Governance

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

Africa Targets Its $2.5 Trillion Capital Pool to Accelerate Cross-Border Infrastructure

African heads of state have launched the Africa Infrastructure Financing Facility (AIFF), a continent-led mechanism to unlock Africa's $2.5 trillion…

Ramaphosa Thanks Putin as 17 South Africans Return

President Ramaphosa has thanked Vladimir Putin for helping secure the return of 17 South Africans allegedly deceived into fighting in…

Tinubu Expands Healthcare Funding to 13500 Facilities

President Tinubu has announced the expansion of Nigeria's primary healthcare funding to cover 13,500 facilities, backed by over N98 billion…

Ghana Gets Its First Female Fire Chief

Daniella Mawusi Ntow Sarpong has been appointed Chief Fire Officer of the Ghana National Fire Service, becoming the first woman…

Sweden just made its skilled worker visa twice as valuable

Sweden will double the validity of its EU Blue Card from two years to four…

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…