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There’s more to illicit financial flows than corruption

By Samuel Muhindo The African Center for Media Excellence (ACME), in partnership with the Thompson Reuters Foundation, is currently conducting intensive training for journalists on reporting illicit financial flows (IFFs). The training attracted participants from different parts of the country. Samuel Muhindo, a journalist with The Observer, revisits his experience during the training. Unlike most […]

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Opportunity – Reporting on Illicit Finance in Africa

Dates: 03 October 07 October Location: Kampala Application deadline: 21 September  APPLY HERE  This is an opportunity provided by the Wealth of Nations – Illicit finance (NORAD) programme: Find out more  Thomson Reuters Foundation in partnership with the African Centre for Media Excellence is looking for Ugandan journalists who are motivated to understand how their country could […]

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PRESS RELEASE: In 2021, Africa notches strong progress in building tax transparency, tackling illicit financial flows

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, June 21, 2022 African countries’ requests for information for tax collection purposes rose 26% over the previous year, signaling continued progress toward tax transparency in spite of a challenging environment, according to a report by The Africa Initiative, launched on Tuesday in Nairobi. The Tax Transparency in Africa 2022 report, which covers […]

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CLOSED- Reporting on illicit financial flows

Dates: Monday, 12 October – Friday, 06 November 2020 Location: Online New deadline for applications: 08 October 2020 We are accepting applications on a rolling basis, please apply as soon as possible. Thomson Reuters Foundation in partnership with the African Centre for Media Excellence is looking for journalists based anywhere in Africa who are motivated to understand […]

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Deadline extended – Reporting on illicit finance in Africa

Dates: Monday, 30 March – Friday 3 April, 2020 Location: Kampala, Uganda New application deadline: 23 February Thomson Reuters Foundation in partnership with the African Centre for Media Excellence is looking for Ugandan journalists who are motivated to understand how their country could be losing money via illicit means. Wealth of Nations is a long-term engagement, […]

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Reporting on illicit finance in Africa

Deadline for applications: 9th October 2017 We are looking for journalists based anywhere in Africa who are motivated to understand how their country could be losing money via illicit means. Wealth of Nations is a long-term engagement, and journalists who take part must commit to all elements of the scheme, signing an agreement to this effect. […]

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