Trinidad Procurement Bill Curbing Contracts Watchdog Passes by One Vote
Trinidad and Tobago's Senate head broke a 15–15 tie on 28 September to pass a bill that curbs the state...
September 29, 2026Topic
procurement
Zambia Tells Copper Miners to Buy Local While Courting UAE Investors
Zambia's president told the Abu Dhabi owner of Mopani copper mine that miners must buy local. The law reserves all...
September 29, 2026
Namibia Roads Company Probes US$1.8 Million in Fuel Payments After Shortfall
A Namibia roads company paid US$1.8 million for fuel and got less than half. Its board has opened an internal...
September 21, 2026
Zambia Charges Two Former Education Officials Over US$259m Contract
Zambia's anti-corruption body charged a former permanent secretary and a former procurement head over a US$259.25 million school supply contract.
September 16, 2026
Guinea’s Iron-Ore Programme Now Has a Spending Rulebook
Simandou 2040 now carries five non-negotiable rules on execution, spending quality, project maturity, local content and ministers in the field.
September 6, 2026
Kenya’s Cost of Running Government Hits a Record
Kenya spent KSh1.317 trillion, about US$10.2 billion, just running the government last year. The jump was the largest on Treasury...
August 24, 2026
Cameroon Paid for Roads That Are Still Unfinished
Three Cameroonian road contracts with Egypt's Arab Contractors are years late. The ministry has paid most of the invoices and...
August 24, 2026
World Bank Bars Kenya’s eCitizen Builder Over a Somalia Contract
A World Bank debarment has shut Webmasters Kenya and its founder out of Bank-financed contracts until June 2031 over a...
August 23, 2026
South Africa’s Democratic Alliance Unveils a Quiet Manifesto Strategy
The DA manifesto strategy shifts from ideology to administrative competence, targeting jobs, power and clean procurement in coalition-era South Africa.
August 15, 2026