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Africa’s Tax Future Hinges on Reform, Digitalization, and Trust

Africa’s Tax Future Hinges on Reform, Digitalization, and Trust NAIROBI / ACCRA / ABIDJAN — Sub-Saharan Africa…

IMF flags tax reform and debt transparency as Africa’s twin priorities

IMF flags tax reform and debt transparency as Africa’s twin priorities WASHINGTON / DAKAR — At the…

Sénégal surendetté : diaspora et partenaires courtisés

DAKAR — Face à un fardeau de dette révisé à la hausse et à un financement externe…

Gabon targets XAF 800bn in unpaid taxes with crackdown

LIBREVILLE — Gabon has launched an aggressive recovery drive to collect more than XAF 800 billion in unpaid taxes…

Kenya passes crypto law, sets clear rules and taxes

Kenya passes crypto law, clarifies rules and taxes NAIROBI — Kenya has taken a decisive step toward…

COMESA Digital Payments Platform to cut cross-border costs and dollar reliance

COMESA Digital Payments Platform to cut cross-border costs and dollar reliance LUSAKA/NAIROBI/CAIRO — The Common Market for Eastern…

Senegal’s DGID Cyberattack Exposes Africa’s Tax Tech Fault Lines and the Fixes That Can’t Wait

Senegal’s tax authority hit by ransomware. What happened, risks to data and revenue, and the fixes…

Ethiopia’s Tax Exemptions Cost Billions, IMF Warns

Ethiopia’s Tax Exemptions Cost Billions, IMF Warns | Tax Reform Analysis A Fiscal Wake-Up Call Ethiopia’s…

Illicit Financial Flows and Taxation (PAC 2025): How Africa Is Turning Advocacy into Accountability

A Decade After the Mbeki Panel, Action Replaces Awareness Johannesburg, 7–10 October 2025 — The 13th Pan-African Conference…

African Union STC 8th Session: Tax Policy at the Heart of Africa’s Health Financing

Johannesburg, 29 September – 3 October 2025 — The African Union (AU) held its 8th Session of…