Governance

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

CAR Becomes First Nation to Fully Digitize a Ministry

The Central African Republic launched the Dûnîa platform on February 23, fully digitizing its Ministry of Economy — the first…

Ghana Tables New Data Protection Bill Covering AI

Ghana is developing a new Data Protection Bill to regulate AI systems, automated decision-making and cross-border data transfers, replacing the…

Kenya Projects 5.3% Growth in 2026 Budget Plan

Treasury CS John Mbadi has tabled Kenya's 2026 Budget Policy Statement projecting 5.3% GDP growth, with inflation easing to 4.3%…

Africa’s Biometric ID Rollout Is Locking Out Millions

A new study across ten African countries finds biometric digital ID systems costing over $1 billion are excluding millions from…

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…