Governance
African governance and policy news: elections, regulatory decisions, government-business relationships, institutional reforms, and policy developments that move markets.
KRA puts 22 million Kenyans on WhatsApp tax
KRA's new WhatsApp chatbot Shuru targets 22.6 million potential taxpayers, cutting the filing process from eight steps to three with…
Ivory Coast kills 26-year trade barrier with Sahel
Côte d'Ivoire has scrapped a 26-year customs visa requirement on cargo to Mali and Burkina Faso, replacing it with two…
Nigeria clears $2.1bn in decade-old power debts
Tinubu has approved a N3.3 trillion plan to settle decade-old power sector debts, with 15 Gencos signing N2.3 trillion in…
Kenya chiefs arrested in Ksh4bn fuel fraud
Kenya's three top energy officials have resigned and been arrested after investigators found they falsified fuel stock data to trigger…
