Governance

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

AfricaBusiness

TikTok’s AI purges 4m Nigerian videos

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Africaspoint Editorial

TikTok removed more than 4 million videos in Nigeria in Q4 2025, with 99.9% proactively identified before any user report…

AfricaBusiness

Ramaphosa tightens immigration amid unrest

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Africaspoint Editorial

President Ramaphosa announced a sweeping immigration crackdown in a June 7 national address, committing to tighter border controls, faster deportations…

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Salt River Market transformed into 970 homes

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Africaspoint Editorial

Cape Town's Salt River Market site was formally handed to developer Communicare on June 8 after more than a decade…

AfricaFinance

Rwanda locks in $250m IMF credit facility

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Africaspoint Editorial

The IMF Executive Board approved Rwanda's $250 million, 38-month Extended Credit Facility on June 9, with an immediate $35.7 million…

Angola GDP growth 5.3 percent non-oil diversification Q1 2026Dangote Refinery IPO

US-Iran truce sends oil crashing

A US-Iran ceasefire agreement and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz have sent Brent…

Africa startup funding May 2026 $259 million Bima NALA LemFi fintech reboundAI

MTN’s MoMo is going super app

MTN Group Fintech has partnered with Ant International, the global payments firm behind Alipay, to…

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AfDB backs Arua airport in Uganda

The African Development Bank has approved $180 million to upgrade Uganda's Arua Airport into an…

South Africa immigration xenophobia Ramaphosa March deportation crackdown 2026South Africa Infrastructure

South Africa braces for June 30

South Africa's police service has activated joint operations in all nine provinces at a projected…

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Tinubu’s three-year reform scorecard is mixed

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Markets price Senegal for debt restructuring

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Brazzaville gives AfDB’s NAFAD a mandate

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NNPC challenges Dangote’s prices in court

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