07/10/2026
Only 25% of African countries currently meet the 20% tax-to-GDP criterion under the African Monetary Cooperation Programme.
That raises an important question: do governments need more taxes, or better visibility over the tax base they already have?
Across Africa, telecom, mobile money, betting and other digital sectors generate significant economic activity. Without reliable data, part of that activity can remain outside the effective reach of tax administrations.
Sierra Leone shows what stronger visibility can achieve.
Through its partnership with N-Soft, the government has strengthened visibility across key digital sectors, including telecommunications, mobile money and betting. After one year of operation, N-Soft’s technology calculated a 70% increase in telecom operators’ revenues, supporting higher government tax collection.
Domestic revenue mobilization starts with transparency.
It starts with the ability to identify economic activity, calculate what is already due and support effective collection.
Better visibility. Stronger public revenues. Greater financial sovereignty.