[Daba Finance] The African Development Bank approved a $200 million financing facility for Nigeria's Bank of Industry (BOI) to expand access to long-term credit for companies in sectors tied to industrial growth.

[Daba Finance] Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), the pan-African development finance institution with over $19 billion in total assets, has committed $100 million to invest in Africa-focused technology fund managers, the Lagos-based institution announced on May 18, 2026. The move marks a shift from AFC's core infrastructure mandate into early and growth-stage venture capital.

[Daba Finance] The World Health Organization declared the Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda a public health emergency of international concern, its highest alert level under global health rules.

[Daba Finance] S&P Global Ratings upgraded Nigeria's long-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings to 'B' from 'B-' on May 15, 2026, with a stable outlook. The agency also upgraded Nigeria's national scale ratings to 'ngA+/ngA-1' from 'ngBBB+/ngA-2'. The move follows three years of structural reforms under President Bola Tinubu, anchored by the 2023 liberalisation of the foreign exchange market and the removal of fuel subsidies.

[Foroyaa] The ECOWAS Parliament has adopted a resolution seeking to eliminate roaming charges. The regional bloc also adopted a resolution for the adoption of the draft Supplementary Act relating to the protection of personal data within the ECOWAS region.

[Foroyaa] President Adama Barrow launched a new series of road construction projects Saturday in Tinkinjo, Basse, pledging to connect the rural communities of Jimara, Kantora, and Tumana as part of his administration's ongoing infrastructure agenda.

[Nyasa Times] Former Speaker of Parliament Henry Chimunthu Banda was involved in a road accident last night near Dedza, raising fresh concerns over road safety along Malawi's major highways.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Transport sector leaders who dramatically rejected the government's fuel deal on Monday have now agreed to suspend the nationwide matatu strike for one week to allow fresh negotiations aimed at resolving the standoff over soaring diesel prices.

[Liberian Investigator] MONROVIA -- The Commercial Court of Liberia has ordered the seizure and possible sale of National Elections Commission assets to satisfy a six-year-old judgment debt of US$171,105 owed to a local printing vendor.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The government and transport sector stakeholders have agreed to suspend the nationwide fuel strike for one week following high-level negotiations aimed at easing tensions over soaring diesel prices that had paralysed public transport across the country.

[FrontPageAfrica] Grand Bassa -- The Environmental Protection Agency of Liberia has ordered the immediate closure of a hazardous waste dumpsite used by the Buchanan City Corporation in Buchanan, following serious environmental and public health concerns identified during an enforcement operation.

[Independent (Kampala)] East Africa's growth story remains one of the most encouraging on the continent. The IMF projects the East African Community (EAC) to grow by 5.6% in 2026, above the continental projection of 4.3%. Trade is also expanding. According to the EAC Quarterly Statistics Bulletin (October-December 2025), total EAC trade rose by 25.4%, from US$124.9 billion in 2024 to US$156.6 billion in 2025. In the last quarter of 2025 alone, trade reached US$42.4 billion, with exports of US$20.8 billion and imports of US$21.6

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- What was meant to be a carefully choreographed government announcement on the fuel crisis descended into an awkward public fallout Monday night after a matatu sector representative bluntly contradicted Cabinet Secretaries Opiyo Wandayi and Davis Chirchir live on camera, declaring: "With all due respect... there's no deal."

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Law Society of Kenya has defended Nairobi Central Police Station OCS Chief Inspector Dishen Ongoya over his decision to release dozens of suspects arrested during Monday's nationwide fuel protests, warning that punitive action against the officer could undermine constitutional policing.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Nairobi Central Police Station OCS Chief Inspector Dishen Ongoya was Tuesday evening admitted to hospital after reportedly developing health complications following his arrest over the release of dozens of suspects detained during nationwide fuel protests.

[Daily Maverick] South Africa must translate its macro stability into household relief. As belts increasingly tighten, this is no longer a technical matter, but an ethical and constitutional one.

[Independent (Kampala)] Starlink is already operational in several African countries including Nigeria, Kenya, Rwanda, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia and Ghana

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Directorate of Criminal Investigations has warned that individuals organising, financing, inciting or participating in criminal acts during the ongoing nationwide fuel protests will face legal action as the transport strike entered its second consecutive day on Tuesday.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Thousands of Kenyans trekked long distances to work for a second consecutive day on Tuesday as a nationwide public transport paralysis triggered by soaring fuel prices continued to cripple movement across major towns.

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[Vanguard] The African Development Bank Group has approved a $200 million financing facility for the Bank of Industry (BoI), aimed at boosting industrial growth and strengthening private sector productivity across key sectors of the Nigerian economy.

[Nyasa Times] The escalating conflict in the Middle East is now hitting Malawians where it hurts most -- on food prices, transport costs and farming inputs -- with a new regional report warning that Malawi is among the hardest-hit countries in Africa.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) has demanded an immediate forensic audit of the controversial Government-to-Government (G-to-G) fuel procurement framework, as pressure mounts on President William Ruto's administration following the collapse of talks with matatu operators over rising fuel prices.

[This Day] The governments of Adamawa and Kaduna states have officially issued Certificates of Occupancy (C of Os) for critical mini-grid project sites being developed by the Rural Electrification Agency (REA).

[This Day] Abuja -- The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has warned that oil and gas companies operating in free trade zones, export processing zones and other designated areas without the requisite licences or permits would face sanctions in line with the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Commuters across most parts of Kenya faced a second consecutive day of transport paralysis on Tuesday after matatu operators maintained a nationwide suspension of services over soaring fuel prices.

[This Day] The Chairman of the Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN), Mr Wole Ogunsanya, has called on the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) and other oil producers in the country to urgently develop markets for Nigerian crude outside the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) quota system.

[This Day] Nigeria's push to shorten oil and gas contracting cycles to six months under the Presidential Executive Order on Local Content has remained stuck between policy intent and project delivery as the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), the chief implementing agency, has been delaying activating the policy.

[This Day] Abuja -- The federal government has signed contracts worth over N690 billion for the construction and rehabilitation of major roads in the South-west and North-west, stressing that it is intensifying efforts to modernise the country's transport infrastructure under President Bola Tinubu.

[New Times] Members of Parliament have called on the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning to address weaknesses in financial management after a parliamentary report revealed that 48 per cent of reviewed institutions made payments without purchase orders.