Ghana Scientist Calls for Policy Education in Schools
Schools across Africa should include lessons on policymaking to better prepare young people for civic participation, a Ghanaian scientist said...
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.
Africa’s Food Systems Need Systemic Change, Not Piecemeal Fixes
Africa needs $100 billion in investments by 2035 to overhaul its food systems, as hunger and undernourishment persist despite record...
Officials Urge Africa to Rely on Itself for Food Security
Africa’s top leaders are calling for a major shift in how the continent grows, processes and values its food. Speaking...
Africa’s $1 Trillion Mobile Money Boom Faces Border Barriers
Mobile money has transformed financial inclusion in Africa, processing over $1.1 trillion in transactions and connecting more than a billion...
South Africa’s $40M Unity Dialogue Faces Political Boycotts
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa's National Dialogue initiative has drawn fierce criticism over its R700 million ($39.8 million) preliminary budget...
Kagame Condemns Africa’s ‘Savior Mentality’ in Call for Self-Reliance
President Paul Kagame delivered a sharp rebuke of what he called the "savior mentality" pervading African leadership, demanding that Rwanda...
African Union Launches $50M Initiative to Strengthen Think Tanks
The African Union Commission, in partnership with the African Capacity Building Foundation, AUDA-NEPAD, with strategic funding support from the World...
Morocco Sets Record as 1.5M Diaspora Members Return Home
More than 1.5 million Moroccans living abroad returned home by July 10, marking a 13.3% increase from 2024 and setting...
Nelson Mandela Was ‘Good Troublemaker’ World Needs, Dr Pandor Says
Mandela's Foundation chairperson tells UN delegates that ordinary people can 'make good trouble' through excellence in daily responsibilities
Coding4Mandela Initiative Promotes Mobile Coding Among Youth
Young people in Diepsloot, South Africa participated in a mobile coding workshop on Nelson Mandela International Day, learning programming skills...
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...