Africa Loses at Least $50 Billion Annually Through Illicit Financial Flows

"African companies and government officials transfer at least $50 billion out of Africa illegally each year, the Tax Justice Network Africa civil society group has revealed citing a joint United Nations and African Union panel report.

"This is an extraordinarily important report which could shift the global debate on tax, financial transparency and corruption," Joseph Stead, Senior Economic Justice Adviser at Christian Aid, a London-based charity organization, said Sunday as quoted by the Tax Justice Network Africa."