Writer | researcher on IR | security analyst | tax & mining | with an overriding interest in Africa’s political economy.
Nairobi, Kenya
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Global leaders urged to join initiative to fight extreme inequality - More than 1,500 academics and economists sign letter, calling growing gap between richest and poorest ‘a policy choice that can be reversed’. theguardian.com/inequality/2…
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Ahead of the UN General Assembly in New York next week, I joined more than 1,500 academics and economists from 100+ countries in calling on global leaders to create an International Panel on Inequality (IPI), modelled on the IPCC, as recommended last year by the G20 Committee on Inequality led by @JosephEStiglitz.
On September 23, South Africa, Brazil, Norway, and Spain will convene, together with the UN Secretary-General and heads of state and government, to discuss the creation of the IPI.
The World Inequality Lab is actively supporting this initiative, which aligns with and can build on the work we have been doing for more than a decade.
Inequality is a political choice. It is shaped by the policies, institutions, and governance systems we build. In an increasingly chaotic world, establishing the facts and cooperating across borders remain our best tools for tackling it.
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ISSUE 68 | #FfDChronicle
Week 1⃣ of the #UNTaxConvention negotiations: a zero draft is finally on the table.
Tax transparency, fair taxing rights, taxing the wealthy & more. Here’s what happened and what’s still missing👇
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🇺🇳📍Civil society and trade unions are in New York for the 5th session of #UNTaxConvention negotiations. Ahead of the session, GATJ is holding a strategy meeting to develop united positions and advocacy.
It’s time to make the global tax rules work for people and planet!✊🏾✊🏽✊🏻✊🏿
ALT Photo of a room of people sitting around tables in a meeting.
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Missed the webinar? The recording is now available! 🎥
Watch the discussion on the implementation of the Seville Commitment one year after #FfD4 here: youtube.com/watch?v=wgB9SNyT…
📢 Join Economic Justice Webinar
Topic: One Year after the FfD4 Conference: Where are we with the Implementation of the Seville Commitment?
🗓️ Date: Thursday, 30 July 2026
🕐 Time: 13:00 - 14:30 GMT
🌐 Languages: English, French & Spanish
🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/y9mvm2nw
📄 Details: tinyurl.com/24bb794j
#FfD4 #SevilleCommitment #EconomicJustice
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Inequality isn’t inevitable—it’s a policy choice. In the Global South, it can mean eating or going hungry. Oxfam’s Governance Lead @kobeng3 joins @AJEnglish to explain why Africa’s wealth must serve its people, not deepen inequality.👉 bit.ly/3RGSvSn
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@oxfamkenya, @cegkenya, @TaxJusticeAfric, @ipf_global and @thekhrc are convening a two-day workshop in Nairobi 8-9 July to align Kenyan civil society on the country's negotiating priorities from taxing rights and cross-border digital services to tax disputes and illicit financial flows.
Read more: tjna.me/4wtzWzS
#TaxJusticeAfrica #UNTaxConvention
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How is rising debt affecting investment in health, education & social protection in Africa?
Explore the links between debt, inequality & public services, and learn how to compare debt service with public spending to strengthen advocacy.
📅9 July
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[LISTEN] Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama Urges Debt Reform and Investment-Led UK-Africa Partnership at London Summit
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Tune into #AfricaInBusiness with @LifeWithThami nightly on @channelafrica1 for more @SABCNews
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#UNTaxConvention negotiators at the 3rd round of negotiations -- ongoing in #Nairobi, Kenya between Nov 10-19 @Oxfam @OxfaminAfrica @oxfamkenya @oxfaminnigeria @OxfamAmerica @ituc_africa
🌍 Delegados de países, organismos multilaterales y regionales, académicos y representantes de la sociedad civil juntos en #Nairobi participando de las negociaciones por una #ConvenciónFiscalONU.
📌 Lo que se decida aquí impactará la vida de millones de personas, desde los servicios que reciben hasta la capacidad de sus países para invertir en salud, educación y clima.
👉La Convención puede cambiar las reglas: exige #JusticiaFiscalYA
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🌍 Delegados de países, organismos multilaterales y regionales, académicos y representantes de la sociedad civil juntos en #Nairobi participando de las negociaciones por una #ConvenciónFiscalONU.
📌 Lo que se decida aquí impactará la vida de millones de personas, desde los servicios que reciben hasta la capacidad de sus países para invertir en salud, educación y clima.
👉La Convención puede cambiar las reglas: exige #JusticiaFiscalYA
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[Press Release]
Governments are convening in Nairobi from 10–19 November for the third session of negotiations on the proposed UN Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation. This phase marks the start of text-based discussions that could reshape how global tax rules are designed and implemented.
For African countries, the outcome is not abstract. Every gap in the current system translates into lost revenue for essential public services: health, education, climate response, and social protection.
Civil society across the continent is engaged and mobilised, and the call is clear: global tax rules must be equitable, transparent, and responsive to the development realities of the Global South. This is a moment for governments to demonstrate political will and deliver a fair and inclusive global tax system.
Read more: tjna.me/3LSCqFV
Follow the live proceedings via: webtv.un.org/en
#UNTaxConvention #TaxJusticeAfrica
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#AfricaGroup holding the feet of those pushing conservative positions to the fire, to the agreed ToR, the mandate. @OxfaminAfrica @Oxfam @OxfamAmerica
🌍 The third session of intergovernmental negotiations for the "UN Tax Convention" started in Nairobi, but day one was a letdown: same old conservative positions, little progress, and hardly any voice from Latin America.
🚨 A historic chance for real tax justice might slip away.
👉 Check out our day-one recap: bit.ly/3Jw6kiK
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🇺🇳📢 Take part in a #UNTaxConvention side event by civil society!
Civil Society Proposals for Articles of the UN Tax Convention
🕑 13:15 - 14:15 EAT
🗓️ Wednesday, Nov 12
📍 CR1, UN Nairobi
🔗 Not in Nairobi? Watch the side event here: bit.ly/47LnPn6
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#GhanaElections2024 : As far as concession speeches go, Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia's concession speech is epic. Former President John Mahama wins. #Ghana moves. No drama.
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People across the world agree: we need to #TaxTheSuperRich!
#SayItWithMeNow so that #G20Brazil leaders hear this loud and clear.
Stitch, share, comment, shout from the rooftops, and join us in telling our governments - let’s tax the super-rich.
Kwesi Obeng retweeted
People across the world agree: we need to #TaxTheSuperRich! 📢 As G20 leaders meet in Brazil, let’s make sure they hear us. Watch, share, and #SayItWithMeNow for a fairer world. 🌍💪
Together, we can tackle inequality and build a just world.
#G20Brazil #G20Brasil #TaxTheirBillions
Kwesi Obeng retweeted
People across the world agree: we need to #TaxTheSuperRich!
#SayItWithMeNow so that the #G20Brazil hears us loud and clear.
sayitwithmenow.org
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Over half of Sub-Saharan African countries are spending 3x more on debt servicing than on health investment. Debt relief is more urgent than ever.
Pls join me & @AttiyaWaris @Kevin_Watkins_ @MatthewMartinUK for the launch of @UNAIDS' new report on financing the path to #endAIDS.
📅 19 Sept, 16:00 CEST 👇🏾
Kwesi Obeng retweeted
Update from the #UNTaxConvention negotiations in New York:
With 1 week left to go, a new draft negotiating text has just been released and shows that everything is still in play.
The new text is here: financing.desa.un.org/sites/…
State of play and key take-aways:
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