[New Era] The Southern African Customs Union (Sacu) and the Republic of India last week signed the Terms of Reference (ToRs) to guide negotiations towards a Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) between the two parties. The terms were signed on 12 August 2026, in New Delhi, India.

[Scrolla] Julius Malema told traditional leaders at Queen Manyaku Thulare's birthday that mineral wealth should create jobs and economic development for their communities. King Misuzulu kaZwelithini joined Queen Manyaku's 74th birthday celebration, while the African National Congress honoured the Bapedi Queen with five cattle.

[Liberian Investigator] On the morning of Saturday, August 15, 2026, President Joseph Nyumah Boakai convened a meeting at his Paynesville residence to mediate between the disenchanted faculty and staff on one hand and the University of Liberia administration amid the ongoing standoff, but his effort seems insufficient to break the deadlock.

[New Dawn] MONROVIA -- Gbarpolu County authorities have introduced new monitoring measures requiring mining operators entering the county to present valid licenses for verification as part of a crackdown on illicit mining.

[Liberian Investigator] Every country keeps one place that explains it to itself. Ghana has Cape Coast Castle. Senegal has Gorée. Liberia has Providence Island, and for most of living memory we have left it to the mango trees, the tide and a caretaker with a key. The government's decision to develop it into a full heritage destination is therefore more than a tourism investment. It is the country choosing, at last, to take care of the ground it came from.

[Daily Trust] The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has decried the politicisation of academic staff recruitment in Nigerian universities, warning that the development is undermining the quality of tertiary education.

[AIM] Maputo -- The Integrated Project for the Modernization and Expansion of Machipanda Border is budgeted at 37.2 million US dollars.

[Premium Times] The Kano State Fire Service's spokesperson, Saminu Abdullahi, in a statement on Sunday, said the incidents occurred at Gaida in the Kumbotso Local Government Area and at Kurna in the Fagge LGA.

[Daily Maverick] Drought-resistant and locally sourced, they are sustainable alternatives to wheat and the market for them is growing.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya's Special Envoy on Technology Phillip Thigo has warned against excessive dependence on artificial intelligence, saying it could undermine people's ability to think independently.

[Namibian] Banks will have to disclose executive pay, major shareholders and encumbered assets under new transparency rules issued by the Bank of Namibia.

[allAfrica] Africa has no shortage of industrial ambition. What it lacks is the financial machinery to turn ambition into factories.

[Ghanaian Times] The Government has reaffirmed its commitment to transforming Ghana's oil palm industry, with plans to support the establishment of 100,000 hectares of new oil palm plantations as part of efforts to boost domestic production, create jobs and reduce the country's dependence on imported palm oil.

[Ghanaian Times] Ghana's Ambassador to the United States of America (USA), Mr Victor Emmanuel Smith; the Executive Chairman of the Jospong Group of Companies, Dr Joseph Siaw Agyepong; and the Chief Executive Officer of the National Youth Authority, Mr Osman Abdulai Ayariga, are among dignitaries expected to attend the maiden Level Up Global Business Summit in Charlotte, North Carolina, from October 9 to 11.

[allAfrica] Only an integrated approach to value addition will elevate African economies, create new jobs and leapfrog development stages.

[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- TANZANIA is becoming more digital every day. From mobile phones and mobile money to internet banking, social media, online government services and digital businesses, communications technology is increasingly becoming part of our daily lives.

[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- MOBILE money is becoming an increasingly important part of Tanzania's economic plumbing, with mobile-payment transactions jumping 28.3 per cent to 255.1tri/- in 2025 as digital payments spread.

[Vanguard] Nigeria's aquatic products have secured zero-tariff access to China's market of about 1.4 billion consumers under a new protocol, as bilateral trade between both countries reaches $18 billion in the first half of 2026 (H1'26).

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Senators have given the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum 12 months to develop a framework for establishing a national strategic oil reserve capable of holding at least six months of the country's fuel consumption.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya must invest in talent, digital infrastructure and skills to maximise the economic opportunities presented by artificial intelligence while preparing workers for job displacement, Special Envoy on Technology Ambassador Philip Thigo has said.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The global artificial intelligence revolution could result in a net gain of about 78 million jobs by 2030, despite the expected displacement of millions of workers, Kenya's Special Envoy on Technology has said.

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[Vanguard] Plaude Technologies Limited has rejected what it described as misleading and inaccurate claims arising from a disputed currency transaction involving Zacuten Technologies Limited and Crossbeam Financial Services Limited.

[Premium Times] At a meeting facilitated by the EFCC, Nestoil and a consortium of banks agreed to a structured debt repayment.

[Vanguard] Nigeria have warned that the high cost of credit and rising production expenses remain major threats to the recovery of the manufacturing sector, despite a renewed improvement in manufacturers' confidence in the economy.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The government more than doubled its domestic borrowing in July, raising Sh138.25 billion from the local market as it began the 2026/27 financial year.

[Daily Trust] There is a point at which economic policy stops being a subject for economists and oil executives and becomes everyone's business. Nigeria may have reached that point again with the federal government's new rules-based fiscal framework for deep offshore oil and gas projects, which it says could unlock up to $50 billion in investment. The ambition is significant because Nigeria has a peculiar contradiction: enormous petroleum resources beneath its waters, but billions of dollars of capital sitting on the

[Daily Trust] Nigeria-China trade rose by 35 per cent to $18 billion in the first half of 2026, following the implementation of China's zero-tariff policy for African countries, the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Yu Dunhai, has said.

[Daily Trust] The much-touted multi-billion-dollar Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline is yet to take off owing to the alleged 'lukewarm' attitude of Nigerian authorities, Daily Trust learnt from credible sources.

[New Times] Rwanda's economy grew by 10 per cent in the first quarter of 2026, with agriculture, industry and services all recording growth. But beyond the headline figure, questions remain about what the expansion means for ordinary households, particularly their incomes, jobs and purchasing power.