ZANZIBAR: ZANZIBAR President Dr Hussein Mwinyi has called on architects across East Africa to embrace designs that reflect the region’s culture, respect the environment and utilise modern technology.

In a decisive step toward modernizing local governance and promoting sound public administration, the government has dissolved municipal councils, governorate councils, and the Greater Amman ...

Source: Govt accelerates devolution to boost local economies – herald Rutendo Nyeve Victoria Falls Reporter ZIMBABWE has ...

Reforming local government through a revised White Paper must also be part of a broader strategy to address spatial and economic structural inequalities.

The Constitution also gives the states broad powers to regulate and run national elections. State legislatures have used those powers to pass gerrymandering, voter suppression and other ...

At the beginning of May, just before the announcement of the Mansion House Accord, Professional Pensions assembled a panel of experts to take a look at the future of defined contribution (DC) schemes ...

The tragedy in the Artibonite region, considered the country’s breadbasket, is yet another example of Haiti’s descent into chaos and the degree to which impunity and barbarity rein as armed ...

Responsible self-government offers a way forward. It means exercising the powers we already have, building new institutions when necessary and preparing to negotiate for expanded jurisdiction.

Colombia this week took a leading position in Latin America for Indigenous rights and forest protection by formalizing Indigenous local governments across swaths of the Amazon, raising hopes that ...

Despite a shift in the definition of the term “smart city” in recent years, the effort to make cities smarter continues, and it has evolved to include new technologies — and even tech ...

By prioritising the local production of diagnostic tools, the government is signaling a firm commitment to fostering homegrown innovation and building a resilient healthcare sector.

Greece ratified the European Charter of Local Self-Government in 1989. Countries that have ratified the Charter are bound by its provisions. The Charter requires compliance with a minimum number of ...