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World Service,3 mins

Africa's digital economy at risk from tax

World Business Report

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More countries in Africa are taxing access to the internet, or social media bloggers, but are they undermining economic growth? Josephine Miliza, Africa Regional Coordinator of the Association for Progressive Communication, tells the 麻豆社's Russell Padmore that some governments want to stifle criticism of their policies, by making it more expensive to go online. (Picture: Using mobile phones to access the internet in Africa. Getty Images.)

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