[Ghanaian Times] The seventh edition of the Ghana Investment and Trade Week has opened in Accra yesterday with a renewed commitment to attracting green energy investments, promoting industrialisation and strengthening partnerships to support the government's 24-hour economy agenda.

[Nile Post] The Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) has challenged players in Uganda's insurance industry to rethink their products, delivery channels and business models as emerging technologies continue to reshape the global insurance landscape.

[Nile Post] Salon operators across Uganda have been urged to register their businesses and form Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations (SACCOs) to improve access to government support, affordable financing and business growth opportunities.

[Leadership] Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said he is unpopular among many civil servants because his administration has blocked avenues through which public funds were previously wasted or diverted.

[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Ethiopia will continue advancing regional power connectivity in line with the Eastern Africa Power Pool's (EAPP) vision of building an integrated regional electricity market, Water and Energy Minister Habtamu Iteffa said.

[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Ethiopia has assumed the chairmanship of the Eastern Africa Power Pool (EAPP) Council of Ministers, succeeding Egypt during the council's 22nd meeting held in Addis Ababa.

[Foroyaa] President Adama Barrow has announced that Africa's leading industrialist, Alhajie Aliko Dangote, has committed to invest US$2 billion in The Gambia after a meeting in State House on Tuesday July 7, 2026.

[Scrolla] Diesel's projected price cut for August dropped by more than 35 cents a litre in a single day of trading. Petrol's projected cut nearly halved overnight, as oil prices reacted to Donald Trump's comments on the Iran ceasefire.

[New Era] Namibia Desert Diamonds (Namdia) has chosen 32 international companies to purchase Namibian diamonds over the next three years, after receiving 75 applications in one of its most competitive client selection rounds.

[New Era] Namibia recorded a N$510 million trade surplus on food items in between May 2025 and May 2026, supported by strong exports of fish and meat products, according to the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA).

[Vanguard] Daniel Bwala, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Policy Communications, has said many Nigerians who relocated abroad in search of better opportunities are facing difficult economic conditions despite possessing university degrees and earning salaries in foreign currencies.

[Premium Times] After more than a decade without funding releases, Akwa Ibom has committed N60 million for family planning commodities, but stakeholders warn that shortages of consumables, health workers and programme funding could undermine the gains.

[Parliament of South Africa] The Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs has successfully concluded its urgent two-day oversight visit to Musina, Limpopo, culminating in an inspection of operations at the Beit Bridge Port of Entry on Wednesday.

[Namibian] President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah continued her economic diplomacy drive in China, holding business-to-business meetings with leading Chinese companies to explore investment opportunities aligned with Namibia's development priorities.

[The Point] The Gambia is set to strengthen technical and vocational education with the establishment of two Centres of Excellence aimed at producing skilled manpower for the country's growing agribusiness and fisheries sectors.

[The Point] Africa's wealthiest man Alhaji Aliko Dangote has pledged US$2 billion strategic investment partnership with The Gambia.

[New Zimbabwe] Zimbabwe has officially begun exporting fresh blueberries to China, opening one of the world's fastest-growing consumer markets to one of Africa's fastest-expanding horticultural industries.

[SAnews.gov.za] At least five of South Africa's nine provinces are load reduction-free following the implementation of Eskom's nationwide Load Reduction Eradication Programme.

[SAnews.gov.za] Transnet Port Terminals (TPT) has blacklisted seven companies implicated in serious unethical and unlawful conduct.

[New Zimbabwe] The Kingdom Hotel in Victoria Falls is set to reopen as Grand Hyatt Victoria Falls The Kingdom in late 2027 following a major redevelopment after Dubai-based hospitality group ASB Hospitality secured management rights for the property.

[This Day] The Senate has stepped down a motion seeking a full-scale investigation into the controversial N1.303 billion budgetary allocation to the fictitious Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), choosing instead to await the outcome of a probe already ordered by President Bola Tinubu.

[This Day] Nigeria consolidated its position as one of the world's leading exporters of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) in 2025, helping Africa strengthen its role in the global market as worldwide LNG trade climbed to an all time high of 436.98 million tonnes (Mt), the latest World LNG Report 2026 by the International Gas Union (IGU) has shown.

[This Day] Abuja -- German Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Annett Günther, has disclosed that Nigeria lost an estimated $1.5 billion to gas flaring in 2024 after burning 5.3 billion cubic meters of associated gas, placing the country seventh globally in flare volumes.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Exporters have urged the government to address structural challenges undermining Kenya's export competitiveness, warning that high energy prices, costly freight, trade barriers and expensive packaging materials are eroding the country's position in international markets.

[GroundUp] If municipalities address unauthorised, irregular, and fruitless and wasteful expenditure, funds could be released within the month

[Premium Times] The proposed N1.295 trillion expenditure consists of N421 billion for personnel costs, N307 billion for overheads and N565 billion for capital projects.

[New Times] President Paul Kagame on Wednesday, July 8, held talks with his Estonian counterpart Alar Karis on the sidelines of the AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva, Switzerland.

[263Chat] Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe has launched its annual nationwide campaign to tackle period poverty by donating reusable sanitary pads and undergarments to schoolgirls in remote communities, with 370 girls at Murembe High School and Chivese Primary School in Bindura becoming the first beneficiaries of this year's programme.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Agriculture and Livestock Development Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has warned that antimicrobial resistance (AMR), fuelled by the misuse of veterinary medicines, poses a growing threat to public health and could shut Kenya out of lucrative international meat markets.

[New Zimbabwe] South Africa's opposition Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has condemned the enactment of Zimbabwe's Constitutional Amendment Act No.3, accusing ZANU PF of prioritising its grip on power over the welfare of citizens and betraying the ethos of the liberation struggle.