[allAfrica] Glitz, glamour and a vibrant celebration of African creativity took centre stage at the CANEX WKND 2026 fashion show in Lagos, Nigeria.

[allAfrica] For Gambian fashion entrepreneur Ndey Bassin Faye, building an internationally recognised brand begins with empowering women, celebrating local culture, and embracing African-made textiles. At CANEX WKND 2026 in Lagos, she and fellow entrepreneurs are looking beyond borders to build connections that could help transform their businesses and the continent's fashion industry.

[New Dawn] -Law Reform Commission Validates Proposed Railway Bill

[Nile Post] Government has identified the construction sector as a critical driver of Uganda's ambition to build a $500 billion economy by 2040, calling for increased investment in infrastructure, affordable financing, local contractor capacity and reforms to improve the business environment.

[Nile Post] Uganda Aviation Academy Ltd has secured Board approval for an ambitious expansion programme involving two new training centres in Entebbe and Jinja, eight training aircraft and two advanced flight simulators.

[Leadership] The Nigerian Navy has disclosed that its personnel in sustained efforts against economic saboteurs arrested 259 suspected oil thieves, destroyed 168 illegal refining sites and recovered 7.48 million litres of stolen crude in one year under the leadership of Vice Admiral Idi Abas.

[New Era] Justice minister Fillemon Wise Immanuel has warned members of the Labour Advisory Council and the Employment Equity Commission that they risk removal from their positions if they fail to fulfil their responsibilities.

[Daily Trust] Workers of Taraba State-owned tertiary institutions under the Joint Action Committee of Tertiary Institutions in Taraba State (JACTI) have declared a two-week warning strike to press home their demands to the Taraba State Government.

[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican government plans to invest 77 million US dollars in the construction and rehabilitation of water storage and supply infrastructure, as part of mitigation strategy against the impact of El Niño weather phenomenon which could affect around 5.3 million people in the country.

[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's publicly owned electricity company, EDM, carried out almost 400,000 new electricity connections over the past two years, as part of the "National Energy for All Programme", which was launched by the government in 2018 aiming to ensure universal electricity access throughout the country by 2030.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The United States has imposed fresh sanctions on a Cambodia-based transnational criminal organisation accused of running international online scam operations, as hundreds of Kenyans rescued from scam centres in Southeast Asia emerge as victims of the expanding criminal networks.

[Daily Maverick] The internal combustion engine still rules America's roads, and without South Africa's PGMs, its vehicle industry would find itself floundering and scrambling.

[Scrolla] Eskom has asked to charge municipalities 8.84% more for electricity from July 2027. The energy regulator decides on 26 November. Johannesburg must send its electricity tariff request to the energy regulator by 30 March. New tariffs start on 1 July.

[allAfrica] Creatives from across the continent are gathering in Lagos, Nigeria, for the Creative Africa Nexus (CANEX). This initiative brings together Africa's creative talent, investors, policymakers, and industry leaders to unlock the economic potential of the continent's cultural industries.

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[Nyasa Times] Opposition politician Kondwani Nankhumwa has warned that Malawi's fragile economic recovery is in danger, blaming soaring debt, forex shortages and poor budget management.

[Ghanaian Times] MOTORISTS have been cautioned against falling victim to fraudsters as the Ghana Police Service begins the full implementation of its automated traffic law enforcement system, Traffitech-GH.

[Leadership] The Federal Government has set a target of achieving 95 per cent digital literacy by 2030, while expanding broadband infrastructure, developing indigenous technology talent and strengthening local computing capacity to accelerate Nigeria's digital economy.

[Vanguard] The Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (retd), has advocated restoring tollgates on major highways and deploying modern technology to enhance highway security and help identify and track criminals.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Rescue teams have recovered six more bodies from the rubble of a collapsed multi-storey building in Eastleigh, Nairobi, raising the number of confirmed fatalities as the search for people still trapped beneath the debris continues.

[Daba Finance] Ethiopia has become Africa's fifth-largest economy after revising its gross domestic product figures to account for sectors including digital finance, services and manufacturing. The country's economy was valued at $210.7 billion in the fiscal year ended July 2026, Finance Minister Fitsum Assefa announced on November 4. The revision places Ethiopia behind South Africa, Egypt, Nigeria and Algeria, and ahead of Morocco and Kenya, based on available GDP estimates. The country previously ranked outside

[Ghanaian Times] THE Vice-President, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has called for practical job opportunities for graduates of the One Million Coders Programme to ensure that the digital skills they acquire translate into employment, business opportunities and innovation.

[RootsToFoods Capital Series] In a RootsToFoods Capital Series interview, Kanini Mutooni of the Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation follows one Kenyan cold-chain company from DRK's first check to the path to financial sustainability, and Dr. Frank Aswani of the African Venture Philanthropy Alliance explains what it would take for ten more to do the same.

[Bird Story Agency] Visionary creators, including Charlemagne Andoche Amoussou, founder of the Lolo Andoche brand, are giving the traditional Beninese Kanvô cloth new uses in fashion and interiors. Once associated with the royal court of Abomey, the handwoven textile is reaching contemporary wardrobes as designers turn cultural heritage into local economic opportunity.

[Nyasa Times] Malawi is in the grip of a nationwide fuel supply crisis, and the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has threatened countrywide demonstrations to force the resignation or dismissal of Energy Minister Jean Chifuniro Mathanga.

[New Era] Walvis Bay -- Namibians could see a significant reduction in fuel prices when the Dangote Namibia Tank Farm and Regional Pipeline project becomes operational.

[U.S. Congress] Washington, DC -- Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement on the Trump administration's intent to terminate South Africa from the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) trade program:

[Africapractice] Africa Made It, the continental movement driving Africa's industrial sovereignty, today officially launched its campaign, "Power, Protect and Purchase," at the CANEX weekend in Lagos, Nigeria. Aimed at unlocking USD 34 billion in annual GDP contribution through a structural transition from unprocessed raw cotton exports to end-to-end local garment processing, the initiative seeks to turn Africa's vast natural wealth into sovereign, self-sustaining economic power.

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[allAfrica] Every year before COP, the same question surfaces: what is the one thing Africa needs from this summit?