When the Regulator Becomes the Case Study South Africa’s first binding artificial intelligence policy framework was withdrawn just 16 days after its official gazetting on 10 April 2025, after journalists discovered that its reference list contained fabricated academic sources —…
Ghana’s Petroleum Import Strategy Stabilises the Cedi Short-Term, While Downstream Deficits Persist Ghana’s gold-for-oil payment arrangement, introduced in 2023, has delivered measurable relief to the cedi and moderated fuel price inflation. But the mechanism does not address the structural vulnerabilities…
When Persistence Becomes a Governance Failure Across West Africa’s private sector and public institutions, a persistent cultural bias toward continuation over correction is costing firms, development agencies, and state-owned enterprises measurable capital. The question is not whether organisations should persevere…
Nigeria’s parallel crises of insecurity and economic hardship reflect a fundamental breakdown in state-citizen trust that undermines both domestic governance and West Africa’s broader security architecture, according to analysis by conflict specialist Lekan Olayiwola. The continent’s most populous nation faces…
A groundbreaking academic analysis has spotlighted six African intellectuals whose theoretical frameworks are fundamentally reshaping how the continent and global governance systems are understood, challenging decades of externally imposed knowledge structures. The work, detailed in the 2025 publication “Sensibilités intellectuelles…
Nigeria’s military tribunal proceedings against over 30 officers for an alleged October 2025 Independence Day coup plot reveal systemic vulnerabilities in West Africa’s most populous democracy, raising urgent questions about civil-military relations across the ECOWAS region where constitutional governance remains…
The recent UK Biobank data breach, where health information from 500,000 volunteers appeared for sale on Chinese e-commerce platforms, offers critical lessons for West African nations establishing their own biobanks and health data infrastructure. As Ghana, Nigeria, and other regional…
Israel says it has killed Iran’s top security official, Ali Larijani, and the head of the paramilitary Basij force, Gholamreza Soleimani, in overnight air strikes, in what would be among the most significant targeted killings since the current conflict began.…
Ghana’s Police Cyber Vetting and Enforcement Team has arrested a 20-year-old woman, Promise Yayra Asamani, for allegedly publishing false information on social media about an Uber driver, according to a police report. Police said Asamani was arrested after failing to…
Ghana’s Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has opened an investigation into suspected corruption linked to the diversion of 50 twenty-foot containers of palm oil valued at GH¢25.8 million. The OSP announced the probe in a statement dated February 24,…
Ghana and Burkina Faso have signed seven bilateral agreements to deepen cooperation on security, transport, disaster management and cross-border governance. The deals were concluded at the end of meetings of the Permanent Joint Commission for Cooperation (PJCC), a bilateral forum…
The Minority Caucus in Ghana has accused the government of short-changing cocoa farmers after a reduction in the producer price from GH¢51,660 to GH¢41,392 per tonne for the rest of the 2025/26 season. Producer price, also called the farmgate price,…
The Office of the Special Prosecutor has released the National Democratic Congress parliamentary candidate for Ayawaso East, Baba Jamal, on self-recognisance bail after several hours of interrogation. His lawyer, Victor Kwadjoga Adawudu, said investigators questioned his client about alleged vote-buying…
Ghana is producing thousands of graduates each year, yet firms struggle to find technicians, mechanics and machine operators. Manufacturers report persistent vacancies on the shop floor. Meanwhile, more than 380,000 new job seekers enter the labour market annually. The gap…
Donald Trump meets Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington on Wednesday, seeking alignment on how far to widen diplomacy with Iran. Netanyahu wants any U.S.–Iran track to cover ballistic missiles and Tehran’s support for allied armed groups. The meeting lands as Iran…
