[Scrolla] · Solidarity wants Media24 to reveal its financial plans and senior managers' salaries to justify a restructuring that could affect up to 126 employees..

[GroundUp] Judge says public office bearers cannot claim employee-style benefits unless provided for in law

[Premium Times] Residents warn that imminent flooding could spread crude oil across farms and rivers as questions mount over delayed response and missing spill records.

[allAfrica] Inequality doesn't just make pandemics worse; it helps create the conditions for them to spread, persist and return

[allAfrica] The trip to Lamu is long and torturous but on arrival, one is met by unmatched beauty in this island off the Kenyan coast.

[Ghanaian Times] President John Dramani Mahama has announced plans to champion the expansion of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to include Caribbean countries when Ghana assumes the Chairmanship of the African Union (AU) next year.

[New Era] Sangwali -- Judea Lyaboloma constituency councillor Vincent Sinalumbu has called for urgent investment in land servicing, water infrastructure, roads, healthcare, agriculture and telecommunications.

[Capital FM] NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug. 5 - The Poultry Farmers Association of Kenya (PFAK) has urged the government to introduce measures to protect local poultry producers, citing growing competition from large-scale poultry farms established by Chinese-owned investors.

[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- AS Tanzania continues to pursue economic growth, industrialization, urban development and agricultural expansion, environmental sustainability has become increasingly important.

[Daily News] Mwanza -- COTTON farmers have been urged to prepare their farms early and adhere to quality standards to produce cotton that meets the requirements of international markets.

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- For three decades, the Southern and Eastern Africa Trade Information and Negotiations Institute (SEATINI) has worked behind the scenes to give African countries a stronger voice in global trade negotiations.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya's expanding digital economy is increasingly under threat from organised cybercriminals targeting mobile money services, telecommunications networks and government systems, according to the latest INTERPOL African Cyberthreat Assessment Report 2026.

[Shabelle] Mogadishu, Aug. 5 -- Somalia and Indonesia discussed strengthening cooperation in the blue economy, with both sides agreeing to establish technical working groups to deepen collaboration on marine resource management and sustainable development, Somalia's foreign ministry said.

[Capital FM] NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug. 5 - Former Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) Governor Eric Kotut says the devastating 1984 drought forced the government to rethink its heavy reliance on agriculture and pursue economic reforms aimed at diversifying the economy.

[New Times] The Rwanda Food and Drugs Authority (Rwanda FDA) on Tuesday, August 4, announced the closure of 27 companies, as part of the ongoing crackdown on illicit alcohol production and distribution.

[Daily News] Zanzibar -- SUGAR prices in Zanzibar have more than doubled the official retail price amid supply disruptions linked to delayed imports and suspected hoarding by some traders.

[Nile Post] The Ministry of Works and Transport, working with the Uganda Police Force and Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA), on Tuesday conducted a compliance and enforcement operation at Namirembe Road Bus Terminal as part of efforts to improve safety standards in Uganda's public transport sector.

[New Dawn] MONROVIA, Liberia, August 5, 2026 - The Governance Commission has opened a five-day Budget Sector Working Group session to help align the 2027 National Budget with the government's ARREST Agenda for Inclusive Development.

[This Day] · Says 30% of federal health facilities to enjoy power by 2027

[This Day] Abuja -- Nigeria and Israel have reaffirmed their commitment to deepen cooperation in security, defence, trade, agriculture, technology, healthcare and innovation, as both countries moved to strengthen bilateral relations during the valedictory visit of Israel's outgoing Ambassador to Nigeria, Michael Freeman.

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[Daily Trust] The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has attributed the country's rising foreign reserves to renewed investor confidence and sustained capital inflows.

[Leadership] The Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Tuesday brokered a breakthrough agreement between the Federal Government and the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), paving the way for the suspension of the association's planned nationwide strike.

[Leadership] President Bola Tinubu has approved salary increases of between 30 and 80 per cent for personnel of the Nigerian Armed Forces, with the lowest-paid private expected to earn about N187,000 monthly under the new pay structure.

[AIM] Maputo -- The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) has reaffirmed its commitment to deepening cooperation with Mozambique and supporting the implementation of the country's national development priorities.

[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican government has expressed its concern at the new wave of fuel shortage in several parts of the country, following the crisis that affected the country last April and May.

[Nyasa Times] Agriculture Minister Roza Fatchi Mbilizi has hit back at claims swirling around her reform of Malawi's fertiliser procurement system -- with her team accusing shadowy trading cartels of orchestrating a smear campaign to discredit her.

[Nyasa Times] Malawi is offering targeted investment opportunities in agriculture, energy and digital technology despite operating under significant macroeconomic strain, according to a new report from consultancy firm Don Consultancy Group (DCG), published on 4 August.

[Daba Finance] Gabon's public debt is set to rise to 94.3% of gross domestic product in 2027 from 70.9% in 2024, according to the International Monetary Fund. The ratio is projected at 78.9% in 2025 and 86.1% in 2026, an increase of 23.4 percentage points over 3 years. The figures are IMF staff estimates based on data available through April 2.

[allAfrica] Africa grows more than half of the world's finest long-staple cotton. It earns less than three percent of what that cotton is eventually worth. This is not a trade problem. It is a narrative problem -- and allAfrica is setting out to fix it.