[This Day] A Federal High Court in Lagos has restrained the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) from enforcing its directive suspending the loading and truck-out of petroleum products from the Dangote Petroleum Refinery.

[Nile Post] Uganda Airlines has warned passengers travelling to and from Nairobi of possible flight delays following ongoing air traffic control challenges at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA).

[Daily Maverick] Eskom may be celebrating a solid set of financial results, but mounting arrear debt and structural liabilities reveal why full market reform remains a slow, delicate process.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The government has apologised for the disruption at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) as an aviation workers' strike entered its second day, saying urgent talks were underway to restore normal operations and resolve the dispute.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Ethiopia will implement strictly regulated water usage and integrated dam water management to compensate for the rain deficit recorded during the summer season, the Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) said.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- MIDROC Investment Group's MIDROC Gold Mine has signed an agreement on 29 August with Austria-based CEMTEC Cement and Mining Technology GmbH for the manufacture, installation and supply of machinery for a planned gold processing plant in Metekel Zone of Ethiopia's Benishangul-Gumuz Regional State.

[GroundUp] The clothing bargaining council says a government pilot project is being used to keep inspectors out

[Horn Diplomat] Hargeisa (Horndiplomat) -- A delegation from Ukraine-based RIDNE Food Consortium and the Tony Blair Institute has visited Berbera Port to assess opportunities for humanitarian food distribution and broader cooperation in Somaliland, the Somaliland Ports Authority said.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya's aviation industry has called for an urgent end to an ongoing air traffic services strike, warning that prolonged disruption at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) is threatening flight safety, passenger connectivity and the country's reputation as a regional aviation hub.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya's aviation strike entered its second day on Monday, with hundreds of passengers facing delays and cancellations as the Ministry of Roads and Transport remained publicly silent on the disruption.

[Daily Trust] A Kaduna-based Islamic scholar and former Special Adviser to two former governors of Kaduna State, Sheikh Haliru Maraya, has warned that returning to the fuel subsidy regime could cripple Nigeria's economy and leave the government unable to meet other critical obligations.

[ENA] The final week of August was marked by intensifying geopolitical competition, continuing wars, humanitarian emergencies, economic uncertainty and devastating natural disasters. From the Middle East and Europe to Africa, Asia and Latin America, governments confronted a series of crises that demonstrated the increasingly interconnected nature of global security, economics, public health and climate change.

[This Day] Nomba, a financial services company for African businesses, and Synafare, a fintech focused on renewable-energy financing, have announced a N2 billion commitment to expand access to solar-energy financing for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across Nigeria.

[Daily Maverick] Petrol is up by R1.34 and diesel gets a R2.94 increase, and there's nothing we can do about it for now.

[African Arguments] This essay concludes a three-part series by the author on agriculture in Sudan. Read the previous instalments here and here.

[The Conversation Africa] Your grandmother in Windhoek, the capital of Namibia, is struggling to breathe. You call the public ambulance service, but you're told it could take more than 24 hours to arrive, if it comes to your area at all. So you make the only call that might actually save her: the City of Windhoek's ambulance service. It arrives quickly. It also comes with a bill of 800 Namibian dollars (about US$50).

[The Conversation Africa] The focus on agricultural development at the Southern African Development Community's 46th summit in August 2026 reflected a clear understanding that the sector can still play a key role in the region's economic development. Agriculture accounts for around 10% of the GDP of many of the regional community's members.

[Premium Times] Saudi Star Agricultural Development Plc acquired a massive 14,020 hectares across the Gambella and Benishangul-Gumuz regions of Ethiopia.

[Premium Times] Mr Falana said making the crude available to domestic refiners would reduce Nigeria's dependence on imported petroleum products and help ease the hardship caused by the removal of petrol subsidy.

[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Ethiopia's progress in infrastructure, urban development, agricultural transformation and climate resilience has earned praise from African experts, who say the country is offering practical lessons for the continent's development agenda.

[New Times] RwandAir has cancelled flights to and from Nairobi for a second consecutive day due to ongoing operational constraints affecting air traffic control services at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.

[Namibian] The Bank of Namibia has yet to decide whether it will increase the share of gold in its international reserves beyond the 3% target set for the first phase of its gold accumulation programme.

[Daily Trust] Nigeria's aviation industry is set to receive a major boost with the signing of a multi-million-dollar contract for the construction of a state-of-the-art Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) hangar by Binani Air, one of the country's most emerging airlines.

[New Times] Rwanda is moving closer to completing the 43.5-megawatt Nyabarongo II Hydropower Project, a major infrastructure investment expected to strengthen electricity generation and improve the reliability of power supply as the country's energy demand continues to grow.

[New Times] Farmers across the country are set to adopt conservation agriculture on 100,000 hectares during the 2027A agricultural season as authorities prepare for heavy rains associated with El Niño.

[Shabelle] Mogadishu, Somalia -- Somalia's Director General of the Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation, Omar Afrah, has held talks with Sadozai, Acting Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations and head of the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS), on strengthening cooperation in the country's civil aviation sector.

[Vanguard] The Nigerian Army has reported an attempted unauthorised access to its official X account, marking the second reported cyber breach involving a Nigerian military social media account in about two weeks.

[DW] Airport workers are staging a work slow-down to protest poor working conditions and a lack of support from relevant authorities.

[This Day] The emergence of world-class refining capacity in Nigeria led by the Dangote Petroleum Refinery represents more than an achievement in energy. It signals the possibilities of an economy increasingly defined by value addition, industrial capability, and productive investment, writes Peter Uzoho

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