Governance

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

Kenya to cap Uber and Bolt fares by law

Kenya's government is moving to introduce a national taxi pricing model that would force Uber, Bolt, and other ride-hailing platforms…

Botswana opens $75,000 citizenship by investment

Botswana has unveiled its Impact Investment Programme, offering citizenship for contributions of $75,000 to $90,000, as Africa's leading diamond producer…

Ethiopia launches $10,000 ten-year golden visa

Ethiopia's Council of Ministers has approved a 10-year golden investor visa priced at $10,000, doubling the previous maximum residency period…

Malawi bans raw mineral exports, freezes licences

President Mutharika has suspended all new mining licences, ordered a full audit of the licensing registry, and banned raw mineral…

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…