducing or eliminating international double taxation on cross-border income; on the other hand, they strengthen cooperation between tax administrations, particularly in the fight against international tax evasion and illicit financial flows.

According to a report on Illicit Financial Flows which was published by the African Union and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa indicating that the African continent loses on average 50 billion USD per year in terms of Illicit Financial Flows, the Consortium composed of ADIN, Afroleadership, CRADEC, DMJ and TI-C, has developed a study on illicit financial flows in international trade in Cameroon as part of the project "Strengthening budgetary governance for the provision of sustainable basic services in respect for the preservation of the environment ”, project funded by the Delegation of the European Union within the framework of Cameroon-European Union cooperation.

On September 30, 2020 in Yaounde, the results obtained from the said study were presented to the public to understand what opportunities the State is losing through the IFFs.

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