[Daba Finance] Carrefour said it will enter Nigeria and Guinea through franchise agreements with local partners, expanding its footprint in West Africa. The move is part of its Carrefour 2030 plan to grow across emerging markets.

[Daba Finance] Groupe Sonatel, the Orange-branded telecom operator spanning Senegal, Mali, Guinea, and Sierra Leone, opened 2026 with revenue growth of 6.9% to XOF 504.2 billion ($904 million at 557 XOF/USD), as demand for data, mobile money, and fixed broadband continued to outpace the drag from a shrinking mobile voice base.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Britam has launched a new insurance product aimed at Kenyan households seeking long-term financial security and structured wealth transfer across generations.

[Premium Times] The eight Chinese nationals called only one witness in their defence in the illegal mining trial in Abuja.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Energy stakeholders attending the Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE) Energy Access Investment Forum (EAIF) 2026 in Nairobi have called for accelerated action to close Africa's persistent energy access gap, even as Kenya positions itself as a leading destination for renewable energy investment and innovation.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The government has begun talks with Kenya Airways and other international carriers, as well as global logistics partners, in a bid to secure alternative cargo routes following disruptions caused by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz amid escalating tensions in the Middle East.

[Vanguard] The Labour Party has officially unveiled the chairmen and members of its electoral subcommittees tasked with overseeing the forthcoming congresses nationwide.

[Namibian] A petroleum exploration licence holder claiming that a rival company was awarded an exploration licence after an intervention from State House has suffered a loss in an urgent application that it filed in the Windhoek High Court.

[Premium Times] For more than a century, Union Bank has financed the building of Nigeria in the literal sense. We were among the institutions that wrote credit for the railways, the ports, the textile mills, the cocoa boards, and the housing schemes that shaped the country's earliest modern economy.

[This Day] AAJ Express Limited, a logistics firm in Nigeria, has marked its seventh anniversary with the launch of three digital platforms- AAJ Send, DriveForce, and TransportPro- aimed at linking shippers, drivers, and logistics operators across Nigeria and international markets, as the company deepens its push into technology-driven logistics services.

[This Day] Minna -- Two Chinese nationals have been arrested by officials of the Niger State Government for unauthorised mining activities.

[Premium Times] The move by the Dangote refinery could strengthen crude supply to its 650,000 barrels-per-day refinery and deepen vertical integration.

[Nyasa Times] President of the United Democratic Front (UDF), Atupule Muluzi, has urged Malawians and political leaders to abandon blame games and embrace collaborative leadership in confronting the country's worsening economic crisis.

[Ghanaian Times] Bank of Ghana (BoG) Governor, Dr Johnson Asiama, has outlined an ambitious strategy to transform remittance inflows into a major source of investment capital and foreign exchange for Ghana.

[Independent (Kampala)] Bududa -- Bududa District is grappling with a high number of out-of-school children, with child labour and hunger among the leading causes. According to the 2024 National Population and Housing Census, the district has a population of over 267,407 people across 75,751 households, and more than 45,000 children of school-going age remain out of school.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Activist Julius Kamau was among eleven protesters arrested in Nairobi's central business district on Tuesday as police moved to disperse small pockets of demonstrations over rising fuel prices.

[Nyasa Times] Malawi is facing a deepening national crisis after government spokesperson Shadric Namalomba admitted that the country has completely run out of fuel reserves, exposing the severity of the ongoing shortage.

[New Times] As global tensions in the Middle East disrupt petroleum supply chains, Rwanda is already feeling the strain through rising fuel prices and a higher cost of living.

[Ghanaian Times] BANK of Ghana (BoG) Governor, Dr Johnson Asiama, has outlined an ambitious strategy to transform remittance inflows into a major source of investment capital and foreign exchange for Ghana.

[263Chat] The Government has called on striking nurses to return to work as authorities move to address concerns over low wages and working conditions in public hospitals.

[Leadership] Following the deteriorating electricity supply in the state, Kebbi State government has constituted a multi-stakeholder committee to meet with the management of Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company (KAEDCO) to find a lasting solution to the problem.

[Leadership] The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Olawale Edun, has said the country's ongoing economic reforms are now being recognised globally as reference points for policy credibility and resilience.

[This Day] Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Olayemi Cardoso, and Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Aminu Maida, yesterday, formalised a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between both institutions to deliver a safer, more resilient, and inclusive digital financial system that supports national productivity, protects consumers, and strengthens trust in the country's digital economy.

[This Day] The Dangote Group is deepening its push into higher-value petrochemicals, with its refinery in Lekki, Lagos set to begin large-scale production of key industrial chemicals, including the ones for plastics and detergents.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The African Union (AU) will convene African ambassadors in Beijing this week for a high-level retreat aimed at sharpening the continent's strategy to fully exploit China's 100 percent tariff-free market access offer.

[New Zimbabwe] Zimbabwe's central bank governor claims the local currency is undervalued and could be worth twice its current market price based on reserves and gold backing. The currency, ZiG, is the country's sixth attempt in 15 years to stabilize its currency and is backed by 2.5 tons of gold and $100 million in foreign reserves. Despite efforts at stabilization and reduced inflation, over 90% of transactions in Zimbabwe are still conducted in US dollars. Inflation has dropped to single digits for the first time in

[Daily Trust] The West African Telecommunications Regulators Assembly (WATRA) has warned that lack of cable resilience is putting the region's $150billion digital economy at serious risk.

[This Day] As stakeholders continue to savor the successful banking sector recapitalisation, the International Monetary Fund has just acknowledged the strategic impact the exercise will have on the nation's economy, writes Nume Ekeghe

[Daily Trust] President and Chief Executive of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has reaffirmed the central role of infrastructure development, job creation, and private sector investment in accelerating Africa's economic transformation.

[Daily Trust] The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) have signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen electronic payment platforms and improve data sharing mechanisms between both parties.