AllAfrica News: Governance

[Scrolla] Esther Lungu and seven family members won their appeal to bury the late former Zambian president at Fourways Memorial Park in Johannesburg, not Lusaka. The Supreme Court found the Zambian government could not prove Lungu agreed to a State funeral, and ordered it to pay the family's legal costs.

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[New Times] The Cabinet's approval of a National Artificial Intelligence Agency is a significant moment in Rwanda's digital transformation journey. It shows that the country is ready to make AI a central part of national development rather than merely discussing its possibilities.

[Nyasa Times] The testimony presented before the parliamentary inquiry into the Chikangawa military aircraft crash exposes an uncomfortable truth that extends far beyond aviation safety. It raises a fundamental question about governance in Malawi: Why do politicians repeatedly underfund critical state institutions and then expect technocrats to shoulder responsibility when predi...

[Nyasa Times] Former Paul Valentino Phiri and his successor George Jafu have issued a stark warning over critical shortages of equipment and resources in the Malawi Defence Force (MDF), telling a parliamentary inquiry that inadequate funding is weakening the military's operational capacity and safety standards.