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Silas Olan'g

Africa Co-Director
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Prior to joining NRGI in 2009, Silas spent three years leading Oxfam International's advocacy and knowledge sharing initiative in Tanzania. He has also served as capacity building advisor with the Netherlands Development Organization, head of the planning department for the Ngara District Council in northwest Tanzania and manager of the European Development Fund-Micro Project Program in the Lake Victoria region.

Silas holds an advanced diploma in economic planning from the Institute of Development Management Mzumbe in Tanzania, where he has lectured on economic planning, and a M.S. in agricultural development and rural finance from the Development and Project Planning Center at the University of Bradford.

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Les producteurs africains de pétrole et de gaz auront des décisions difficiles à prendre en matière de fiscalité suite à la pandémie

Silas Olan'g, Evelyne Tsague, Zeina Dowidar
27 October 2020

African Oil and Gas Producers Will Face Taxing Challenges Post-Pandemic

Silas Olan'g, Evelyne Tsague, Zeina Dowidar
27 October 2020

Tanzanian Government Reaffirms Commitment to Disclose Mining Contracts

Thomas Scurfield, Silas Olan'g
26 June 2019

Kenya Proposes Transparent, but Risky, New Sovereign Wealth Fund

Andrew Bauer, Silas Olan'g, David Mihalyi
6 March 2019

Governments, Companies Find a Bit of Common Ground on Resource Nationalism at Indaba

Kaisa Toroskainen, Silas Olan'g
4 March 2019

Magufuli Seeks the Right Balance for Tanzania’s Mining Fiscal Regime

Thomas Scurfield, Silas Olan'g
31 January 2019

Localizing Tanzania’s Gas Sector: Determining Optimal Policies for an Emerging Producer

23 August 2017
Thomas Scurfield, Nicola Woodroffe, Silas Olan'g

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