97 articles tagged with “governance”
A suspended police commissioner's testimony, coalition government instability, and mounting social crises reveal the deepening fractures in South Africa's institutional fabric, as the country grapples with accountability failures across multiple fronts.
From disputes over recovered Abacha-era assets to delayed security allocations and calls for the release of Nnamdi Kanu, Nigeria's governance challenges reveal deep institutional fractures that continue to undermine public trust.
Political tensions escalate in Nigeria as calls intensify for the release of detained separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu, while disputes over traditional rulers' involvement in governance expose deeper institutional rifts.
President Bola Tinubu has launched comprehensive reforms to Nigeria's legal profession through the Legal Practitioners Bill 2025, initiating what could be the most significant regulatory changes in decades.
Despite major infrastructure spending including a R7-billion dam in Lesotho and emergency tanker contracts in Johannesburg, residents across southern Africa continue facing severe water shortages amid governance failures and tender irregularities.
From mob justice killings to billion-shilling border walls that were never built, Kenya confronts a cascade of governance failures that expose deep fractures in accountability, security and public trust.
The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions has launched nationwide consultations on a constitutional amendment that would extend presidential terms from five to seven years, as governance challenges ripple across Southern Africa.
A lawsuit filed against police officers over alleged abuse during a raid on a $100 million ethanol facility highlights growing friction between state security forces and private sector operators, as opposition leader Kizza Besigye warns of deepening governance challenges.
From Lagos's violent evictions to Abia's airport land conflicts and nationwide infrastructure neglect, Nigeria confronts intersecting crises that reveal systemic governance weaknesses in managing urban expansion and public assets.
The detention of former Kaduna governor Nasir El-Rufai by anti-corruption authorities has reignited debate over political accountability and systemic governance failures in Africa's most populous nation.
Christian groups and civil society organizations mount opposition to Niger State's proposed religious law enforcement commission, raising concerns about religious freedom and social cohesion in Nigeria's Middle Belt.
From the Mambilla Power Project corruption trial to renewed calls for Nnamdi Kanu's release and deadly land disputes in Ebonyi State, Nigeria confronts simultaneous governance challenges testing federal authority and regional stability.
As Kenya's legal fraternity confronts questions of integrity in leadership selection, Nigeria's ruling party tightens its grip through strategic gubernatorial appointments, revealing contrasting approaches to institutional power across the continent.
Governor Dauda Lawal claims security agencies fail to act on real-time bandit tracking data in Zamfara, while Kano's defection to APC creates fissures within opposition ranks.
President William Ruto has nominated new leadership for Kenya's National Land Commission, seeking to end a critical gap that has stalled government land acquisition for key infrastructure projects.