[263Chat] Nigerian billionaire and industrialist Aliko Dangote has signed a landmark US$1 billion investment deal with Zimbabwe signalling renewed confidence in the country's economy under President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration.

[allAfrica] Africa Must Pay Its Health Debt -- Before the Planet Collects

[DW] Across Africa, schools face outdated curricula and skills gaps. Experts say AI could transform learning and create new opportunities for African youth. DW looks at how African nations are embracing the change.

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[Premium Times] "Borrowing just to cover recurrent expenses does not stimulate economic growth."

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[Shabelle] Mogadishu, Somalia -- Across Somalia, a new wave of opportunity is taking shape for young people eager to build careers, launch businesses, and drive change in the country's green and blue economy. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Hormuud Salaam Foundation (HSF) have teamed up on a mega project designed to tackle youth unemployment and empower small businesses, particularly those led by women.

[Shabelle] Beirut, Lebanon -- Somalia's Minister of Finance, Biixi Imaan Cige, on Wednesday attended the Arab Countries' Meeting on Public Finance and Budgets, held at the United Nations headquarters in Beirut, Lebanon's capital.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto says the number of youth working in the Affordable Housing Programme will rise to one million by 2026.

[Leadership] A construction firm, M3 International Nigeria Limited, has asked President Bola Tinubu to compel the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to pay and compensate for the delay and refusal to pay for a construction work executed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.

[New Times] The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced plans to channel about $300 million (approx. Rwf432 billion) into Rwanda's agriculture next year to support the sector's growth.

[Ghanaian Times] Economists and policy experts have underscored the need for Ghana to promote economic freedom, reduce bureaucratic barriers, and sustain ongoing fiscal stability efforts to strengthen private sector growth.

[New Zimbabwe] Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote, has announced plans to invest over US$1 billion in Zimbabwe, saying he is confident in the country's renewed transparency and improved business climate, a sharp contrast to his first experience in 2015 when proposed deals collapsed amid bureaucracy and corruption.

[Nyasa Times] Mzuzu-based social and governance commentator, Peter Mumba, has made a spirited appeal to the recently-inducted members of parliament (MPs) to ) to facilitate comprehensive investigations into various government projects, highlighting Mega Farms Project and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) fuel deal with the previous administration.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Government has set aside Sh550 million to complete 162 civil servant houses in Makueni County that have remained unfinished for more than three decades.

[Capital FM] Kinshasa, DRC -- Over 250 senior officials, business leaders, and representatives of international financial institutions will gather in Kinshasa on Friday, November 14, for a regional forum on economic diplomacy and integration in the Great Lakes region.

[Daily News] IN East Africa, we're experiencing an exciting period of business growth driven, in part, by digital transformation and its myriad of benefits such as mobile-driven financial inclusion, smarter agriculture and industrial manufacturing, critical infrastructure, data centres, to name but a few.

[ENA] Addis Ababa -- The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) stands as a prime example of successful domestic resource mobilization, according to Marry Ghenna, a researcher and coordination consultant at Development Reimagined.

[Daily Trust] Peter Obi, former presidential candidate, has lamented the condition of the Super Eagles players following their protests over unpaid allowances.

[This Day] Abuja -- In a bid to release billions of dollars in potential investments that are trapped in prolonged litigation, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) yesterday said it is promoting the use of its Alternative Dispute Resolution Centre (ADRC).

[This Day] Chief Economist at SPM Professionals, Dr. Paul Alaje, yesterday urged politicians to desist from "sharing" the dollar in the pre-election season to preserve the recent achievements in monetary policy administration.

[The Conversation Africa] A recent high court judgment could be a game changer for the setting of municipal electricity tariffs in South Africa. In late October 2025, the court ruled that the process used by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) to decide yearly electricity price hikes was unconstitutional because it stifled public participation and violated the right to fair administrative action.

[InfoWire] The Africa Tech Festival is described as Cape Town's premier event for tech trends, innovation, and networking from Africa and elsewhere. Held from 11-13 November (10-13 November for VIP and partner events), the festival's aim is to unite tech leaders, entrepreneurs and policymakers to spark innovation. But how much power does one festival have, and are there already signs of progress?

[Afreximbank] The Fund for Export Development in Africa (FEDA), the development equity impact investment arm of African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), is pleased to announce a US$300 million strategic investment in the Africa Minerals and Metals Processing Platform (A2MP).

[Daily Maverick] After a shaky start with three runs at the Budget earlier this year, the Government of National Unity seems to have found its way to common ground with the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement this week.

[Daily Maverick] In what was a widely anticipated move, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announced the reduction of the inflation target to 3%, with a tolerance band of 1 percentage point, at the reading of the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) today.

[SAnews.gov.za] The City of Johannesburg says preparations to host the 2025 G20 Leaders' Summit have reached their final stages, with significant investments in infrastructure and security.

[SAnews.gov.za] National Treasury expects South Africa's economy to grow by some 1.2% this year - marginally down from the 1.4% forecasted in the 2025 Budget.

[GroundUp] The road, built by a Chinese company, has improved access to Qacha's Nek but also caused damage and displacement

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Motorists' lobby has dismissed the government's decision to dual the 23.5-kilometre Muthaiga-Kiambu-Ndumberi (Kiambu) Road as a "pre-election spectacle," warning that the project will destroy businesses along the busy corridor.