According to Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, in many cases the lifestyles of Nigerians do not correlate with their tax returns and this is because of massive tax evasion.

The Nigerian government recently announced that that it has begun investigations that involve under declaration of taxes by taxpayers and corruption among tax officials.

Nigeria's Federal Inland Revenue Service generated over 2 trillion naira in the first half of this year representing 75 percent of its annual target. So what strategies should the agency adopt to tackle the issue of tax evasion in Nigeria; Theophilus Emuwa, Managing Partner at Aelex joins CNBC Africa to discuss this.

A Philippines court has found a veteran journalist and staunch critic of President Rodrigo Duterte guilty of cyber libel. Ressa told DW "we must do all we can to protect press freedom, which protects our democracy."

A survey by the Nigerian Economic Summit Group shows low tax morale among Nigerians as over 80 per cent of individuals and nearly 70 per cent of businesses believe that tax evasion is either not wrong at all, or that it is wrong but understandable. Only a few believe that tax evasion is wrong and punishable. Taiwo Oyedele, Partner and West Africa Tax Leader at PwC Nigeria joins CNBC Africa for more.

Four independent journalists who have been critical of President Alexander Lukashenko face seven years in prison on charges of "large-scale tax evasion." Journalists have been detained 477 times this year in Belarus.

This is a discussion on the funds Nigeria has lost to tax evasion and money laundering.

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The global investigation into secret wealth and offshore dealings has revealed the names of several high-profile leaders within the European Union. That has raised uncomfortable questions for EU honchos.

Philippines journalist Maria Ressa speaks after winning Nobel Peace Prize for fighting for freedom of expression at a time when democracy is increasingly under threat.

Advocates have praised the award for drawing global attention to the Philippines' struggle for press freedom and human rights. It also marks the first time the prize has been handed to a journalist.

FRANCE 24 spoke to this year's joint Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa, co-founder of the digital media company Rappler and an outspoken critic of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. Asked whether journalism is becoming more dangerous around the world, she told FRANCE 24: "It is more dangerous, it requires more sacrifices, just to do what journalists have always done."