Africa's Richest Four Control More Wealth Than 750 Million People as Oxfam Urges New Tax Plan
- Nearly nine-in-ten African countries have reversed policies addressing taxation and labor rights since 2022, according to Oxfam.
- Oxfam suggested an overhaul of tax systems to effectively tax the super-rich and reduce inequality, highlighting that Africa's tax effectiveness is underperforming globally.
- The report indicated that Africa's tax systems are nearly three times less effective at redistributing income than the global average, contributing to the growing wealth gap.
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Africa's richest billionaires have increased their assets by 56 percent in five years.
A new report by Oxfam shows that the four richest Africans have more wealth than half of the continent's population. Their wealth is growing rapidly as inequality continues to rise. Criticism of governments is growing.
According to the aid organization Oxfam, the four billionaires own about 49 billion euros. That is more than the total assets of the approximately 750 million Africans
Four of Africa's richest billionaires now hold a fortune of $57.4 billion, more than the combined wealth of 750 million people, according to Oxfam.
The widespread poverty and misery on the African continent is not because Africans lack money. The richest five percent own more than twice as much as everyone else.
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