Governance

African governance and policy news: elections, regulatory decisions, government-business relationships, institutional reforms, and policy developments that move markets.

Sassou at 42 years: Congo’s permanent president

Denis Sassou Nguesso has won 94.82 percent of the vote in Congo Republic, extending 42 years of rule. This editorial…

Ghana rescues 500 child trafficking victims

Ghana's IJM has rescued more than 500 child trafficking victims since 2015, with 235 arrests and 70 convictions. The decade…

Africa’s skills gap: 12 million in, 3 million jobs

The World Bank warned in Accra that 1.2 billion young people will enter developing-country labour markets over the next decade,…

Uganda freezes civil society accounts again

Uganda's FIA has frozen the bank accounts of several NGOs including Chapter Four Uganda and the Centre for Constitutional Governance,…

DStv sets World Cup streaming record

DStv Stream recorded over 900,000 concurrent viewers for South Africa's opening World Cup 2026 match…

Stop checking passports, SA minister warns

South Africa's Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi warned at an Inter-Ministerial Committee on Migration briefing on…

Dangote’s petrol unit is down 34%

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has been running its main petrol-producing RFCCU unit at 34% below…