[Liberian Investigator] MONROVIA -- Citizens Movement for Change (CMC) political leader and Nimba County District #7 Representative Musa Hassan Bility has sharply criticized the draft 2026 national budget, describing it as unrealistic, unsustainable, and driven more by political performance than genuine development priorities.

[Liberian Investigator] Afriland First Bank Liberia, which markets itself with the slogan "The Pact with Success," is facing increasing scrutiny as customers, insiders, and financial experts voice concerns about alleged irregular practices that they say are eroding confidence in the institution.

[Vanguard] Leaders of the world's largest economies meet in Johannesburg on November 22 and 23 for the G20 summit, being held for the first time in Africa.

[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.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has cancelled a scheduled public participation exercise on the proposed Isulu-Bushiangala Gold Mining Project in Musoli and Isulu locations, Kakamega County.

[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.

[SAnews.gov.za] South Africans will have to wait until the 2026 Budget to find out whether the proposed R20 billion in additional tax increases can be withdrawn.

[SAnews.gov.za] Employment and Labour Minister Nomakhosazana Meth has welcomed the reduction in South Africa's unemployment rate, as reflected in Statistics South Africa's (Stats SA) latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) for the third quarter of 2025.

[SAnews.gov.za] The announcement of a new inflation target for South Africa of 3% with a 1 percentage point tolerance band, follows agreement between the Governor of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) Lesetja Kganyago and the Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana.

[SAnews.gov.za] Despite the introduction of the municipal Eskom debt relief programme in 2023, municipalities are still battling to address ballooning debt to the power utility.

[Capital FM] NAIROBI, Kenya Nov 12 - The International Trade Centre (ITC) has opened its first-ever regional office outside Geneva, located at the United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON).

[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.

[Namibian] Minister of justice and labour relations Wise Immanuel on Tuesday night filed an urgent court interdict in the High Court against the magistrates who have been on a countrywide strike.

[Namibian] Namibia's informal economy is providing 418 674 people with employment, which is 57.7% of the total employment in the country.

[Liberian Observer] ArcelorMittal Liberia (AML) wants to control everything -- the Yekepa-Buchanan railway, the Port of Buchanan, and by extension, the future of Liberia's mineral exports. The company has fought tooth and nail for years to monopolize these strategic assets under the guise of "investment." But here's the irony: in AML's own 2023 Annual Report, the company admits losing significant revenue due to repeated derailments of iron ore trains along the very railway it's so desperate to control.

[Liberian Observer] The Global Alliance of Grand Gedeans (GAGG) has expressed grave concern over a leaked draft of ArcelorMittal Liberia's proposed Third Amendment to its Mineral Development Agreement (MDA), describing the deal as "a threat to Liberia's sovereignty and a bad bargain for Grand Gedeh County."

[Premium Times] "Tax ID" is a term that unifies the different TINs issued by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Joint Tax Board (JTB), and State IRS.

[Scrolla] Dawie Roodt warns a VAT hike above 15% could happen soon because the government can't raise personal or company tax any further. Business group Lula says small businesses already face high costs and red tape, and higher VAT will make life even harder.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Musalia Mudavadi has urged newly appointed Kenyan ambassadors, high commissioners, and consul generals to uphold integrity, professionalism, and patriotism as they take up their diplomatic duties abroad.

[Leadership] The managing director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Dr Abubakar Dantsoho, has emphasised that the interconnectedness and interdependence of African nations make cooperation an essential precondition for the collective advancement of seaports across the continent.

[Leadership] The real estate market is driving growth for short-term let accommodations as investors and tourist visitors demand service apartments, Airbnb, and short-term let homes ahead of the December boom.

[This Day] The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, yesterday pledged that the federal government would adopt a cautious and consultative approach in implementing the recently enacted tax reform laws, particularly the contentious capital gains tax (CGT) on securities transactions.

[This Day] Nigeria's stock market yesterday suffered one of its heavy losses in one day, dropping by N4.6 trillion on investors' profit-taking in highly capitalised listed companies on the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX).

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[New Times] President Paul Kagame on Tuesday, November 11, arrived in Conakry, Guinea, where he joined President Mamadi Doumbouya for the official launch of the Simandou Iron Ore Project, one of the largest ongoing mining developments in the world.