[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Lecturers and other staff in public universities have begun a nationwide strike after their unions rejected a counter-offer by the Inter-Public Universities Councils Consultative Forum (IPUCCF) over the 2025-2029 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).

[Nile Post] Residents in more than seven villages in Mityana Municipality have raised concerns over a month-long power outage, saying the prolonged blackout has disrupted businesses, households, schools and health facilities.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Motorists using Waiyaki Way have been advised to prepare for partial closure of the Mombasa-bound lanes between Kempinski and the Museum Hill Interchange as the Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) undertakes maintenance works.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Low-cost carrier Jambojet has resumed daily flights between Nairobi and Entebbe after a seven-year break.

[Capital FM] Kisii -- The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has arrested a Kenya Power employee in Kisii over allegations of soliciting and receiving a bribe to reconnect electricity to a customer's premises.

[Nyasa Times] Malawi has dramatically ramped up plans to build a brand new north-bound railway connecting the landlocked nation to the Tanzania-Zambia rail network, in a bold bid to slash transport costs that are currently crippling businesses and piling fresh misery onto struggling households.

[Premium Times] Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Ondo, and Rivers rank among the Niger Delta's poorest performers in the new FOI assessment, exposing deep gaps in public disclosure.

[Namibian] Utility plans major solar, wind, battery projects

[Shabelle] Abu Dhabi -- The UAE has condemned the attack that caused the deaths and injuries of crew members from the hijacked oil products tanker MT Honour 25 off the coast of Somalia during an operation to free the vessel.

[ANGOP] Uige -- More than 3.4 million Angolan workers are now enrolled in the nation's mandatory social security system, the Secretary of State for Labor and Social Security Pedro José Filipe announced Thursday.

[Ghanaian Times] Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has revealed that contractors have moved to site to begin construction of a 120-bed Specialised Trauma and Emergency Hospital at Bole in the Savannah Region.

[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Ethiopia and the World Bank have agreed to deepen their strategic partnership and accelerate cooperation aimed at driving private sector-led growth, creating jobs and strengthening the country's economic resilience.

[RFI] A court in Singapore is preparing to decide who controls the Castel Group, a family-run French beverage business that has grown to be one of the largest drinks companies in Europe and Africa - and is currently the subject of a power struggle between two of the founder's relatives and the CEO, the first person outside the Castel family to run the multibillion-euro business.

[RFI] East Africa is accelerating its push for greater energy independence with a new $16 billion refinery in Kenya - but the project is raising fears over the environmental cost of an expanding oil economy.

[Daba Finance] Kenyan investors could gain access to Dangote Petroleum Refinery shares through Global Depositary Receipts traded on the Nairobi Securities Exchange, creating a local route into Africa's largest IPO. Renaissance Capital is developing the structure, subject to approval from Kenya's Capital Markets Authority and the NSE, with a potential launch in early December.

[Premium Times] Following the transaction, Heirs Energies Limited now holds 27,943,867 shares in the energy company, representing 4.67 per cent, while the entities controlled by Mr Elumelu (Heirs Energies Limited and Heirs Holdings Limited) now hold a combined 126,400,000 shares.

[Liberian Observer] The Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening engagement with Liberians in the diaspora to promote tax compliance, investment, and national development.

[Liberian Observer] The Government of Liberia will on Thursday, October 1, 2026, open its Executive Budget Hearings for Fiscal Year 2027, beginning a critical review of spending proposals as the government moves to formulate the country's next national budget.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Bamburi Cement Plc is seeking to supply more than one million tonnes of cement and concrete products to the Dangote East Africa Petroleum Refinery in Lamu.

[ANGOP] Talatona -- The minister of transport, Ricardo de Abreu, on Wednesday (30) in Luanda highlighted the strong engagement of the private sector in transnational infrastructure investment, a fact that reinforces the Angolan government's commitment to hosting the 3rd edition of the Transport and Logistics summit, scheduled for the yeaar 2027.

[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's the Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy (MIREME) denies that the country is facing another fuel shortage despite long queues of vehicles at filling stations in Maputo and other cities.

[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's foreign exchange market has recorded a high volume of currency trading between January and August of this year, with commercial banks purchasing 5.73 billion US dollars.

[AIM] Maputo -- The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Mozambique (CPMO), meeting in Maputo on Wednesday, has decided to continue keeping its benchmark interest rate, known as the MIMO rate, at 9.25 per cent.

[New Zimbabwe] THE Insurance and Pensions Commission (IPEC) says it will only support bankable projects that can guarantee a return on investment, sending a clear message to policymakers and project developers seeking funding from the insurance and pensions industry.

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- Airtel Uganda has handed over a dividend cheque worth sh42,609,880,000 to the National Social Security Fund (NSSF), representing returns on the Fund's investment in the telecommunications company.

[UCT] The era of artificial intelligence (AI) has taken the world by storm, and reimagining a future where universities shift gear and leverage AI for its constituents' and societal benefit is an imperative.

[Premium Times] "Nigeria was like a sick patient who receives the terrible news that he has cancer."

[Daily Maverick] A R20 saving on value-brand sugar exposes how packaging and marketing can drive up food prices, while civil society urges the government to rethink grants and its nutrition policy.

[Liberian Observer] World Bank Group Liberia Country Manager Georgia Wallen has challenged Liberian journalists to move beyond reporting official statistics and headline events to uncover the untold stories of citizens and communities whose experiences are shaping the country's development.

[ISS] The two entrepreneurs represent distinct forms of business leadership, and governments must create the conditions for both to thrive.