Morocco Names First Female Prime Minister after Historic Election
Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri becomes Morocco’s first female prime minister after PAM wins the most seats, setting up negotiations to...
Policy & Governance
Policy & Governance covers the institutions, decisions and public affairs shaping Africa’s future. This section focuses on governance, diplomacy, elections, regional integration, public policy, African Union affairs, intergovernmental cooperation and political developments that influence the continent’s direction.
What Can Africa Achieve Without a Security Council Seat?
Africa’s push for a permanent U.N. Security Council seat remains stalled. Elsewhere, the continent is building leverage through taxes, debt,...
Benin’s Wadagni Joins Kagame for Casual Evening Walk in Kigali
KIGALI, Rwanda Benin President Romuald Wadagni joined Rwandan President Paul Kagame for an informal evening walk in Kigali on Wednesday...
UN Adopts Togo-sponsored Resolution to Show Africa’s True Size on World Maps
The U.N. General Assembly adopted a Togo-led resolution promoting equal-area maps in schools, media and institutions to depict Africa and...
Beyond Technical Expertise, Africa’s Public-Sector Reformers Put Leadership to the Test
From digital finance in Kenya to tax reform in Ghana, LEAPS is betting that Africa’s public-sector transformation ultimately depends on...
Africa Foresight Network Launches with Call for Africans to Shape Their Own Futures
New pan-African network seeks to connect foresight practitioners, strengthen African knowledge and turn thinking about the continent's futures into collective...
Mindset Shift Could Unlock Africa’s Development Financing Potential
Policy experts say stronger institutions, productive debt and a shift in mindset can help countries mobilize domestic resources to finance...
Machines Can Now See, Analyze, Decide and Act, Rwanda Defense Official Warns Africa on Autonomous Weapons
More than 300 delegates from roughly 50 countries gathered in Kigali to examine how autonomous and AI-enabled systems could reshape...
Côte d’Ivoire Ambassador Highlights Growing Ties With Türkiye at Independence Day Celebration
From trade and defense to education, H.E. Khadidjata Touré highlighted the expanding partnership between Abidjan and Ankara during the independence...
Somalia Maritime Summit Adopts Ambitious Roadmap for Security, Governance and Blue Economy
Leaders, experts and international partners endorsed a 30-point communiqué calling for stronger maritime security and a long-term strategy to position...
Who Gets to Define African Art? Moroccan Cubism and the Right to Self-Representation
Moroccan Cubism challenges who gets to shape African art, calling on artists and cultural voices to claim authorship of their...
South African Jurist Navi Pillay Wins 2026 Nobel Peace Prize
The Norwegian Nobel Committee honors Navi Pillay for a legal career confronting apartheid, genocide and war crimes and advancing international...
Africa Launches Own Credit Rating Agency in Push to Reshape Risk Assessments
AfCRA will offer an African-led view of sovereign and corporate credit risk, seeking to widen rating coverage and bring more...
Morocco Bets on Sports Hosting to Drive Growth and Gender Equity
Morocco's sports hosting boom has built global ambitions, but questions over public spending, stadium use and women's representation will shape...