Governance
African governance and policy news: elections, regulatory decisions, government-business relationships, institutional reforms, and policy developments that move markets.
Nigeria consults on child social media age limit
Nigeria's Minister of Communications Bosun Tijani launched a public consultation on March 10 on whether to set minimum age limits…
Kenya builds KRA data vault at Konza
Kenya's Treasury has allocated Sh2 billion ($15.5 million) to build a disaster recovery centre for the Kenya Revenue Authority at…
Ghana calls for girls’ literacy action
Ghana's former Second Lady Matilda Amissah-Arthur has called for urgent national action to close literacy gaps among young girls, framing…
GCF launches Women in Cyber Awards
The Global Cybersecurity Forum has launched the Women in Cyber Awards, backed by the ITU and UN Women, to recognise…
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MTN donates devices to school with perfect matric pass rate
MTN South Africa has donated digital learning devices to Qibing Secondary School in Wepener, Free…
Rwanda’s AGUKA creates 128,000 jobs, eyes next phase
Rwanda's AGUKA youth enterprise programme has generated 128,000 jobs and $9.3 million (Rwf34 billion) in…
Nigeria’s copyright chief tells MultiChoice: fix the gaps
The Director-General of the Nigerian Copyright Commission, Dr John Asein, used a courtesy visit from…
Tanzania pitches $12.9bn energy pipeline to US investors
Tanzania has unveiled a $12.9 billion energy investment pipeline at the Powering Africa Summit in…