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[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Addis Ababa has attracted more than 1.3 trillion Birr in capital investment over the past five years, Mayor Adanech Abiebie announced today.

[Namibian] Rising transport costs were the biggest driver of Namibia's inflation in June, with prices in the category increasing by 12.9% compared to the same month last year.

[Namibian] The parliamentary standing committee on labour and industrial relations has begun an oversight mission in the Ohangwena region to assess working conditions in Namibia's retail and wholesale sector amid concerns over labour law compliance.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Environmental lobby group Greenpeace Africa has opposed plans to establish a proposed 700,000-barrel-per-day oil refinery in Lamu County by Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote, warning that the multibillion-shilling project could inflict irreversible damage on one of East Africa's most sensitive coastal ecosystems.

[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's Net International Reserves (NIR) rose to 3.5 billion dollars last May, indicating a reversal of previous declines following the government's decision to fully repay the outstanding debt of 515.04 million Special Drawing Rights (equivalent to 630.1 million US dollars) to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) by the end of March.

[FrontPageAfrica] Nimba County -- About nine months after his election, Representative Kortor Sehwongbay Kwagrue has begun the construction on a long-awaited bridge that residents say will improve safety, market access and emergency transport across the district.

[Nile Post] A traffic snarl stretching nearly 35 kilometres into Kenya has crippled operations at the Malaba border crossing, with truck drivers, transporters and clearing agents blaming the Uganda Revenue Authority's (URA) reinstatement of metallic electronic cargo seals for the prolonged delays.

[Nile Post] Kampala -- The government has warned that Uganda is experiencing above-average temperatures with serious implications for food production, agricultural output, household incomes and public health.

[Premium Times] The measures may not be unconnected with the allegations associating solid minerals, such as gold, with banditry and insurgency in some parts of the country

[SAnews.gov.za] The joint meeting of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Ministers responsible for Energy and Water gets underway today, with Ministers expected to thrash out measures aimed at strengthening regional energy security, improving water resource management and advancing sustainable socio-economic development.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The government has extended the application of the reduced 8 percent Value Added Tax (VAT) on petroleum products for an additional three months in a move aimed at cushioning consumers from a possible rise in fuel prices.

[Afrobarometer] Majority give government poor marks on energy provision.

[SAnews.gov.za] The North West Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, in partnership with the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA), has officially launched a coffee bean production project at the state-owned Kgora Farmer Training Centre near Ramatlabama in Mahikeng.

[Shabelle] Nouakchott -- Somalia's Health Minister Ali Haji Aden took part in a regional forum on health investment in Mauritania's capital Nouakchott, where officials discussed ways to strengthen healthcare financing and regional cooperation, Somalia's health ministry said.

[Premium Times] The June 2026 BES was conducted between 8 and 12 June, covering 1,900 business enterprises across Nigeria.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- A growing shift towards digital property searches is changing how Kenyans find rental homes, with real estate technology platform Reemio positioning itself as a solution to longstanding challenges.

[ISS] The debate surrounding the Gold Fields lease renewal is becoming a test of how African governments navigate resource politics.

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Chief Executive Officer of Alvina Security Services Inc., Chief Alvin Mckay, has called on the Government of Liberia (GoL), particularly the Public Safety Department of the Ministry of Justice, to strengthen oversight of the country's private security industry by prioritizing credible security companies and conducting a comprehensive investigation into the operations of all private security firms.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has licensed 25 additional Digital Credit Providers (DCPs), bringing the total number of approved digital lenders in the country to 252.

[ENA] Addis Ababa -- The House of People's Representatives (HPR), in its second extraordinary session held today, unanimously approved two concessional loan agreements worth a combined 124.6 million euros with the governments of Italy and France.

[Vanguard] Nigeria and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, HKSAR, of the People's Republic of China have signed an Agreement for the Elimination of Double Taxation on income and the Prevention of Tax Evasion and Avoidance, in a move aimed at strengthening trade, investment and economic cooperation between both jurisdictions.

[Capital FM] As part of the AI for Good Global Summit hosted in Geneva, TikTok has announced a series of initiatives globally designed to strengthen AI literacy, improve transparency around AI-generated content, and enhance protection against AI-generated spam, reinforcing its commitment to helping people across the region use AI safely, confidently and responsibly.

[Vanguard] Nigeria's economy exited contraction in June as the Purchasing Managers' Index, PMI, rebounded to 50.1 points from 49.6 points in May, driven by sustained expansion in the agriculture sector despite continued weakness in industry and services, the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has said in its latest PMI Report released yesterday.

[Vanguard] The Taraba Anti-Illegal Mining Taskforce on Monday arrested two suspected illegal miners during a raid on a gold mining site at Mayo Kam in Gantu village, Bali Local Government Area of the state.

[Premium Times] The agreement is expected to eliminate double taxation on income earned in both jurisdictions, strengthen tax cooperation and encourage greater cross-border investment.

[New Zimbabwe] Police have arrested a Chinese investor and former chief finance officer of a lithium mining company on allegations of stealing more than US$3.65 million from the firm in a case that allegedly involved forged financial documents and the disposal of company vehicles.

[New Times] When Samuel Ishimwe talks about satellites, he is quick to move the conversation away from space.

[New Times] The government is set to receive its first direct shipment of refined petroleum products, with a vessel carrying 40,000 tonnes expected to arrive at Tanzania's Port of Tanga by the end of July 2026.

[This Day] Abuja -- Dangote Industries Limited has launched a whistleblower initiative offering a cash reward of N500,000 to members of the public who provide credible information leading to the arrest of individuals involved in the illegal use of its trucks or the recovery of unauthorised goods being transported in the vehicles.