Lagos was affected positively and negatively by Nigeria’s emergence as a crude oil producer in the 1970s.
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The foundations of orderliness for any city are planning and management. Lagos had this in place in the early days.
Hybrid forms of governance in DRC allow public services to work.
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The DRC’s state and public administration didn’t disappear, but changed: they were being built from the ground up, tailor-made to local actors’ interests.
Internet issues in Indonesia need to be tackled.
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Indonesia needs a digital affairs ministry if it wants to tap growing potential and tackle mounting issues.
A man walk pass an Ebola awareness painting in downtown Monrovia, Liberia.
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Do African decision-makers and leaders approach crises differently from counterparts elsewhere in the world?
President Cyril Ramaphosa must prioritise evidence-based policy making.
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Ramaphosa’s “new dawn” will require a rigorous evidence-base of what works to guide high-level policy planning and design.
Kumasi in Ghana is one of the world’s fastest growing cities.
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Africa is home to the world’s fastest growing cities. However, poor governance has robbed the continent of the benefits of people and firms clustering together.
Vienna often scores highly in the rankings.
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When a city scores badly on “liveability”, it can put serious pressure on city leaders – but do these rankings really help improve life for local people?
What lessons were learnt from Cape Town’s “Day Zero”?
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Cape Town’s draft strategy on water supply is out for comment, but important elements are missing from it.
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa putting final touches to his state of the nation address in which he took a hard stance on corruption.
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Corruption has, over the past decade and a half, become one of South Africans’ biggest concerns.
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Before democracy South Africa’s mining sector prioritised profits over the people and environment. Not much has changed.
Different approaches to e-governance could bear fruit for African countries.
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African countries’ adoption of e-government platforms hasn’t served the majority of their citizens.
The race is on to see who will replace outgoing World Bank President Jim Yong Kim.
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The World Bank’s original governance arrangements have changed much more slowly than the scale and nature of its operations.
The federal government should have a role in the regulation of digital infrastructure.
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Regulation of the internet is inevitable and governments, rather than businesses, should seek to regulate it.
A woman casts her ballot at a polling station during a runoff presidential election in Bamako, Mali on Aug. 12, 2018.
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Elections are supposed to hold politicians accountable: Officials who fear losing their seat will work harder for voters. But in some countries, political competition actually makes government worse.
Too much or too little information? The role of a secretary is to get the balance right.
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Proceedings at the banking royal commission suggest if it isn’t in the minutes of a board meeting, the board didn’t consider it. It makes the role of the company secretary critical.
The Gauteng City-Region is home to a quarter of South Africa’s population.
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The latest data offer a vital resource for understanding Gauteng’s multi-faceted challenges.
The Arab Spring was a revolutionary wave of both violent and non-violent demonstrations, protests, riots, coups and civil wars in North Africa.
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Study suggests that the UN’s own principles sometimes prevented it from living up to its objectives
Letting it rain.
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Paying these CEOs more when oil prices rise means they’re rewarded for having good luck.
A global survey claims South Africans don’t trust their police.
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The Law and Order Index says South Africans feel less secure than people in Yemen, the DRC and Libya, countries all affected by violent conflict.
Charities should not make amassing more and more money their top priority.
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When organizations dedicated to doing good make money their top priority, they get into trouble.