[Nile Post] Uganda's push to become a competitive export-driven economy has received a boost with the launch of the Export Accelerator Program (EAP) by Enterprise Uganda, an initiative designed to prepare local businesses to thrive in regional and global markets.

[Namibian] The Mobile Telecommunications Limited (MTC) has opened a flagship mobile home at Grove Mall in Windhoek.

[Liberian Investigator] The Liberian government has appointed economist and public finance specialist Alieu Fuad Nyei as National Coordinator to lead the development of the country's second compact under the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), following concurrence from the MCC and approval by President Joseph Nyuma Boakai.

[Leadership] Speakers at the Africa Capital Forum at The Peninsula London, have commended reforms in the Nigerian financial sector, describing them as "credible".

[Leadership] The increasing integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into workplaces and studies around the world is raising fresh concerns among education experts, who warn that students may gradually lose vital cognitive abilities if they become overly dependent on technology.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Former Attorney General Justin Muturi has raised an alarm over the newly established National Infrastructure Fund, warning it could expose the country to a major corruption scandal similar to Malaysia's infamous sovereign fund saga.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has broken ground for the Naivasha-Kisumu-Malaba Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) line in Narok, marking a major step in expanding Kenya's rail network to the western border.

[Daily Maverick] The National Treasury wants metro municipalities, the engines of the economy and home to the majority of South Africans, to become more 'business-like' in raising revenue and improving service delivery. But there are questions over corruption and political will.

[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- THE Tanzanian government has pledged to address the tax challenges in this year's budget to address the challenges tabled by traders and industrialists as a strategy to continue attracting local and foreign investment.

[Daily Trust] Nigeria is pushing to carve out a share of the rapidly expanding global space economy projected to exceed $1 trillion by 2040, with officials saying the country could generate over $20 billion annually from its satellite and space technology sector.

[Daily Trust] Nigeria and Sweden have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral relations and expanding cooperation in key sectors.

[Scrolla] The Chief Justice earns the most on the new list, taking home more than R3.3-million a year from April 2025. The Public Protector earns just over R2.7-million a year, matching what Constitutional Court and Supreme Court of Appeal judges earn.

[Parliament of South Africa] The Portfolio Committee on Trade, Industry and Competition has spent the past two days looking at whether the Eastern Cape province's industrial zones are contributing to industrial growth and job creation.

[Premium Times] History, I suspect, will be kinder to Bola Tinubu's economic record than today's headlines. And for Nigeria's sake, I hope it comes sooner rather than later.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU) has stated that most doctors employed by county governments are still owed basic salary adjustments, dismissing claims that some members were overpaid following a government verification exercise.

[Premium Times] The Brent crude oil benchmark rose to $112 a barrel in early Thursday trade.

[Independent (Kampala)] East Africa is emerging as the engine of Africa's hotel development, with Kenya, Ethiopia, and Tanzania showing some of the highest construction ratios on the continent, according to the 2026 W Hospitality Group Hotel Chain Development Pipelines report.

[SAnews.gov.za] South Africans can be assured that fuel supply in the country remains stable in the immediate term.

[Premium Times] The government says it is, instead, repaying a $9 million loan and implementing reforms to revive the state-owned electricity company.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has launched the construction of the Naivasha-Kisumu-Malaba Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) after breaking ground in Suswa, Narok County.

[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Ethiopia is ramping up efforts to meet its growing energy demands through sustainable and renewable sources, Minister of Water and Energy Habtamu Iteffa said.

[Liberian Observer] The Liberian Senate has passed a landmark bill aimed at reshaping the country's petroleum sector.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Tea farmers have a reason to smile after the government inject 3.5 billion Shillings to refurbish tea industries to meet the international standard and also enable them do value addition on tea for better prices at the tea auction center Mombasa.

[Scrolla] National Debt Advisors (NDA) studied more than 70,000 people under debt review and found average monthly income sits at just R9,536. NDA head Sebastien Alexanderson says debt is now a survival strategy for many households as incomes fail to keep up.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto on Wednesday held high-level talks with Song Hailiang at State House, Nairobi, ahead of the highly anticipated launch of new sections of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR).

[New Times] The government plans to install about 290 new transformers and upgrade electricity distribution networks nationwide to ease persistent power shortages, the Ministry of Infrastructure has announced.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- One in five Kenyans say their cost of living has risen by more than 20 percent in the past six months, a new report by Tala shows.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Kenya Aviation Workers Union (KAWU) has issued a seven-day strike notice to the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA), setting the stage for potential disruption of air transport operations beginning Wednesday, March 25, 2026.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Emergency teams are racing against time to rescue workers trapped after a 22-storey building under construction partially collapsed in Westlands on Wednesday, the Kenya Red Cross said.

[SADC] The Southern Africa Regional Workshop on Combating Mineral Crimes was held at the Avani Hotel in Gaborone, Botswana, from 9 to 11 March 2026. The workshop was organised by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), in partnership with the SADC Secretariat, with support from the Government of Japan.