Governance
African governance and policy news: elections, regulatory decisions, government-business relationships, institutional reforms, and policy developments that move markets.
Nairobi floods kill 23, Ruto deploys KDF
President William Ruto has deployed the Kenya Defence Forces and ordered the release of national food reserves after overnight flooding…
Kenya police get Sh1.9bn Land Cruiser fleet
The National Police Service has taken delivery of 40 Toyota Land Cruiser LC79 units worth Sh1.9 billion, financed by Co-operative…
Ghana at 69: the unfinished story
On March 6, 1957, Ghana became the first sub-Saharan African country to gain independence from colonial rule. Sixty-nine years later,…
SA deploys army against illegal mining
Deputy President Paul Mashatile says South Africa is deploying specialised units, SANDF troops and a 12-dimensional disruption programme to dismantle…
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DStv sets World Cup streaming record
DStv Stream recorded over 900,000 concurrent viewers for South Africa's opening World Cup 2026 match…
Nigeria slams the IMF’s tax prescriptions
A Nigerian think tank, the Alliance for Economic Research and Ethics, has criticised the IMF's…
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…