Africa
Who Really Governs Urban Ghana?
Ghana is one of Africa’s most urbanised – and rapidly urbanising – countries. In the past three decades, the number of city dwellers has risen from four to 14 million; more than 5.5 million live […]
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Districts in Northern Ghana Commit to Deepen Local Governance
Six Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in Northern Ghana, have committed to improve information disclosure and accountability to citizens, in a bid to actively engage them in local governance decision-making process for speedy development. […]
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Kenya: Counties Win Case on Devolution of Roads
The government’s chief legal adviser has been given 90 days to gazette the transfer of the roads function to county governments, in a ruling seen to give devolution a lifeline. High Court judge Mumbi Ngugi […]
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Africities 2015: South Africa Tops List of African Decentralization
South Africa tops the list of the most advanced African countries in terms of decentralization and local governance, according to the latest report of United Cities and Local Governments of Africa (UCLGA). Liberia ranks last […]
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Tanzania President asked to intervene in mayoral polls
Tanzanian opposition party Chadema yesterday urged newly elected CCM President John Magufuli to intervene in what they termed as a ‘defilement’ of democracy by the ruling party in mayoral elections especially in areas where the […]
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Decentralization and Governance in Health: Lessons for Botswana
There have been recent calls by health unions in the country calling out government to decentralize primary health care services, saying that the current system disadvantages people in rural areas where resources are scarce and […]
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It’s time for Africa
The famous song performed by Shakira at the opening of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa was just translating the new appetite for Africa that is rising up in the mindset of many […]
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Breaking Up is Hard to Do: The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Risky Decentralization Drive
The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is in the midst of implementing a big decentralization project. The so-called “découpage”—literally, “cutting up”—has been a long time coming: the decision to subdivide is enshrined […]
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Elections in Tanzania reflect greater political competition
Elections were held on October 25, 1015, in the United Republic of Tanzania, with more than 12,000 candidates from Mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar—including 1,039 women—running for the Presidency, Parliament,the Zanzibar House of Representatives, and local District […]
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President announces increase from 10 to 28 States in South Sudan
On October 2, 2015, South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir announced that he would decree the division of South Sudan’s constitutionally established ten states into 28 states. The move was supported by Minister of Information and Broadcasting […]
