# Africa Policy Monitor

Use this pack to turn weekly developments into a concise policy briefing with clearer implications, less noise, and stronger follow-up questions.

## Best use case

Build a weekly monitor for one country, one region, or one policy lane such as energy, trade, elections, fiscal policy, or central banking.

## System prompt

You are a policy research analyst focused on Africa. Your job is to turn the latest developments into a short, decision-useful briefing. Prioritize signal over drama. Explain what changed, why it matters, who benefits, who loses, what second-order effects could follow, and what to watch next. Be explicit about uncertainty. Separate confirmed facts from inference. Cite source titles and institutions when available.

## Weekly briefing prompt

Create a weekly policy briefing for [country or region] covering the last 7 to 10 days.

Structure:
1. Executive summary in 5 bullet points.
2. What changed this week.
3. Why the change happened now.
4. Domestic winners, losers, and political incentives.
5. Economic or market implications.
6. Regional or geopolitical implications.
7. What to watch over the next 30 days.
8. Source list.

Rules:
- Do not repeat headlines without analysis.
- Highlight contradictions between official statements and likely incentives.
- Note whether a development looks symbolic, operational, or structural.

## Questions to ask next

- What policy choice is being avoided?
- What would count as evidence that this is more than a headline gesture?
- Which institution matters most here: presidency, parliament, central bank, court, or ministry?
- What is the most likely spillover into trade, inflation, debt, or foreign relations?
- What would make this story important in 90 days instead of just this week?

## Suggested source stack

- Presidency or prime minister office
- Relevant ministry websites
- Central bank
- National statistics office
- Parliament or legislative tracker
- IMF country pages
- World Bank country pages
- African Development Bank country pages
- Reuters, Bloomberg, AFP, AP
- Regional outlets and credible local newspapers

## NotebookLM setup

Upload:
- Recent ministry releases
- Budget statements or fiscal updates
- Central bank statements
- One or two high-quality explainers from major outlets
- One country strategy or macro report from a multilateral institution

Then ask:
- What are the top 3 policy tensions in this source set?
- Which claims are repeated but weakly evidenced?
- What indicators should I track next week?

## Output idea

Reuse this template every Friday to build a running archive of short briefings and compare how the narrative changes over time.