[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- More than 140 corporate leaders from Uganda's largest employers convened in Kampala this week to craft a new blueprint for workforce development, amid growing pressure on companies to respond to a swelling youth population, rapid technological change, and widening skills mismatches in the labour market.

[SAnews.gov.za] Government has welcomed the South African Reserve Bank's (SARB) decision to cut the repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.75%, with the prime lending rate now at 10.25%.

[Liberian Investigator] PANTA -- For the first time in years, residents of Panta District #4 are watching graders, loaders, and trucks reshape the only road that connects their communities to markets, clinics, and schools, not because the government finally intervened, but because citizens organized, funded, and rebuilt it themselves.

[Liberian Investigator] Partee, who goes to sea almost daily, has been using his AIS without any issues since he received it.

[Liberian Investigator] MONROVIA -- The National Union of Community Forestry Development Committees (NUCFDC) plans to hold a second protest, this time at the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning, due to what it describes as the government's ongoing failure to release community forest benefits owed for the 2024-2025 fiscal year.

[Liberian Investigator] MONROVIA -- Nimba County Senator Samuel G. Kogar is advocating for the restoration of government funding to PYJ University, warning that the late Senator Prince Y. Johnson's flagship institution faces the risk of permanent closure if the subsidy is not included in the 2026 national budget.

[Liberian Investigator] LOWER MARGIBI -- President Joseph Nyuma Boakai on Thursday called for a united West African front against money laundering, terrorist financing, and the rapidly evolving network of illicit financial crimes, warning that fragmented national responses cannot counter criminal networks operating across borders.

[Vanguard] BENIN CITY -- THE Nigerian Pension Commission (NPC) on Wednesday said 17 states out of the 36 states in the country are currently implementing the contributing pension scheme but lamented that 12 states have not started at all while seven states are at various stages of establishing their pension bureaus.

[Premium Times] Justice D.E. Osiagor ruled that "there is no longer a subsisting ex parte order having spent 14 days of the motion on notice challenging the same."

[New Times] The National Bank of Rwanda's decision to maintain its key repo rate at 6.75 per cent may appear predictable, but the implications are anything but trivial. At a moment when global conditions are improving yet remain uneven, this choice could prove decisive in setting the trajectory of inflation inthe near future.

[New Times] In the bustling trading centre of Musave in Bumbogo, the faint hiss of a gas burner has replaced the once-persistent crackle of firewood and charcoal on market days.

[Independent (Kampala)] Cairo, -- The 1st Uganda Tourism, Coffee and Tea Expo in Egypt has opened at the Royal Maxim Palace Kempinski in Cairo. The two-day event aims to highlight 'Destination Uganda' to tourists as well as to promote Ugandan coffee and tea to Egyptian consumers and businesses.

[Premium Times] Despite the court vacating the Mareva order, receiver/manager Sulu-Gambari says his mandate in Nestoil remains intact and unaffected.

[Ghanaian Times] The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), in partnership with TradeMark Africa (TMA), is intensifying efforts to address persistent trade barriers along the Abidjan-Lagos Corridor, a vital economic route in West Africa.

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- A vision initiated two months ago has culminated in a spectacular reality: the unveiling of a newly redesigned, state-of-the-art auditorium for the Ducor Ivy League International School System (DILISS), a project executed entirely by the Liberian-owned firm, Bestman Consult Inc.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Italy has intensified its cultural and economic diplomacy in Kenya with the launch of the 10th Week of Italian Cuisine in the World, unveiling a historic culinary exhibition aimed at deepening bilateral cooperation in trade, agriculture and tourism.

[Liberian Observer] The Liberia Agriculture Commodity Regulatory Authority (LACRA) has launched an intensive training program for its inspectors to improve cocoa quality control, aiming to enhance Liberia's competitiveness in the global cocoa market.

[SADC] In a significant step towards fostering regional economic integration, the Dedza/Calomue border post, which connects Malawi and Mozambique, has been the focus of a detailed study visit conducted by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Secretariat. This initiative is part of a broader commitment made during the 13th Ministerial Task Force (MTF) meeting on Regional Economic Integration held in July 2013 in Maputo, Mozambique, where Ministers pledged to enhance border efficiencies and trade

[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- The Bank of Tanzania (BoT) is stepping up efforts to improve currency quality, emphasising public responsibility in handling banknotes.

[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- Imports of goods and services rose by 5.79 per cent in the year ending September, driven mainly by higher demand for industrial supplies, transport equipment and parts, as well as machinery and mechanical appliances.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has assented to the Government-Owned Enterprises Bill, officially bringing it into law.

[Daily News] Mwanza -- RESIDENTS across the Lake Zone have been reassured that robust measures are firmly in place to prevent contaminated water from any mines flowing into public water sources.

[Vanguard] The State of Entrepreneurship Index for Nigeria rose marginally to 0.47 index points in 2025 from 0.46 in 2024 according to The Fate Institute 2025 State of Entrepreneurship in Nigeria Report.

[Capital FM] Port-Louis, Mauritius -- The Mauritius Commercial Bank Limited (MCB) has issued a structured financing package to Invictus Investment Company PLC to support the firm's expansion across Africa and the Middle East.

[Bhekisisa] When first introduced, strict rules about tobacco advertising in South Africa helped to cut smoking from 32% to 24% in a decade. But 20 years later the country isn't the public health darling it once was, and adult smoking prevalence has stagnated at around 20%. Although a new draft Tobacco Bill was published in 2018 to get tobacco control back on track, it's stalled for years, and it's unclear when -- or if -- it will become law. What's behind the slow progress? The tobacco industry, suggests

[New Zimbabwe] The Senate is piling pressure on the government to urgently review civil servants' salaries and align them with regional standards, arguing that this is critical to rescuing the collapsing public sector.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has announced that Kenya's affordable housing programme is set to create an additional 572,000 job opportunities next year, up from the current 428,000 jobs.

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[Ghanaian Times] Ghana's economy grew provisionally by 5.1 percent in August 2025, the Monthly Indicator of Economic Growth (MIEG) published by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has revealed.