[Premium Times] Private platforms have begun to close some of the gaps. A cohort of Nigerian booking companies now verifies inventory before listing, holds payments through the platform rather than releasing them to hosts immediately, and provides formal booking records with cancellation and refund policies.

[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Ethiopia's abundant renewable electricity resources provide a strong strategic foundation for transitioning from diesel-powered transport to electric mobility, according to TradeMark Africa.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Preparations for the 2026 Nairobi International Trade Fair have reached 99%, organisers said today, as officials completed an inspection of the Jamhuri Park Showground ahead of the week-long event scheduled for September 28 to October 4, 2026.

[SNA] Cairo -- Minister of Human Resources and Social Welfare Motasem Ahmed Saleh and Director-General of the Arab Labour Organization Fayez Al-Mutairi agreed to develop an implementation plan with a specific timeline to support the reconstruction of Sudan's labour market and the development of its human resources.

[Nile Post] Victoria University Vice Chancellor Prof. Lawrence Muganga has challenged insurance brokers to urgently embrace artificial intelligence (AI), warning that those who fail to adapt risk losing business to competitors who use the technology to work faster, reduce costs and reach more customers.

[Nile Post] KCB Bank Uganda has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Uganda's industrialisation and economic growth through financing solutions for the mining and minerals sector.

[263Chat] Buy Zimbabwe is set to intensify its campaign for consumers to support local brands through the Buy Zimbabwe Week in November, as the organisation seeks to build on the country's record US$320.6 million trade surplus recorded in July 2026.

[263Chat] The Hub Unconference is set to return for its 12th edition in Harare next week, bringing together young Africans to debate the growing influence of artificial intelligence (AI) and digital technologies on society.

[Premium Times] "Well, within the refinery, the workforce will practically become double, except in the water treatment section, because there we already have substantial capacity," Edwin Devakumar, vice president, oil & gas and fertiliser at Dangote Industries Limited, told journalists at the refinery in Lagos on Friday.

[ANGOP] Cairo -- Business leaders from the renewable energy sector expressed interest this week in investing in Angola during the Arab-African Conference for Investment in Water and Energy (Aqult Expo 2025), held from 14 to 16 September in Cairo, Egypt.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- New toll charges on Angola's National Road Network come into force this Friday (18), with a formal ceremony taking place at Barra do Kwanza, in the municipality of Belas, Luanda Province, according to the Ministry of Public Works, Urbanism and Housing (MINOPUH).

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Samoei Ruto has highlighted investments in police housing, healthcare and modernisation as part of efforts to improve the welfare and operational capacity of Kenya's security services.

[Premium Times] In the first part of this discussion, I examined what Uber's exit reveals about the analogue infrastructure beneath Nigeria's supposedly digital economy. But physical and digital infrastructure are only part of the story. The other question is how effectively Nigeria governs the markets created on top of them.

[Vanguard] The most consequential shift in African economic development right now has little to do with the aid industry, multilateral development banks, or foreign direct investment from the West and East. It is being driven by African companies investing in other African countries.

[Liberian Investigator] MONROVIA -- Finance Minister Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan says Liberia's record $1 billion in tax collections this year is already spent, not sitting in a government account, funding new soldiers, early salary payments and long-overdue debts to local banks and media houses. But about $200 million of that total, roughly a fifth, came from a one-time mining payment that will not repeat in 2027, and Ngafuan himself told listeners Thursday the government is already bracing for the gap it will leave behind.

[Nyasa Times] FDH Bank Premiership giants Silver Strikers have completed a swoop for hotshot attacker Aubren Khumbula, snapping him up from Moyale Barracks for an undisclosed fee.

[Daily News] Mwanza -- POLICE in Mwanza have impounded 103 motorcycles and detained 30 suspects during a crackdown targeting reckless riders practices that residents say have become a growing public nuisance.

[New Republic] For Gizzie Kollie, career progress at ArcelorMittal Liberia (AML) is measured not only by the kilometers of roads he has helped build across the company's mining operations, but also by the skills he has acquired, the responsibilities he has taken on and the years of personal growth that have taken him from a contractor to a mine infrastructure supervisor.

[New Republic] Monrovia -- The Government of Liberia, through the Liberia Maritime Authority (LiMA), has announced that it is advancing plans to procure a modern, multi-purpose ferry to transform coastal transportation and strengthen the movement of people, vehicles, equipment, and cargo along Liberia's coastline.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Uganda was purchasing petroleum products through middlemen in Kenya before President Yoweri Museveni decided to end the arrangement, he has said.

[Liberian Observer] The United States has called for stronger transparency, oversight and accountability in Liberia's mining sector, warning that the country's mineral wealth must generate jobs, skills, technology and sustainable economic value for Liberians rather than being lost through weak governance and illegal mining.

[New Dawn] NIMBA COUNTY -- Nimba County Senator Samuel G. Kogar has condemned the circulation of images purportedly generated or manipulated with artificial intelligence to ridicule Vice President Jeremiah Kpan Koung, amid continuing controversy over reports surrounding the Vice President's experience at Brussels Airport.

[Daily News] Zanzibar -- FUEL and fertiliser subsidies, tax relief on essential food imports and tighter market price monitoring are among measures being used to curb inflation and protect the purchasing power of the currency, the House of Representatives heard yesterday.

[AIM] Maputo -- At least 17 people have lost their lives and two were injured following a road accident in Zavala district, southern Mozambican province of Inhambane.

[Scrolla] South Africa's average monthly salary is around R29,500, according to Stats SA, but the true middle-ground figure is closer to R27,200. A small number of highly paid executives and professionals pull the national average up, while most workers earn far less, many at or near minimum wage.

[Premium Times] A mining pit collapsed in Mayo Kam community, Bali Local Government Area of Taraba State, on Thursday.

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[Daily Trust] At least 37 artisanal miners, including teenagers, have died in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Minna, Niger State.

[New Zimbabwe] GOVERNMENT has fallen back on its words to completely remove vendors operating in Harare's Central Business District (CBD) and instead ordered them to only sell their goods between 6AM and 6PM.

[Dabanga] En Nahud -- At least 80 people have died after a gold mine collapsed near El Nahud in West Kordofan, according to a local administration official. A further 50 people are injured, while the number still trapped underground remains unknown.