Johannesburg – African tax officials gathered in Johannesburg this week for a stocktaking meeting on illicit financial flows, as the African Tax Administration Forum stepped up its work on two fronts affecting revenue collection across the continent.
ATAF joined the African Union Commission and Tax Justice Network Africa for the Anti-IFFs Policy Tracker Stocktaking Meeting, where delegates reviewed what worked and what did not during the pilot phase, and looked at how findings could be pushed into real policy reforms at national level.
Thulani Shongwe, ATAF’s Head of Member and Multilateral Engagement, told the meeting the tracker was filling a critical gap for governments trying to fight illicit financial flows. 
“The significance of the Anti-IFFs Policy Tracker is that it enables governments to identify and assess the policies that are in place, the policies that are missing, and the areas where improvements are needed to combat illicit financial flows,” he said.
On another front, ATAF and the OECD Global Relations Programme kicked off their 2026 Blended Learning Programme on Transfer Pricing this week, running from June 9 to 12 as a virtual workshop. Tax officials from across Africa are taking part, working through transfer pricing challenges, Base Erosion and Profit Shifting risks, and audit strategies through case studies and peer discussions.
For those interested in international tax cooperation, ATAF’s African Tax Research Network is hosting a fireside chat on June 26 from 15:00 to 18:00 SAST at the Javett Art Centre, University of Pretoria. The topic is the United Nations Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation. It can also be attended online. Registration is free at https://bit.ly/43pKcg7
