Comprehending Corruption and its economic effects

It can seem trite to state that corruption has deleterious effects on economic growth and development. But it does....

Private sector can help decentralise just energy transition

With nearly 86% of its carbon dioxide (CO2) coming from coal, SA is one of the world’s most coal-dependent countries....

2024 SADC elections: A call to deepen grassroots democracy

This year, almost a third of African countries will hold general or presidential elections. Many of these will take...

The invisible menace of Emfuleni’s water and air pollution

The by-now notorious rubbish tips and contaminated waterways that plague the townships of Emfuleni in southern...

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Africa in Fact

Africa in Fact is our quarterly journal focusing on issues affecting governance in Africa through high quality journalism and analyses. The journal is available in three digital formats on GGA’s website.

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Governance Papers

The Africa Governance Papers aim to solve the problem of young African academics often not having access to the world of peer-reviewed publishing.

The Africa
Governance Papers

The Africa Governance Papers aim to solve the problem of young African academics often not having access to the world of peer-reviewed publishing.

Our Programmes

Governance Insights and Analytics (GIA)

The GIA team is the primary custodian of the Africa Digital Databank (ADD), a dynamic and integrated store of data relevant to governance. In addition to ensuring that the ADD functions optimally for our clients’ needs, we build research products such as Intelligence Reports for the private sector. For more bespoke research requirements, we offer advisory services. The team also provides data visualization support and analytics to the other research streams.

Human Security and Climate Change  (HSCC)

The HSCC team explores the nexus between violent conflict, extremisms and climate change. Climate change is the single biggest challenge of our age, exacerbating and accelerating pre-existing challenges, of which pandemics like C-19 are only one. Africa bears the brunt of the impact burden, and our HSCC team is dedicated to building policy solutions that help African countries to secure greater human security in the midst of these challenges.

Natural Resource Governance (NRG)

Africa is blessed with substantial natural resource endowments. In the absence of strong governance institutions, these resources have, with a few important exceptions, been extracted in a way that generates rents for a small elite at the expense of citizen welfare. Our NRG team is dedicated to realizing the Africa Mining Vision and championing governance initiatives in the extractive industries that will turn the resource curse into a resource blessing.

Governance Delivery and Impact (GDI)

The GDI team performs the role of monitoring and evaluating governance performance across the continent. We track elections, providing expert analysis on their credibility and whether they are free and fair. We hold governments to account through calling for transparency and sensible resource allocation for the benefit of citizens. Simultaneously, we equip civil society with high-quality content with which to exercise their voice and constrain elite abuse of power.

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