The dominance of Africa’s mineral and hydrocarbon sectors by the profit logic of foreign capital is a defining factor in the socio-economic underdevelopment of many African countries and the multiple inequalities in their societies. TWN-Africa works for 1) the democratic and accountable public stewardship of Africa’s mineral resources; the transformative and equitable utilization of these non-renewal resources, with environmental sensitivity and respect for the rights of mining workers and communities.
By publishing African Agenda, Third World Network Africa aims to provide a different, more complex and nuanced perspective. Open your eyes and ears to an African perspective on critical issues such as trade, the environment, gender and sustainable development.
Inequitable international trade and investment rules frame Africa’s unequal and subordinate place in the global economy and facilitate the drain of resources and economic surplus from the continent. TWN-Africa advocates for national and regional trade and investment policies that advance the equitable transformation of Africa’s economies and supportive multilateral systems and regimes.
