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Best regards, NL-Africa Tax Desk team Meijburg & Co \------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Africa** - [KPMG BEPS 2.0 (Pillar Two) tracker](https://digitalgateway.kpmgservices.tech/en-US/news/beps) - [OECD releases new peer reviews on exchange of information for tax purposes](https://web-archive.oecd.org/tax/transparency/documents/global-forum-releases-new-peer-reviews-for-armenia-the-british-virgin-islands-burkina-faso-cote-d-ivoire-and-djibouti.htm) - [OECD releases the latest BEPS Action 14 Mutual Agreement Procedure (MAP) peer review results](https://www.oecd.org/en/about/news/announcements/2025/03/inclusive-framework-on-beps-shows-progress-in-making-dispute-resolution-more-effective.html) - [Taxation of the digitalized economy](https://kpmg.com/kpmg-us/content/dam/kpmg/pdf/2023/digitalized-economy-taxation-developments-summary.pdf) - [Transfer pricing documentation summaries by jurisdiction](https://kpmg.com/kpmg-us/content/dam/kpmg/pdf/2023/kpmg-global-transfer-pricing-review.pdf) **Cameroon** - [Amendments to business license duties, synthetic tax](https://kpmg.com/us/en/taxnewsflash/news/2025/03/cameroon--amendments-to-business-license-duties--synthetic-tax.html) - [Guidelines for local country-by-country declarations](https://kpmg.com/us/en/taxnewsflash/news/2025/03/cameroon--guidelines-for-local-country-by-country-declarations.html) **Djibouti** - [Government enacts new tax administration measures and repeals several tax exemptions ](https://www.journalofficiel.dj/texte-juridique/loi-n150-an-24-9eme-l-portant-budget-initial-de-letat-pour-lexercice-2025/)*(in French)* **Egypt** - [Amendments to tax procedures; tax incentives for small businesses](https://kpmg.com/us/en/taxnewsflash/news/2025/03/tnf-egypt-amendments-to-tax-procedures-tax-incentives-for-small-businesses.html) **Kenya** - [Government proposes to repeal excise duty on import of fully assembled electric transformers ](http://www.parliament.go.ke/index.php/node/23479) **Mauritius** - [Updated lists of reportable and participating jurisdictions for automatic exchange of financial account information ](https://www.mra.mu/download/ListofParticipatingJurisdictions.pdf) **Mozambique** - [Tax proposals announced by president in inauguration speech](https://kpmg.com/us/en/taxnewsflash/news/2025/03/mozambique-tax-proposals-inauguration-speech.html) - [Transfer Pricing: The Challenge of Mozambique ](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/kpmg-mozambique_pre%C3%A7os-de-transfer%C3%AAncia-o-desafio-de-mo%C3%A7ambique-activity-7304843727427018752-Qp8z?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAATZ4dkBSRSEEGIi31MBYZ-cch1J9vAyGbY) **Rwanda** - [Tax Bills 2025: several new tax measures, including the introduction of a digital service tax and an increment in the capital gains tax rate on sale of shares](https://www.parliament.gov.rw/resources/bills?tx_filelist_filelist%5Bcontroller%5D=File&tx_filelist_filelist%5BcurrentPage%5D=1&tx_filelist_filelist%5Bpath%5D=&cHash=e181844da2c5d995997d14202f9415a5) **Senegal** - [Mandatory electronic invoicing proposed in 2025 Finance Bill](https://kpmg.com/us/en/taxnewsflash/news/2025/03/senegal-mandatory-electronic-invoicing-2025-finance-bill.html) **South Africa** - [Implications of potential VAT rate increase](https://kpmg.com/us/en/taxnewsflash/news/2025/03/south-africa-implications-vat-rate-increase.html) - [Proposed increase to employment tax incentive thresholds](https://kpmg.com/us/en/taxnewsflash/news/2025/03/south-africa-proposed-increase-employment-tax-incentive-thresholds.html) - [SARS issues updated guidance on capital gains tax for companies](https://www.sars.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/Ops/Guides/Legal-Pub-Guide-CGT03-ABC-Guide-on-CGT-for-Companies.pdf) - [SARS issues updated guidance on capital gains tax for individuals](https://www.sars.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/Ops/Guides/Legal-Pub-Guide-CGT02-ABC-Guide-on-CGT-for-Individuals.pdf) - [SARS issues updated tax exemption guide for public benefit organizations](https://www.sars.gov.za/wp-content/uploads/Ops/Guides/Legal-Pub-Guide-IT26-Tax-Exemption-Guide-for-Public-Benefit-Organisations-in-South-Africa.pdf) - [Tax measures in 2025/2026 budget](https://kpmg.com/us/en/taxnewsflash/news/2025/03/south-africa-tax-measures-2025-2026-budget.html) **Tanzania** - [Guidance regarding submission of beneficial owner information to registrar of companies](https://kpmg.com/us/en/taxnewsflash/news/2025/03/tnf-tanzania-guidance-regarding-submission-of-beneficial-owner-information-to-registrar-of-companies.html) **Tunisia** - [Clarification on tax regime for communitarian companies](https://kpmg.com/us/en/taxnewsflash/news/2025/03/tunisia-clarification-tax-regime-communitarian-companies.html) **West Africa** - [Tax developments in Nigeria and Ghana in FY2024](https://kpmg.com/us/en/taxnewsflash/news/2025/03/tnf-africa-tax-developments-in-nigeria-and-ghana-in-fy-2024.html) Lees verder: - [ Afrika ](https://www.meijburg.nl/index%2Ephp/landendesk/afrika) - [ NL-Africa Tax Desk ](https://www.meijburg.nl/index%2Ephp/internationaal/landendesks/africa-desk) - [ NL-Africa Tax Newsletter ](https://www.meijburg.nl/index%2Ephp/internationaal/landendesks/africa-desk) - [ ![Linkedin](https://www.meijburg.nl/themes/custom/openworld/static/images/icon_linkedin.svg) ](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.meijburg.nl/index%2Ephp/markdownify/node/2723&title=NL-Africa Tax Newsletter – 2025 March&source=https://www.meijburg.nl/index%2Ephp/markdownify/node/2723 "Linkedin") - 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