[Ghanaian Times] The total value of Ghana's external trade reached GH¢174.6 billion ($16.1 billion) in the first quarter (Q1) of 2026, comprising exports of GH¢110.3 billion ($10.2 billion) and imports of GH¢64.2 billion ($5.9 billion).

[allAfrica] Nairobi -- Keynote Address to the 20th Anniversary of the Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) on August 31, 2026

[Daba Finance] Daba Finance and Coronation have agreed a distribution arrangement that will give eligible investors outside Nigeria digital access to Nigerian capital-market products, as the country's equities rally and it prepares to return to FTSE Russell's Frontier Market index universe later this month. The companies announced the agreement on September 2 in Lagos and Miami.

[Daba Finance] Senegal reached a staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund for a $2.2 billion, 3-year lending programme as the government seeks to restore debt sustainability after uncovering more than $11 billion of previously misreported borrowing. The agreement still requires approval from IMF management and its Executive Board.

[Bird Story Agency] Kenyan businesses and community groups are turning discarded cotton stalks, gin waste and textile offcuts into briquettes, household textiles and mattress filling. The emerging industry could create new income for farmers and women-led enterprises.

[Bird Story Agency] A new training centre in Garoua is teaching young women to turn locally grown cotton thread into finished fabric. Still operating on a modest scale, Gaaraadji is creating incomes, developing scarce textile skills and showing how Cameroon could process more of one of its most important crops at home.

[Leadership] The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has described the exit of global ride-hailing brand Uber from Nigeria, alongside the shutdown or scaling down of operations by several major international companies, as further evidence that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's economic policies are turning Nigeria into a "graveyard of businesses."

[Premium Times] "We have made efforts to improve the economy; we have not improved investor confidence for hawkers to come to Kenya," President Ruto said.

[Daily Trust] Ride-haling company, Uber, in partnership with British Artificial Intelligence company Wayve, has unveiled an autonomous rides in London, marking a new step in the company's expansion of robotaxi services.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has ordered Tata Chemicals to leave Kenya, accusing the Indian-owned company of extracting Kajiado's mineral wealth for more than a century without doing enough to create jobs, establish factories or add value locally.

[New Era] The government has sought to distance itself from a publicly circulating document on the proposed establishment of Namibia's new national airline, Namibia Air, insisting that no binding agreement has been reached with Ethiopian Airlines and warning that the new carrier must not repeat the financial mistakes that brought down Air Namibia.

[Liberian Observer] The Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) has announced that it has collected US$954.7 million in revenue for Fiscal Year 2026 as of Wednesday morning, putting the government on track to cross the US$1 billion revenue milestone before the end of this month (September 2026).

[Liberian Investigator] More than 1,300 people in this Jorquelleh District town, Bong County, are drawing drinking water from a single working hand pump, two years after residents banned themselves from the creek below the town, which they say the Hurien Mining Company poisoned.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Nearly one in five internet-using children aged 12 to 17 across 21 countries were subjected to at least one form of technology-facilitated sexual exploitation and abuse in a single year, a new UNICEF report says.

[263Chat] The government has given illegal vendors operating in Harare until 9 September 2026 to vacate unauthorised sites ahead of a nationwide clean-up operation.

[Namibian] For nearly 380 000 Namibians, a government grant is not simply an additional source of income, but the money they rely on to get through the month.

[This Day] Ride-hailing giant, Uber, yesterday announced the discontinuation of its operations in Nigeria after 12 years in the country, as part of a broader restructuring of its global business that has also resulted in the layoff of about 3,300 employees worldwide.

[Premium Times] The development comes amid a crackdown by the Niger State Government on unauthorised mining

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has announced that a new investor will take over mining operations at Lake Magadi following the revocation of Tata Chemicals Magadi's licence in July this year.

[Ghanaian Times] The government is at the final stages of securing Cabinet approval for a new macroeconomic policy to strengthen Ghana's financial sector and build resilience against future economic shocks, the Minister of Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has announced.

[SNA] In the interest of the public good and to safeguard the rights of all parties, Prime Minister Professor Kamil Idris has directed the suspension of procedures concerning Nile Poultry Company pending further review and consultations aimed at reaching a fair and sustainable solution.

[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Daniel Chapo believes that the expansion of the Beira-Feruka oil pipeline is a major milestone for strengthening economic integration between Mozambique and Zimbabwe.

[New Times] The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has launched a $200 million blended finance facility to expand climate adaptation financing for farmers in Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.

[New Zimbabwe] PRESIDENTS Emmerson Mnangagwa and Daniel Chapo on Wednesday announced a major expansion of the Beira-Harare fuel corridor that will increase the pipeline's capacity by 67%, strengthening energy security in Zimbabwe and across the region.

[Scrolla] South Africa has increased tariffs on imported sugar as cheap foreign supplies pile pressure on local producers and threaten more than 70,000 direct jobs. Cosatu wants cheaper electricity, better rail services, stronger support for local sugar and tougher action against illegal and underpriced imports.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Ride-hailing giant Uber has exited Nigeria and Uganda, ending its operations in the two African markets after reviewing its business.

[Nile Post] President Museveni has said Uganda's petroleum resources have the potential to significantly transform the country's economy if they are managed strategically and linked to industrial development.

[Nile Post] President Museveni emphasised that Uganda's planned oil refinery remains a priority alongside the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP).

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- Global ride-hailing company Uber is winding down its operations in Uganda and Nigeria, ending a 12-year presence in Uganda's increasingly competitive ride-hailing market. Uber said its operations in the two countries would end effective Wednesday, September 2, 2026, following what it described as a "thorough review" of its business.

[allAfrica]