Nairobi, Kenya — Legal expert Lyla Latiff delivered a hard-hitting presentation on the opening day of the AFRODAD Media Initiative (AFROMEDI VI), urging African governments to radically expand domestic revenue mobilisation by taxing untapped resources in the digital economy and high seas infrastructure, rather than relying on expensive foreign debt, writes Winston Mwale.
Speaking during the session on the Legal Review of Contractual Agreements in African Sovereign Debt on 27 May 2026, Latiff dissected systemic fiscal barriers facing the continent and proposed bold legal and policy reforms.
Her address to journalists from 29 African countries highlighted how outdated tax rules, unclaimed maritime rights, and corporate…