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YouTube video by Local Government Revenue Initiative (LoGRI) Introducing LoGRI's Property Tax Development Program (PTDP)

Last October, 17 property tax professionals and policymakers successfully completed our new training initiative, the Property Tax Development Program!

Check out what participants and #LoGRI staff had to say about the #PTDP 👇
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Expression of Interest - New Recruitment for the LoGRI Program - The Local Government Revenue Initiative In the months ahead, the Local Government Revenue Initiative will be expanding our team to support new research and advisory support programs, working in partnership with governments in sub-Saharan Af...

📢 Call for Expressions of Interest!

We’re inviting Expressions of Interest from mid-career to senior professionals interested in joining the LoGRI team.

📫 To apply, please submit a CV and short cover letter to logri.munkschool@utoronto.ca
📅 Deadline: January 30
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LoGRI Contributes to Property Taxation Seminar in Libreville, Gabon - The Local Government Revenue Initiative From December 3-4, LoGRI participated in a two-day seminar on property taxation in Libreville, Gabon organized by the World Bank in coordination with the Direction Générale des Impôts du Gabon (DGI). ...

📍 Le mois dernier, LoGRI a participé à un séminaire de deux jours sur la fiscalité foncière à #Libreville, au Gabon 🇬🇦, organisé par The World Bank en coordination avec la Direction générale des impôts du Gabon (DGI) !

Découvrez les points saillants ici 👉 logri.org/fr/2026/01/l...

📸 The World Bank

📍Last month, #LoGRI participated in a two-day seminar on property taxation in #Libreville, Gabon 🇬🇦 organized by The World Bank in coordination with the Direction Générale des Impôts du Gabon (DGI)!

Check out key highlights here 👉 logri.org/2026/01/logr...

📸 The World Bank

YouTube video by Local Government Revenue Initiative (LoGRI) LoGRI Cotonou 2025 Conference Recap

#ICYMI LoGRI held its 2nd biannual property tax conference in Cotonou earlier this year!

📝Check out key highlights:
logri.org/2025/12/logr...

📽️ And watch the recap video below: youtu.be/SYAwGKRvyqw

📍This week, Titilola Akindeinde and Nicolas Orgeira Pillai are in #Kaduna, Nigeria 🇳🇬 to advance LoGRI's technical assistance on property tax reform within the state.

🔍Learn more about how this project has evolved from an initial diagnostic to hands-on support ⬇️ logri.org/2025/12/adva...

Implementing a Comprehensive Digital Addressing System: A Step-by-Step Guide Inspired by the Experience of Kanifing Municipality, The Gambia - The Local Government Revenue Initiative

Our lates policy brief looks at how #Kanifing Municipality, The Gambia 🇬🇲 used Google #PlusCodes to create a digital addressing system for its 500,00 residents.

Read the full brief for a step-by-step implementation guide👇 logri.org/publication/...

🎉After 8 online webinars and a three-day in person training workshop in Cotonou, Benin, this year's Property Tax Development Program has officially concluded!

Check out key highlights from the #PTDP here⬇️
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✍️ Check out our latest blog, co-authored with the ACTG, that sums up the key findings from a diagnostic assessment of #PropertyTax potential in 3 Nigerian states!

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Want to learn more? Read the policy brief on Kaduna State: logri.org/publication/...

YouTube video by Centre for the Study of African Economies Can Partnering with Traditional Authorities Improve Tax Enforcement in Sierra Leone?

📽️💡NEW VIDEO Can Partnering with Traditional Authorities Improve Tax Enforcement in Sierra Leone?

Latest Key Research Takeaways video features @nmeriggi.bsky.social discussing findings from an experiment on property tax compliance in Kenema City. @logritax.bsky.social

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📍Earlier this month, LoGRI's Adele Somat participated at the
#SCEW25 in Barcelona 🇪🇸 !

At a workshop organized by @un-habitat.bsky.social & @iclei.org, she spoke about how #AI has been used to support property mapping and valuation in #Kananga, DRC.

Learn more ➡️ logri.org/project/it-a...

That’s a wrap of our #Cotonou2025 🇧🇯 conference!

Day 2 touched on key property tax issues like compliance, govt legitimacy, data-sharing & urban planning.

👏Thanks to all attendees their valuable insights & contributions!

Let's keep the #PropertyTax conversation going ➡️ logri.org/event/logri-...

Day 1 of #Cotonou2025 wrapped!

The opening day of our #PropertyTax conference, co-hosted with ASE and DGI Benin, featured rich discussions on interinstitutional collab and linking land administration to property tax.

Stay tuned for Day 2 highlights!
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🎉Yesterday was the first day of the in-person module of our new training initiative, the #PTDP, in #Cotonou 🇧🇯 !

🤝After 8 online modules, the cohort had the opportunity to meet in person and learn more about the intricacies of #PropertyTax reform!

Learn more 👉 logri.org/2025/09/logr...

Diagnostic Assessment of Property Tax in Nigeria – The Case of Kaduna State - The Local Government Revenue Initiative

The African Centre for Tax and Governance, with support from #LoGRI, conducted a property tax diagnostic assessment in 3 Nigerian states 🇳🇬 to understand common #PropertyTax challenges and reform options.

