[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The National Police Service has announced intensified road safety enforcement and targeted operations across the country following a recent surge in fatal crashes, including the Salama accident that claimed 17 lives.

[New Times] Industrial output in Rwanda's formal sector increased by 6.8 per cent in August 2026 compared with the same month last year, driven by strong growth in mining and quarrying and electricity production.

[New Times] Rwanda has reached a staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on the first review of its Extended Credit Facility (ECF) programme, paving the way for access to about $35.7 million following approval by the IMF Executive Board.

[Premium Times] Six North-east states budgeted N546 billion for education in 2026, but none meets the 26 per cent education policy benchmark, while gaps in 2025 spending and limited funding for Almajiri education expose uneven government commitment to tackling the region's education crisis.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya has confirmed its first imported case of Bundibugyo Ebola virus disease after a Kenyan citizen who had been living in the Democratic Republic of Congo travelled by road to Kampala before boarding Jambojet flight JM8523 from Entebbe to Nairobi on October 3.

[Shabelle] Mogadishu, Somalia -- Somalia's Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation, Mohamed Abdi Hayir Maareeye, received Algeria's ambassador to Somalia on Monday for talks focused on strengthening cooperation between the two countries in agriculture, irrigation and food security.

[allAfrica] Across Africa, young people are being told that their sexual and reproductive health and rights matter. But for many, accessing those rights remains a daily struggle.

[New Times] Rwanda is moving to expand its electricity capacity and accelerate the transition to clean, reliable power through Small Modular Reactors (SMRs). The technology is no longer the only question. The bigger challenge is financing a pioneering 100 MW plant, estimated to cost around $500 million.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- Portugal's Ambassador to Angola, Nuno Vaultier Mathias, highlighted in Luanda on Monday the intensity and breadth of relations between the two countries, with particular emphasis on economic cooperation.

[Daily Trust] The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has released the identities of the people who died in the crash involving an NAF ATR 42 aircraft in the Igbokoda area of Ondo State, on Monday.

[Vanguard] Vice President Kashim Shettima has said Nigeria owes an enduring debt of gratitude to officers who died in Monday's Nigerian Air Force aircraft crash in Ondo State.

[Premium Times] "So, immediately, the Nigerian Navy men, from the information I got, stayed back a bit so that there wouldn't be an explosion or fire outbreak. When they realised it was just an area and saw no sign of fire, they moved in, trying to rescue the people. Then the local emergency management agency from the local government also tried to move in with residents..."

[Liberian Observer] Environmental, transparency, and accountability NGOs, human rights defenders, and mining-affected communities are calling for an urgent and comprehensive overhaul of the country's mining governance framework. They warn that weak enforcement and limited transparency risk turning the current mining boom into another chapter of Liberia's decades-old cycle of economic "growth without development."

[Liberian Observer] The National Road Fund of Liberia (NRF) has disclosed that it currently has about 130 valid contracts valued at more than US$203 million, with US$121 million already disbursed and approximately US$81 million remaining in outstanding contractual commitments.

[New Times] The union representing mine and quarry workers has backed a proposed insurance scheme that would compensate miners for income lost when heavy rains force mining operations to stop.

[Independent (Kampala)] Uganda's seven-decade electricity journey reveals the gap between generating electricity and getting it reliably into homes, businesses and communities

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro has given President William Ruto 14 days to make public the agreement between the Kenyan government and Nigerian businessman Aliko Dangote over the proposed Sh2.2 trillion Lamu refinery, escalating a growing political dispute over the mega-project.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Thirdway Alliance Kenya Party Leader Ekuru Aukot has asked the Government to disclose the owners of the Dangote East Africa Petroleum Refinery and details of agreements signed for the Sh2.2 trillion project in Lamu.

[Daba Finance] Kenya's Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has approved a Global Depositary Receipt (GDR) route, allowing eligible local investors to participate in the Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals initial public offering (IPO). This approval, issued on Monday, October 5, 2026, follows a Short Form Prospectus submitted by Renaissance Capital (Kenya) Limited, enabling Kenyan investors to access the Nigerian refinery's share sale domestically.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) could reinstate the instant traffic fines system from November 26, 2026, if ongoing legal challenges surrounding the programme are resolved.

[Nyasa Times] Malawi's fuel crisis has sent bus fares through the roof -- leaving skint commuters hitching lifts on the back of pickup trucks just to get to work.

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[This Day] President Bola Tinubu yesterday mourned the death of 32 passengers onboard the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) ATR-42 Jet that crashed near a naval base in Igbokoda area of Ondo State, instructing that a probe into the crash should be conducted, and ordering a three-day national mourning period for the deceased.

[This Day] Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, said the funds saved by removing fuel subsidy were being redirected by the President Bola Tinubu administration and invested in the provision of critical aviation infrastructure and modernisation of the country's airports.

[Premium Times] "The President extends his deepest condolences to the family of the 25 passengers and seven crew members involved..."

[Premium Times] The aircraft was configured primarily for maritime patrol and Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) missions.

[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources (DMPR) has announced increases for all fuel types from Wednesday.

[Leadership] A total of 32 people were aboard the military aircraft that crashed near the Naval Base in Igbokoda, Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State, on Monday, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has disclosed.

[Daily Trust] The SMDF-EMERGE funding programme for private-sector exploration projects and mineral sector-related academic researches in tertiary institutions has been commended by the Nigerian Union of Mine Workers (NUMW).

[Daily Trust] The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has urged governments at all levels to act on teachers' welfare, recruitment, working conditions, professional development and security, warning that the education system cannot improve without supported and motivated teachers.