Governance
African governance and policy news: elections, regulatory decisions, government-business relationships, institutional reforms, and policy developments that move markets.
South Africa braces for June 30
South Africa's police service has activated joint operations in all nine provinces at a projected cost of R600 million ahead…
Ghana’s 1,400bps rate cut leads Africa
Ghana's Bank of Ghana cut its benchmark rate by a cumulative 1,400 basis points from 28% in January 2025 to…
Nigeria slams the IMF’s tax prescriptions
A Nigerian think tank, the Alliance for Economic Research and Ethics, has criticised the IMF's 2026 Article IV recommendations including…
Stop checking passports, SA minister warns
South Africa's Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi warned at an Inter-Ministerial Committee on Migration briefing on June 14 that private citizens…
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US-Iran truce sends oil crashing
A US-Iran ceasefire agreement and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz have sent Brent…
MTN’s MoMo is going super app
MTN Group Fintech has partnered with Ant International, the global payments firm behind Alipay, to…
AfDB backs Arua airport in Uganda
The African Development Bank has approved $180 million to upgrade Uganda's Arua Airport into an…
Kenya revives $1.2bn JKIA expansion
Kenya has appointed the Trade and Development Bank and Africa Finance Corporation to arrange $1.2…