Rwanda Defence Force Engineers Begin Joint Housing Repairs in Jamaica
Engineers from the Rwanda Defence Force have begun joint reconstruction work with counterparts from the Jamaica Defence Force in Montego...
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.
South Africa’s President Approves Pay Increase for Public Office Bearers
President Cyril Ramaphosa has approved differentiated salary increases for South Africa’s public office bearers, effective April 1, 2025, according to...
West Africa Records First Social Bond Listing on Luxembourg Green Exchange
The West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) reached a milestone in sustainable finance as its regional mortgage refinancing institution...
Africa’s Growth Future Lies in Value-Added Trade, WTO Chief Says
Africa can anchor a new model of global growth by moving beyond commodity dependence and expanding value-added production integrated into...
Ethiopia Breaks Ground on Africa’s Largest Airport
Ethiopia has broken ground on Bishoftu International Airport, a multi-billion-dollar project set to become the largest aviation infrastructure development in...
Equatorial Guinea Moves Capital from Malabo to Ciudad de la Paz
Equatorial Guinea has officially moved its capital from the island city of Malabo to Ciudad de la Paz, or City...
Morocco Launches Africa’s First Police Hub to Secure the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations
Morocco has launched the African Police Cooperation Center in Salé, the first facility of its kind on the continent dedicated...
South Africa Invokes Disaster Law to Address Gender-Based Violence
South Africa has formally classified gender-based violence and femicide as a national disaster under Section 23 of the Disaster Management...
Sahel Bloc Launches Regional Investment Bank in Bamako
The leaders of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger on Tuesday inaugurated a new regional development bank in Bamako, launching what...
Africa’s Gender Movement Needs a New Framework
A Pan-African conversation hosted by HERizon Africa on Monday challenged long-standing assumptions about how the global gender gap should be...
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...