https://www.bizcommunity.com/410/512.html Africa Taxation news 15 Taxation & Regulation news - Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/410/512.html en-us Thu, 29 Oct 2026 06:39:56 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/zimbabwe-moves-to-regulate-cryptocurrency-sector-397658a Zimbabwe's government said on Friday, 12 June, it will require cryptocurrency businesses to register and pay annual fees, as it seeks to bring the largely informal market under regulatory oversight. 1-269033 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 10:32:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Taxation & Regulation Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/nigeria-to-implement-new-tax-laws-from-january-1-despite-calls-for-delay-tinubu-says-172626a Nigeria will enforce sweeping new tax laws from 1 January, President Bola Tinubu said on Tuesday, dismissing criticism over discrepancies between the gazetted text and the version passed by lawmakers. 1-264528 Wed, 31 Dec 2025 07:58:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Taxation & Regulation Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/trump-administration-says-it-supports-1-year-renewal-of-africa-trade-initiative-510730a US President Donald Trump's administration supports a one-year extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act, the trade initiative with sub-Saharan Africa that expires on Tuesday, 30 September 2025 according to a White House official. 1-261846 Tue, 30 Sep 2025 08:34:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Taxation & Regulation Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/nigeria-postpones-controversial-fuel-tax-to-2026-to-to-mitigate-cost-living-crisis-954694a Nigeria's new tax law, including a contentious 5% fuel surcharge, will not take effect until 1 January 2026, Finance Minister Wale Edun said on Tuesday, seeking to calm fears over rising living costs amid widespread economic hardship. 1-261314 Wed, 10 Sep 2025 15:39:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Taxation & Regulation Africa https://www.bizcommunity.co.ke/article/kenya-parliament-passes-proposed-2025-finance-law-926424a Kenya's parliament on Thursday voted to approve this year's proposed finance law, denying the revenue authority's request to get unrestricted access to taxpayers' data on account of privacy concerns and constitutional safeguards. 1-258594 Fri, 20 Jun 2025 10:04:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Taxation & Regulation Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/former-mauritius-central-bank-governor-charged-with-fraud-released-on-bail-369528a Harvesh Seegolam, the former central bank governor of Mauritius, was charged with fraud on Thursday and released on bail, his lawyer said, a day after he was arrested alongside the former finance minister over alleged theft from a state company. 1-256873 Thu, 10 Apr 2025 13:43:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Taxation & Regulation Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/detained-binance-executive-in-court-on-nigerian-tax-money-laundering-charges-908664a One of the two executives from Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, detained in Nigeria appeared in an Abuja court on Thursday, 4 April, to face tax evasion and money laundering charges. 1-247354 Thu, 04 Apr 2024 16:41:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Taxation & Regulation Africa https://www.bizcommunity.africa/article/multichoice-will-pay-settlement-of-373m-to-nigerian-tax-authorities-901164a Africa's biggest pay TV company MultiChoice Group said on Thursday its subsidiaries have reached a settlement with Nigerian tax authorities and agreed to pay a total tax amount of about $37.3m. 1-245854 Thu, 08 Feb 2024 10:30:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Taxation & Regulation Africa https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/512/244448.html African countries should be exempt from a plan by the European Union to impose a carbon tax on some imports, the head of the African Development Bank noted, putting the cost of the levy to the continent at as much as $25bn a year. 1-244448 Thu, 07 Dec 2023 10:03:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Taxation & Regulation Africa https://www.bizcommunity.co.ke/Article/111/717/240575.html A Kenyan appeals court on Friday, 28 July, lifted a suspension placed on a disputed government finance law that will double the value-added tax (VAT) on fuel and introduce a new housing levy - legislation that sparked deadly opposition protests this month. 1-240575 Fri, 28 Jul 2023 15:22:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Taxation & Regulation Africa