Check out this PB to learn more about the situation in #Kaduna!👇

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LoGRI Launches Property Tax Training Course - The Local Government Revenue Initiative The Local Government Revenue Initiative (LoGRI) is excited to announce the launch of its new training initiative, the Property Tax Development Program (PTDP). The PTDP is a hybrid course designed to e...

🎉We’re delighted to announce the launch of our new training course, the Property Tax Development Program!

📚The #PTDP is a 5-week hybrid course designed to equip participants with cutting edge #propertytax insights & tools to support effective tax reform.

Learn more ➡️ logri.org/2025/09/logr...

✒️ @wilsonprichard.bsky.social @colettenyira.bsky.social Camille Barras | @ictdtax.bsky.social

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📣 #NewPublication!

Our latest working paper argues that loosening legal requirements that properties & owners must registered to be taxed can help local govts expand the tax base fairly and affordably.

Read more about this "property tax-first approach" here: utoronto.scholaris.ca/server/api/c...

Property Taxes for Development: Building the Foundation for Accelerated Subnational Development - The Local Government Revenue Initiative

How can #PropertyTaxes help accelerate subnational development?

Our latest policy brief by @wilsonprichard.bsky.social argues that by simplifying tax admin, leveraging IT tools & building political and public support for reform, local govts can make real progress.

🔗 logri.org/publication/...

🏆Congrats to Laura Montenbruck on winning the IIPF Young Economists Award!

Her study in Freetown- alongside an ICTD,
@logritax.bsky.social & @theigc.bsky.social property tax reform work- shows how better info on public services can boost tax compliance.

📜Read her blog: www.ictd.ac/blog/does-in...

Réformes de l’imposition foncière en Côte d’Ivoire: le paradoxe de la volonté politique - ICTD Au Côte d’Ivoire, l’impôt foncier représente une ressource importante de revenus qui reste largement inexploitée.

Le gouvernement ivoirien est sous pression pour augmenter son taux de pression fiscale afin d’atteindre le seuil de 20 % fixé par l’UEMOA.

🏗️Bien qu’identifié comme une source de revenus essentielle, l’impôt foncier reste encore largement inexploitée!

Lisez le blog ici ➡️ www.ictd.ac/fr/blog/impo...

📍LoGRI Executive Director Dr. Titilola Akindeinde recently spoke at the Plateau State Internal Revenue Service's Tax Summit on the Administration of Property and Land Related Taxes in Plateau State, #Nigeria, where she discussed lessons learned from property tax reforms in #Freetown, Sierra Leone.

📍Nicolas Orgeira Pillai et Serge Bonou ont organisé un atelier à #Cotonou 🇧🇯 pour co-concevoir une enquête sur les propriétés!

Avec des participants de DGI Benin & @giz.de Bénin, cet événement fait suite à un projet pilote à #Agblangandan qui a testé une méthode simplifiée de cartographie 🗺️🛰️

📍LoGRI's Nicolas Orgeira Pillai and Serge Bonou recently held a workshop in #Cotonou 🇧🇯 to co-design a property survey!

With attendees from DGI Benin & @giz.de Benin the event follows a pilot project in #Agblangandan that tested simplified property mapping methods 🗺️🛰️

Stay tuned for more!

📍LoGRI Chair @wilsonprichard.bsky.social recently attended the #ATI General Assembly 2025 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia!

Check out our event highlights here👇
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#ATIGA2025 #PropertyTax

📸 @ictdtax.bsky.social, International Tax Compact

Extending Property Taxation in Areas of Customary Authority and Tenure - The Local Government Revenue Initiative

An estimated 90% of all arable land in sub-Saharan Africa is under customary tenure - raising questions on how to expand #PropertyTax to these areas.

@wilsonprichard.bsky.social & Sripriya Srivatsa provide a high level framework for these questions in our latest brief ⬇️
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Financing Development: Gains and Gaps of the Sevilla Conference - ICTD While property taxes hold immense revenue potential in many lower-income countries, they were absent from the Compromiso de Sevilla.

"While #propertytaxes hold immense revenue potential in many lower- & middle-income countries, they were noticeably absent from the [...] the Compromiso de Sevilla."

Our colleagues from @logritax.bsky.social reflect on the #FfD4 summit ➡️ ow.ly/Oi5W50WwBiz

#FinancingOurFuture #TaxExperts

📬 The latest edition of our #newsletter is now available!

In it, we highlight exciting project and program updates - including our participation at #FfD4, the publication of our first working paper, and more!

Check it out👉 mailchi.mp/utoronto.ca/...

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As the dust settles on the Fourth International Financing for Development Conference (#FfD4)🌍, Regan McCort, @wilsonprichard.bsky.social & @moyoarewa.bsky.social look at what the conference achieved and where it fell short of expectations.

Check out the full blog here 👇
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LoGRI Associate Niccolò F. Meriggi Awarded Prestigious Grant to Study Property Taxation in Western Africa - The Local Government Revenue Initiative The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has awarded LoGRI Associate and Senior Research Fellow at Oxford University Niccolò F. Meriggi, a Talent Programme Veni Scheme grant to support a new research initiati...

🎉 Congrats to LoGRI Associate and @oxfordcsae.bsky.social Senior Research Fellow @nmeriggi.bsky.social, who has been awarded an NWO Veni grant to study political barriers to effective property taxation and enforcement strategies in West Africa.

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