The Sustainable Development Goals are a call to action for all countries - poor, rich and middle-income - to promote prosperity while protecting the planet. They recognize that ending poverty must go hand in hand with strategies that expand economic growth and address a range of social needs, including education, health, social protection and employment opportunities, while combating climate change and protecting the environment. To do this, Civil Society and the Legislative Branch must come together to contribute to the effective implementation of the SDGs.

Launched in 2015, African Parliamentarian Network on Illicit Financial Flows and Tax (APNIFFT), is a network led and driven by Members of Parliaments (MPs) champions from across the Sub-Saharan Africa, in its efforts to spearhead the fight against illicit financial flows on the continent.

It provides a platform for African legislators to undertake advocacy related dialogue and debate in a simplified manner on Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs), tax governance and Domestic Resource Mobilisation (DRM) in Africa.

APNIFFT was established as a response to the low awareness and political momentum to address these emerging issues, responsible for draining the African continent of resources for development and subsequently blunting efforts to expand its fiscal capabilities to fighting poverty.

Therefore, the Tax Justice Network in Africa (TJNA), in collaboration with civil society organizations (CSOs), is working to support the African Parliamentarians Network on Illicit Financial Flows and Taxation (APNIFFT). Thus, with the participation of CRADEC (African Regional Center for Endogenous and Community Development), TJNA organized from September 27 to 29, 2021, the annual meeting of the African Parliamentary Network on Illicit Financial Flows and Taxation (APNIFFT) in Dakar with the presence of 04 Cameroonian parliamentarians (2 senators and 2 deputies), all members of the national parliamentary-civil society platform (PLANOSCAM). They attended the training on Illicit Financial Flows and Taxation. 

In light of all this, the deputies present at the APNIFFT have, through their legislative function, contributed to the collective effort to fight financial crimes by passing appropriate laws and holding the executive accountable. However, these initiatives have been preceded by training on IFFs and tax fairness in order to understand all the contours related to taxation.

This is the purpose for the launching of a national caucus of Cameroonian Parliamentarians on the fight against IFFs on the 26th Mai 2022 at Kribi.