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,…
