Governance

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

AfricaEast Africa

Museveni signs law that rattles investors

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Africaspoint Editorial

Uganda's President Museveni signed the Protection of Sovereignty Act into law on May 17, requiring individuals acting on behalf of…

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South Africa’s debt has peaked: Moody’s confirms the turn

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Africaspoint Editorial

Moody's confirmed South Africa's general government debt peaked at 86.8% of GDP in 2025 and will decline to 84.9% by…

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AfricaEast Africa

Somalia slides toward famine as aid collapses and Hormuz bites

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Africaspoint Editorial

Parts of southern Somalia face famine for the first time since 2022 as Hormuz disruption drives up to 60% price…

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AfricaGovernance

SA minister forces Starlink showdown

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Africaspoint Editorial

Communications Minister Malatsi declared his patience exhausted with ICASA after a four-month stall on his Equity Equivalent Investment Programme policy…

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…

Africa GDP 4.2 percent growth fastest economies 2025 2026Uganda Airlines Boeing 10 aircraft fleet expansion Museveni 2026

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…

Zambia Bank of Zambia interest rate cut monetary policy copper economy kwacha 2026
BankingLobito Corridor financing AFC Citi 2026

Zambia cuts rates to two-year low

South Africa Transnet rail freight private operators reform logistics corridors 2026
Africa infrastructure projects 2026 constructionEnergy

SA ends rail monopoly: 11 operators in

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EnergyEnoch Godongwana Treasury fiscal policy

South Africa sheds 345,000 jobs in Q1

Uganda Kampala Museveni inauguration seventh term Kololo grounds 2026 governance politics
Africa fastest growing economies 2026 IMFIMF Sub-Saharan Africa outlook 2026

Museveni grabs seventh term: 40 years

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