Standoff in Addis Ababa over push by G77 to upgrade UN tax body

President Kenyatta addresses delegates during the UN Conference on Financing for Development in Addis Ababa. [Photo: Courtesy]

President Uhuru Kenyatta has joined other global leaders in an ongoing summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, which could create an all-inclusive agency to monitor international trade and tackle tax avoidance.

International civil society organisations are spearheading the inter-governmental tax body agenda expected to replace the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), which they accuse of being unfriendly to developing nations.