The Governance Report
How to silence the guns in Cabo Delgado
Over the past year, violence and armed conflict caused about 55 000 fatalities on the African continent, an increase of almost 10% since 2021. Across countries in the Sahel and Somalia, fatalities increased by 70%, marking a clear escalation of violence. In the...
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Good Governance Africa’s Chris Maroleng discusses the current state of affairs in South Africa
Listen to Good Governance Africa's SADC Executive Director Chris Maroleng as he discusses how the current state of affairs in South Africa will have...
Media statement on the chaos and looting in South Africa
14 JULY 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  South Africa is in a perfect storm and the focus has to stay on governance Scenes of chaos and orchestrated...
Chris Maroleng interviews Zambia’s new UNIP president, Bishop Trevor Mwamba
Ahead of Zambia's 12 August elections, GGA's Chris Maroleng interviews the new president of the late Kenneth Kaunda's United National Independence...
Science isn’t enough to prevent disaster: the case of the desert locust plague in East Africa
East Africa is experiencing the worst desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) outbreak in decades. The outbreak began in early 2019 and science isn’t...
Zimbabwe’s ban on mobile money adds to suffering of its citizens
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, which has also closed the stock exchange over forex concerns, has hit people already losing livelihood options during...
Citizens tired of being played for a fool
There’s an old saying in Tennessee — I know it’s in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, "fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you...
Countering violent extremism and conflict contagion: Regional Implications of Mozambican Insecurity
Across Africa today, both the scale and complexity of state fragility is unprecedented as countries grapple with multiple overlapping challenges,...
Covid-19
Here you’ll find up-to-date Covid-19 stats provided by the WHO COVID-19 DASHBOARD and in-depth reporting on the governance around Covid-19
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