Governance

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

South Africa Transnet rail freight private operators reform logistics corridors 2026
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SA ends rail monopoly: 11 operators in

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Africaspoint Editorial

Transnet concluded Rail Access Agreements with 11 private Train Operating Companies on May 13, ending the state monopoly on South…

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AfricaFinance

South Africa sheds 345,000 jobs in Q1

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Africaspoint Editorial

South Africa's unemployment rate rose to 32.7% in Q1 2026 from 31.4% in Q4 2025 as 345,000 jobs were shed,…

Uganda Kampala Museveni inauguration seventh term Kololo grounds 2026 governance politics
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Museveni grabs seventh term: 40 years

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Africaspoint Editorial

Yoweri Museveni was sworn in for a seventh consecutive term on May 12, extending his 40-year rule to 2031. The…

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AfricaFinance

Tanzania steps in as Hormuz fuel shock hits East Africa

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Africaspoint Editorial

Tanzania's government has intervened to contain fuel price increases from the Hormuz oil shock, joining South Africa, Kenya, Ethiopia and…

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Endeavour Mining posts record $880m EBITDA

Endeavour Mining, West Africa's largest gold producer, reported record adjusted EBITDA of $880 million for…

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Africa’s $164bn wealth funds eye mining

Africa's sovereign wealth funds now hold combined assets exceeding $164 billion and are being deployed…

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Abiy unveils Addis Ababa’s riverside makeover

Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed inaugurated the Entoto-Kebena River and Riverside Development Project in Addis Ababa…

HormuzSouth Africa immigration xenophobia Ramaphosa March deportation crackdown 2026

EU’s steel tariff hits South Africa

The EU's new steel import framework took effect July 1, imposing annual quotas with a…

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Nigeria threatens to halt delayed World Bank loans

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Nigeria exports crude while Dangote refinery runs dry

Zimbabwe electricity power grid ZESA Hwange thermal energy supply infrastructure 2026
Dangote Zimbabwe billion investment cement power 2026Energy

Zimbabwe pledges end to load shedding by December

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Africa fastest growing economies 2026 IMFEnergy

Kenya GDP grew 4.6% in 2025 on green energy and construction

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