TWN-Africa focuses on strategic development issues facing Africa in the age of globalization, especially from the perspectives of the vulnerable and marginalized. It also facilitates the organization and expression of African civil society at the supranational (regional, continental and global) levels on these issues.

TWN-Africa’s programme of work for equitable policies and improvements in economic governance has been focused around the issues of:

• Trade and Investment (especially the international trade and investment regime) and Finance
• Regional Economic Integration
• Gender and Economic policy
• Mining and Development

TWN Objectives

Research and Advocacy on issues of social and economic policy that advances the needs and  Interests of peoples of African and other third world countries (especially marginalized social  groups), a fair distribution of world’s resources, and forms of development which are sustainable and  fulfil human needs

Achievements

Gained recognition in Africa among civil society groups, and governmental and inter-governmental  institutions as bringing an additional angle to analyses of Africa’s development needs, and advocacy  for improvement of conditions of its people;

Firmly established as critical link among African advocacy groups in areas of trade and investment,  mining and issues of gender equity, through establishment and co-ordination continent wide policy  networks.

Strong intermediating role and mutually reinforcing linkage, at levels of both substance and process,  between diverse organisations and actors: including, on the one hand, including community based  organisations, advocacy organisations around the world; and on the other hand, official policy  institutions, research organisations, and international institutions.