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Tax evasion costs Africa $ 25 billion a year

Tax evasion costs Africa more than $ 25 billion a year, according to a study by a network of NGOs, including the Global Alliance for Tax Justice. At a time of the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, this flight is considered "unacceptable", in fact it reduces the revenue that African countries could devote to their health.…

Vietnam, Indonesia condemns violence in Somalia

New York - Vietnam and Indonesia condemn violence, assaults utilizing improvised explosive gadgets and suicide assaults on troops and peacekeepers in Somalia. The assertion was made by Ambassador Dian Triansyah Djani, Indonesia's Everlasting Consultant to the United Nations (UN), talking at an internet working session of the UN Safety Council on 23 November on behalf of the 2 ASEAN nations. The 2 international locations shared difficulties with Somalia and referred to as on worldwide companions to assist the Somali…

Somalia at a crossroads calls on the UN envoy to ‘deepen’ politically

MOGADISHU, Somalia - The "broad political consensus" reached in September, ending a two-year stalemate in Somalia, should be "preserved and truly deepened", the nation's UN envoy to the Safety Council on Monday. Though the agreed mannequin for voting "sadly didn't come underneath" the constitutional requirement for parliamentary elections based mostly on the precept of common suffrage, the Particular Consultant James Swan, who additionally heads the United Nations Help Mission in Somalia (UNSOM), acknowledged that…