African governments are intensifying a continent-wide crackdown on multinational tax avoidance and cross-border revenue leakages as rising debt burdens and shrinking external financing force countries to search for money at home.
The African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF) said tax interventions it supported across member countries generated $907.8 million in tax assessments in 2025, with governments successfully recovering $685.8 million.
The figures shows a growing shift in Africa’s economic strategy as governments increasingly abandon dependence on foreign borrowing and donor support in favour of stronger domestic revenue mobilisation.
The urgency is mounting.
Across the continent, countries are facing higher debt servicing costs, weaker currencies, elevated inflation and slowing access to international capital markets.
