Governance

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

Mahama Dares Africa to Fear Nothing from Its Own Court

Ghana's President John Mahama delivered a direct challenge to fellow African heads of state at the opening of the African…

Zimbabwe Caps Municipal Business Fees to Cut Costs

Zimbabwe has gazetted Model Fees By-Laws capping most business licences at US$500 per year and cutting hotel compliance fees by…

South Africa’s Data Hosting Shift Turns Compliance Into Strategy

South Africa's tightening data governance framework, led by POPIA and the National Cloud and Data Policy, is pushing businesses from…

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…

Kenya ships first 54 containers to China, targets $4bn deficit

Kenya has flagged off its first shipment of exports to China under the new zero-tariff…

African women hold 1% of global justice power

The inaugural Global Justice 50/50 report has found that women from low-income countries hold just…

TEF turns $100m into $4.2bn across 24,000 businesses

The Tony Elumelu Foundation has disbursed over $100 million in non-refundable seed capital to more…

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…