Governance

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

Gertler’s firm pays $30m in DRC bribe probe

Fleurette Properties, the former Netherlands-registered holding company of US-sanctioned Israeli billionaire Dan Gertler, paid €25.8 million ($30 million) on March…

Nigeria consults on child social media age limit

Nigeria's Minister of Communications Bosun Tijani launched a public consultation on March 10 on whether to set minimum age limits…

Kenya builds KRA data vault at Konza

Kenya's Treasury has allocated Sh2 billion ($15.5 million) to build a disaster recovery centre for the Kenya Revenue Authority at…

Ghana calls for girls’ literacy action

Ghana's former Second Lady Matilda Amissah-Arthur has called for urgent national action to close literacy gaps among young girls, framing…

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…