[Africa Check] South Africa's roads agency dismisses claim that '80% of its staff is foreign nationals'

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has challenged billionaire Aliko Dangote to deliver the Sh2.2 trillion Lamu oil refinery within the 40-month timeline announced for the project.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote says his group will establish an engineering training school in Lamu County to equip 1,000 Kenyans with skills needed to work at the planned Dangote East Africa Refinery.

[Capital FM] Lamu -- Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has said he will engage Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan to establish what led to the relocation of the planned East African oil refinery from Tanzania's Tanga to Lamu, Kenya.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has said the Kenyan government will take a stake in the planned Sh2.2 trillion Lamu oil refinery, with the State expected to deploy public assets and use the National Infrastructure Fund to invest in the project.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has accused individuals challenging the planned Sh2.2 trillion East Africa Oil Refinery in Lamu through court cases of seeking to extort investors, as he urged Kenyans to participate in the project.

[263Chat] Zimbabwe's rapidly expanding trade relationship with the United Arab Emirates is creating new opportunities for exporters, but businesses will need to diversify beyond minerals and strengthen their financial and operational capacity if they are to capture a larger share of the Gulf market.

[Premium Times] According to him, his grandson, an electrical engineer, wants to gain ample experience in notable multinational professional services consultancies before pitching his tent with the Dangote Group.

[Daily Trust] The warning by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) about artificial intelligence-driven misinformation ahead of the 2027 general elections deserves serious attention. The commission is right to recognise that generative AI has added a new and potentially disruptive dimension to electoral communication.

[Capital FM] Kisumu -- Sugar sector workers have threatened to down their tools from Thursday, October 1, over Sh2.7 billion in unpaid salary arrears and terminal benefits owed to employees who were not absorbed following the restructuring of State-owned sugar companies.

[Shabelle] Mogadishu, Somalia -- Somalia's Deputy Minister of Finance, Abdifatah Elmi Hange, has concluded an annual public consultation meeting on the government's proposed 2027 national budget.

[Africa Check] Fake: Kenya's national exams body dismisses 2026 ad for 230,000 jobs

[New Light] The Office of the National Chairman (ONC) has stepped up monitoring of government education programmes in Luweero District, assessing service delivery, school management and the use of public resources in three schools while identifying infrastructure needs that require further attention.

[Independent (Kampala)] Lamu, Kenya -- The upcoming construction of the multi-trillion-shilling Dangote East Africa Refinery in Lamu is set to transform the region into a massive hub for engineering talent and industrial employment.

[Vanguard] Africa's richest man was set to break ground on a new $16 billion mega-refinery in Kenya on Wednesday that he says will mark a vital step towards the continent's self-sufficiency in fuel.

[Leadership] The president/chief executive of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has declared that all companies operated by the Dangote Group will eventually be opened to public ownership.

[Daily Trust] The Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) has unveiled a strategy to unlock Nigeria's estimated $582.4 billion in documented non-renewable natural resources by pushing domestic processing, mandatory value addition, technology transfer and stronger regional supply chains.

[Daily Trust] More than 3,000 passengers who travelled to Kano on Saudi Arabian Airlines flights have been left without their luggage, which remains in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, weeks after their arrival.

[Leadership] Kano State governor, Abba Yusuf, has transmitted a N1.201 trillion supplementary and amendment budget for the 2026 fiscal year to the state House of Assembly for consideration and approval.

[Leadership] Financial experts yesterday differed over the implications of the National Assembly's decision to extend implementation of the 2025 capital budget to December 2026.

[New Times] Rwanda has doubled the number of satellite contacts its Mwulire teleport can handle at once following the activation of a second antenna at the facility.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto and Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote have broken ground for the Sh2.2 trillion East Africa Oil Refinery in Lamu, marking the formal start of construction of the massive petroleum project.

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- Uganda's boda-boda operators have asked Parliament to review the implementation of the digital number plate system, citing high costs, delays in registration and replacement, limited public awareness and concerns over enforcement.

[New Zimbabwe] THE Centre for Natural Resource Governance (CNRG) has petitioned China's envoy to Zimbabwe over alleged rampant illicit mining activities across the country, calling for Chinese-owned mining entities to comply with local laws and environmental safeguards.

[New Zimbabwe] The Supreme Court has ruled that workers dismissed under registered employment codes can appeal directly to the Labour Court without first going through a labour officer, settling a legal dispute triggered by the dismissal of a Delta Beverages machine operator for working under the influence of alcohol.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Nairobi region accounted for nearly half of Kenya's total electricity consumption in the year ended June 2026, with demand increasing across all regions, new data from the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) shows.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has defended the proposed Dangote Lamu oil refinery, saying the project will benefit Kenya despite protests by some residents over land compensation and public participation.

[Liberian Observer] Political Leader of the opposition Alternative National Congress (ANC), Alexander B. Cummings, says Liberia's billion-dollar national budget has yet to translate into meaningful improvements in the lives of ordinary citizens, blaming the government for failing to adequately address unemployment and persistent economic hardship.

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[This Day] Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote, yesterday remained upbeat about the take-off of his $16 billion Lamu Refinery in Kenya despite a court ruling directing parties to maintain the status quo on the disputed site, with the company insisting that today's groundbreaking ceremony would go ahead.