Governance
African governance and policy news: elections, regulatory decisions, government-business relationships, institutional reforms, and policy developments that move markets.
Burkina Faso built the factories. Now it wants the tomatoes.
Burkina Faso's tomato export ban, effective March 16, is not a sudden policy shock. It is the enforcement step of…
Two million Kenyans with epilepsy, 80% untreated
Up to two million Kenyans live with epilepsy. Four in five receive no treatment. New EPInA research shows the burden…
Eid al-Fitr and 1,400 years of Islam in Africa
Africa has the largest Muslim population of any continent by share of global Islam. It arrived here before it reached…
SARS raids own employees in customs bribery probe
SARS has raided six current and former employees linked to a customs bribery scheme worth $2.4 million in under-declared income.…
