[Nile Post] Persistent electricity outages have been linked to an ageing and increasingly overloaded distribution network, with a parliamentary inquiry finding that nearly half of the country's power transformers have exceeded 30 years of service.

[Nile Post] The Katikkiro of Buganda, Charles Peter Mayiga, has inaugurated new boards for the Buganda Cultural and Development Foundation (BUCADEF) and Mmwanyi Terimba, tasking them with strengthening the institutions' contribution to household incomes and economic development.

[Nile Post] Vice President Jessica Alupo has warned that worsening climate change could undermine Uganda's economic growth and development ambitions, as prolonged droughts, devastating floods and unpredictable rainfall increasingly threaten agriculture, natural resources and vulnerable communities.

[Nile Post] Plans by government to merge Uganda's electricity generation, transmission and distribution companies have sparked debate over whether the restructuring will improve service delivery or create new management challenges in an already struggling sector.

[Nile Post] Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) owes two local electricity equipment manufacturers approximately Shs7.52 billion in unpaid invoices, raising questions about the government's commitment to supporting domestic industry while struggling to maintain the country's electricity distribution network.

[Leadership] The House of Representatives has reaffirmed the statutory authority of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) to grant and regulate gas distribution licences, following the dismissal of a petition challenging licences issued to NIPCO Plc.

[Leadership] A French banking group, Crédit Mutuel Arkéa, has disclosed that about €100 million ($112.61 million) was stolen from its accounts in a cyberattack, raising fresh concerns over the growing vulnerability of financial institutions to sophisticated digital threats.

[Leadership] The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it generated more than N1.42 trillion in revenue in September and October, while recording 752.8 million dollars in exports in the third quarter of 2026.

[Leadership] The Kano Free Trade Zone has recorded significant growth in export activities, with 87 operational enterprises contributing to manufacturing, job creation, technology transfer and foreign investment, while customs revenue generated within the industrial estate rose to N40 billion as of August 2026.

[Leadership] It was not just a campaign rally. For many residents who lined the road from Sultan Abubakar III International Airport to the ADC State Secretariat on Wednesday, November 4, 2026, it was a protest against hunger, insecurity and neglect.

[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.

[African Development Bank (AfDB)] What? Presentation of the African Development Bank Group's 'Diaspora Initiative' Who? The African Development Bank Group When? Monday, 9 November 2026; 5.30 pm-7.30 pm (GMT+1) Where? Les Salons Hoche, 9 Avenue Hoche, Paris (8th arrondissement)

[Ghanaian Times] Dr Wayne Dyer laments that many of us with normal faculties have mentally handicapped ourselves and victimised ourselves through belief systems. "We limit ourselves in search for security, never realising how easily others can confine us further, using our limitations against us."

[Ghanaian Times] When fuel becomes scarce, the consequences are not confined to petrol stations. They reach supermarket shelves, factory floors, shipping ports, national budgets and household kitchens.

[Ghanaian Times] VIVO Energy Ghana PLC has won four awards at the National PR and Communications Excellence Awards in recognition of its achievements in strategic communications, public relations and campaign execution.

[Ghanaian Times] THE police have arrested three Nigerian nationals suspected of belonging to a criminal syndicate that allegedly robbed bank customers of large sums of money in Kumasi and its environs.