No strings attached: African Union seeks financial independence

By Karim Lebhour  Addis Ababa (AFP) – African leaders have agreed in principle to impose a flurry of taxes in a bid to finance their pan-African bloc, set up to push the continent’s diplomatic agenda but dependent on foreign handouts. After a two-day summit held in the African Union’s Chinese-built headquarters in the Ethiopian

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No strings attached: African Union seeks financial independence

By Karim Lebhour  Addis Ababa (AFP) – African leaders have agreed in principle to impose a flurry of taxes in a bid to finance their pan-African bloc, set up to push the continent’s diplomatic agenda but dependent on foreign handouts. After a two-day summit held in the African Union’s Chinese-built headquarters in the Ethiopian

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