The Local Government Revenue Initiative (LoGRI) will be co-hosting an international property tax conference in Cotonou, Benin from October 28-29, 2025, in collaboration with the African School of Economics and the Benin Directorate General of Taxation (Direction Générale des Impôts -DGI), and with support from the Fund for Innovation in Development (FID). The conference will be held in person at the Azalai Hotel, Cotonou. Attendance is by invitation only, but plenary sessions will be livestreamed for those unable to physically attend.
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Agenda
The conference will feature engaging plenary and breakout sessions led by government officials, policymakers, and academics from around the world. View or download the full agenda here.
- 8:30 – 9:15 am
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Registration
- 9:15 – 10:00 am
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Moderator/MC: Titilola Akindeinde, Executive Director, LoGRI & Colette Nyirakamana, Research Lead, LoGRI
Welcome Address: Nicolas Yenoussi, Director General, DGI Benin
Welcome Address: Leonard Wantchekon, Founder & President, ASE & Professor, Princeton University
Opening Remarks: Wilson Prichard, Chair, LoGRI & Professor, University of Toronto
- 10:00 – 11:30 am
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Chair: Dr. Jalia Kangave, Researcher and Consultant, International Centre for Tax and Development
Speakers:
- Camille Barras, Policy Lead, LoGRI
- Vicentia Akoto, Director, DDI Littoral-DGI Benin
- Eshetayehu Kinfu, Head, Strategic Programs Management Office, Addis Ababa City Administration
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- 11:30 – 11:45 am
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Tea and Coffee Break
- 11:45 – 1:00 pm
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Breakout 1.1: Fostering Collaboration in Centralized Property Tax Systems
Facilitator: Colette Nyirakamana, Research Lead, LoGRI
Contributors:- Serigne Mabèye Fall, Director BCT, DGID-Senegal
- Apollinaire Boua Bahi, Director, Direction du Cadastre, DGI Côte d’Ivoire
- Emmanuel Sonon, Director of Local Taxation, DGI-Benin
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Breakout 1.2: Organizing Collaboration in Decentralized Property Tax Systems
Facilitator: Wilson Prichard, Chair, LoGRI & Professor, University of Toronto
Contributors:- Rosetta Wilson, Project Lead, LoGRI
- Sam Banle Biitir, Lecturer, Simon Diedong Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies
- Tiras Njoroge, Country Chief Officer Revenue Administration, Nairobi City Council
- 1:00 – 2:00 pm
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Lunch
- 2:00 – 3:30 pm
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Chair: Sam Banle Biitir, Lecturer, Simon Diedong Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies
Speakers:- Wilson Prichard, Chair, LoGRI & Professor, University of Toronto
- Ernest Karasira, Assistant Commissioner Regions and Decentralized Taxes, Rwanda Revenue Authority
- Kwami Obossou, Head of Cadastre and Land Registry, Office Togolais des Recettes
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- 3:30 – 3:45 pm
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Tea and Coffee Break
- 3:45 – 5:00 pm
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Breakout 2.1: Coordinating Property Mapping Between Land Administration and Taxation
Facilitator: Camille Barras, Policy Lead, LoGRI
Contributors:- Jean Claude Mondo, Head of Cadastre, DGI – Cameroon
- Euphrem Zannou, Local Tax and GIS Consultant, Benin
- Eshetayehu Kinfu, Head, Strategic Programs Management Office, Addis Ababa City Administration
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Breakout 2.2: Simplified Approaches to Property Mapping for Tax Purposes
Facilitators: Evan Trowbridge, Technical Lead, LoGRI
Contributors:- Mohamed Barrie, Technical Coordinator, LoGRI
- John Kabeya Kabeya, Deputy Director General, Kanaga City, DRC
- Noble Atsu, Director of Budget, Accra Metropolitan Assembly, Ghana
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- From 5:00 pm
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Dinner
- 9:00 – 9:15 am
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Moderator/MC: Camille Barras, Policy Lead, LoGRI & Titilola Akindeinde, Executive Director, LoGRI
- 9:15 – 10:45 am
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Chair: Titilola Akindeinde, Executive Director, LoGRI
Speakers:- Colette Nyirakamana, Research Lead, LoGRI
- Rosetta Wilson, Project Lead, LoGRI
- Niccolò Meriggi, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for the Study of African Economies, Oxford University
- Nymia Camara, Director of Planning, Kanifing Municipality, The Gambia
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- 10:45 – 11:00 am
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Tea and Coffee Break
- 11:00 – 12:15 pm
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Breakout 3.1: Building Effective and Publicly Trusted Enforcement
Facilitator: Niccolò Meriggi, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for the Study of African Economies, Oxford University
Contributors:- Bienvenue Toko, Director, Departmental Tax Directorate of Ouémé-Plateau, DGI Benin
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Breakout 3.2: Strengthening Links Between Property Taxation & Service Delivery
Facilitator: Colette Nyirakamana, Research Lead, LoGRI
Contributors:- Amoro Ntaby Badji, Director of Local Public Sector, Treasury, Senegal
- Anthony Quaicoe, Development Planning Officer, Shama District Assembly, Ghana
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- 12:15 – 1:15 pm
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Lunch
- 1:15 – 2:45 pm
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Chair: Dr. Wilson Prichard, Chair, LoGRI
Speakers:- Graeme Stewart-Wilson, Doctoral Fellow, LoGRI
- Kwesi Ackaah, Head, Property Taxes Unit, Ghana Revenue Authority
- Flavia Zabali Musisi, Supervisor GIS, Directorate of Physical Planning, Kampala Capital City Authority
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- 2:45 – 3:00 pm
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Tea and Coffee Break
- 3:00 – 4:15 pm
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Breakout 4.1: Using Property Tax Data to Strengthen National Revenue Administration
Facilitators: Giovanni Occhiali, Research Lead, International Centre for Tax and Development
Contributors:- Nuha Manneh, Head, Rental Income Tax Unit, Gambia Revenue Authority
- Ronald Waiswa, Specialist, Applied Research and Statistics Unit, African Tax Administration Forum
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Breakout 4.2: Using Property Tax Data for Urban Planning and Service Delivery
Facilitators: Graeme Stewart-Wilson, Doctoral Fellow, LoGRI
Contributors:- Marcellin Dossou, Head of Urban Land Registry Unit, Municipality of Cotonou
- Nyima Camara, Director of Planning, Kanifing Municipal Council, The Gambia
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- 4:15 – 5:00 pm
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Moderation: Wilson Prichard, Chair, LoGRI & Professor, University of Toronto
Speakers:
- Sam Aguey, Dean, African School of Economics
- Nyima Camara, Director of Planning, Kanifing Municipal Council, The Gambia
- Kwami Obossou, Head of Cadastre and Land Registry, Office Togolais des Recettes
- Estelle Plat, Investment Officer, Fund for Innovation in Development (FID)
- Charles Yenouenou, Director, Department of Strategic Planning and Studies, DGI Benin
- Flavia Zabali Musisi, Supervisor GIS, Directorate of Physical Planning, Kampala Capital City Authority, Uganda
- 5:00 – 5:15 pm
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Speaker: Titilola Akindeinde, Executive Director, LoGRI
- From 5:15 pm
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Dinner
Core Partners
We are proud to partner with the African School of Economics (ASE) and the Direction General des Impots (DGI) of Benin to deliver our second biannual conference. We are also grateful to the Fund for Innovation in Development (FID) and our core donors for their invaluable support.
African School of Economics (ASE)
République du Bénin
Direction Générale des Impôts (DGI) du Bénin
République du Bénin
