Governance
African governance and policy news: elections, regulatory decisions, government-business relationships, institutional reforms, and policy developments that move markets.
SA deploys army against illegal mining
Deputy President Paul Mashatile says South Africa is deploying specialised units, SANDF troops and a 12-dimensional disruption programme to dismantle…
Mozambique president declares war on corruption
President Daniel Chapo has called for civil and criminal accountability of public managers, announcing new oversight bodies and a State…
Angola silences NGOs with new law
Angola's President João Lourenço has signed a law giving the government sweeping powers to authorise, suspend, and financially restrict NGOs…
Somalia approves its first official constitution
Somalia's federal parliament has voted 223 to zero to adopt the country's first official constitution, ending decades of provisional governance…
