[Bird Story Agency] At Kirinyaga University, researchers are testing whether Kenya can produce quality Bt cotton seed locally. The trials could help improve supply and lower costs, but taking the research to farmers will require commercial investment and support across the cotton value chain.

[Ghanaian Times] THE Minister of Environment, Science and Technology, Dr Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, has called for the harmonisation of regulatory frameworks governing biotechnology to attract the investment needed to grow the sector.

[New Republic] Fenceline communities surrounding ArcelorMittal Liberia's mining and railway operations in Nimba, Bong and Grand Bassa counties have reaffirmed their commitment to maintaining a peaceful and constructive relationship with the company, emphasizing dialogue, cooperation and mutual responsibility as important foundations for sustainable community development.

[Daily Maverick] With the local elections nearing, the party partly in power should take a bold step by issuing a tough basic income grant policy for better equality.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Ten clean energy projects across eight African countries are set to receive more than £2 million to expand renewable energy solutions in healthcare, telecommunications, agriculture, fishing and small businesses.

[Parliament of South Africa] The Portfolio Committee on Transport has raised concerns about the liquidity challenges facing the Road Accident Fund (RAF).

[Liberian Observer] The Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) has maintained its monetary policy rate at 16 percent while raising the reserve requirement on United States dollar deposits from 10 percent to 12 percent, as policymakers move to consolidate gains in inflation, exchange-rate stability and financial-sector resilience.

[Bird Story Agency] As World Cotton Day approaches on 7 October, Africa has an opportunity to consider how its cotton industry can contribute more to agricultural development, employment and economic growth. The opportunity extends far beyond producing and exporting raw cotton.

[SAnews.gov.za] The newly launched digital platform to process transport operating licences will reduce unnecessary administrative delays and make services more accessible to operators, says Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport Kedibone Diale-Tlabela.

[Dabanga] Amsterdam / Port Sudan -- Sudanese importers and customs experts are calling for the cancellation of a new Advance Cargo Declaration (ACD) system, saying it will increase import costs, raise consumer prices, and give a foreign company access to sensitive commercial information. The customs police began extending the system to other ports and customs crossings in early October, after initially introducing it at Port Sudan's Southern Port in Red Sea state. The system requires cargo data and documents to be submitted before shipments

[Vanguard] Kenya Airways has confirmed the death of a passenger who suffered a medical emergency aboard a flight from Nairobi, Kenya, to Lagos, Nigeria.

[Independent (Kampala)] Comment -- The Uganda Shilling has experienced a sharp depreciation over the US Dollar recently, driven primarily by escalating international political tensions, a spike in global oil prices and intense dollar demand from corporate sectors.

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- Ibrah Muwonge alias Kimbowa Ibrah has become the first person to be convicted of terrorism in Uganda arising from the deliberate vandalism of electricity infrastructure. Muwonge was on Tuesday convicted by the International Crimes Division of the High Court on two counts of terrorism and one count of terrorism financing after entering a plea bargain.

[New Dawn] MONROVIA -- Finance and Development Planning Minister Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan has called for stronger accountability in Liberia's education sector, warning that public resources should benefit those directly involved in educating the country's children.

[Liberian Investigator] MONROVIA -- Public Works Minister Roland Layfette Giddings said on Monday that Liberia will become a construction site in the next two months as contractors begin work on several major road projects, including paving the Tapita-Zwedru highway.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has accused parliamentary "gatekeepers" of frustrating scrutiny of the proposed Lamu refinery, just days after he filed a formal request for documents on the project with the Senate set to proceed on recess on October 9.

[New Zimbabwe] The South African Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) said that it had been facilitating discussions between ministers at binational commission meetings to get Zimbabwe to release funds owed to businesses in the neighbouring country.

[Liberian Observer] The Supreme Court has assumed supervisory jurisdiction over a contentious US$3.2 million dispute involving Ducor Petroleum Inc.'s escrow funds after the Monrovia Trading Corporation (MOTC) acknowledged that it is unable to restitute money withdrawn from a court-controlled account at the Liberia Bank for Development and Investment (LBDI).

[Nile Post] President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has met with Nigerian investor Dr. Abbas A. Waziri, Group Chairman of Resident Group PLC, at State House Entebbe for discussions on investment opportunities and economic cooperation between Uganda and Nigeria.

[This Day] Nigeria at Food Security Crossroads as Climate Crisis, Waste Reshape Future of AgricultureMichael Olugbode in Abuja

[This Day] Abuja -- The Director General of the Raw Materials and Research Development Council (RMRDC)), Prof. Nnanyelugo Ike-Muonso, has disclosed that when signed into law, the Raw Materials 30% Value Addition bill will help to harness Nigeria's over $582 billion natural resources deposits

[Daily Trust] President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced a drop in the country's dependence on crude revenues, signalling what the government said was a decisive shift toward a diversified economy.

[Daily Trust] The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on behalf of the Debt Management Office (DMO), will offer N900 billion in Nigerian Treasury Bills (NTBs) at an auction slated for today, Wednesday, October 7, 2026, with the 364-day bill accounting for the bulk of the offer.

[Daily Trust] The federal government through the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has announced the commencement of bidding for the 2026 oil licensing round.

[Capital FM] Kisumu -- Energy and Petroleum Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi has told critics seeking details about the Lamu oil refinery to direct their questions to his ministry, saying the project falls under his docket rather than President William Ruto's.

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[This Day] Dangote Cement Plc has reinforced its commitment to educational advancement and community development with the donation of classroom furniture and learning materials to Ladi-Lak Nursery and Primary School in Apapa, one of its host communities in Lagos.

[New Times] The government is putting in place a series of safeguards, including stronger regulatory oversight, nationwide radiation monitoring and emergency-response systems, as it prepares to develop the country's first nuclear power programme.

[Vanguard] The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has condoled with the families of personnel killed in the Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 aircraft crash near Igbokoda, Ondo State, demanding a thorough and transparent investigation into the incident.

[Vanguard] Fish scarcity and rising prices have been reported in 216 communities affected by an oil spill along the Trans-Forcados Pipeline in Delta State, as Governor Sheriff Oborevwori ordered immediate medical checks for residents exposed to the pollution.