[AIM] Maputo -The London and South Africa based budget airline Fastjet announced on Monday that it is suspending its flights on Mozambican domestic routes as from next Saturday, 26 October. […]

[Monitor] Less money was sent through mobile money platforms in the 2018/19 financial year compared to 2017. […]

[New Frame] Worker unions have the power to mobilise against the lack of action on climate change in South Africa and add their voice to the call for a transition to renewable energy. […]

[Seychelles News Agency] Smartphone users in certain areas in Seychelles are expected to get faster internet next year when a local telecommunication company -- Intelvision -- rolls out its 5G mobile network. […]

[IFAD] A new ?81.9 million project will help more than 1 million vulnerable small-scale farmers in Chad improve their incomes and food security and boost an underperforming agricultural sector hampered by recurrent droughts and rain-fed farming practices. […]

[Vanguard] The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), yesterday disagreed with the position of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on the impact of the foreign exchange (Forex) restrictions on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflow into the country. […]

[Govt of SA] Deputy President Mabuza to update Parliament on progress in the implementation of AfCFTA and ways to improve service delivery at local government […]

[East African] Russian president Vladimir Putin is this week set to host dozens of African leaders in the scenic city of Sochi at a summit that marks the erstwhile global power's biggest foray into the continent since the collapse of the Soviet Union. […]

[New Times] Putin: Russia has played a significant role in the liberation of Africa, supporting the struggle of its peoples against colonialism, racism and apartheid. […]

[New Zimbabwe] School children whose families were displaced by the construction of the Tokwe-Mukorsi Dam and relocated to Chingwizi area in Masvingo province are absconding lessons to raid NRZ trains carrying sugar cane bound for mills in Triangle. […]

[New Dawn] Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent warm greetings to African leaders, business people and participants early October, signaling that everything is set for the first Russia-Africa Summit in Sochi, southern coastal city of Russia.The message reads, in part: "Today, the countries of Africa are well on their way towards social, economic, scientific and technological development, and are playing a significant role in international affairs. They are strengthening mutually beneficial integration processes […]

[New Zimbabwe] At least 61% of children attending public schools were this year turned away from attending classes for failure by their parents or guardians to pay school fees. […]

[263Chat] Opposition MDC Secretary General Charlton Hwende has chided the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) for its stance on sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe saying the bloc should rather donate drugs or maize to improve the lives of impoverished Zimbabweans. […]

[263Chat] The Anti-sanctions crusade has been dealt a double whammy ahead of the 25 October march with many political actors outside the ruling party itself failing to identify with its spirit, however calling on President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration to self-introspect before calling on the removal of sanctions. […]

[This Day] The Human Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA) has said that following an intensive global research it conducted in collaboration with its international partners, spanning several months, it has been revealed that Nigeria lost at least $600 billion dollars to corrupt officials since 1960. […]

[New Zimbabwe] President Emmerson Mnangagwa has refused to entertain talk of a seven year election Sabbath suggested by the Zimbabwe Heads of Christian Denominations (ZHOCD), arguing his electoral victory last year was free, transparent and credible. […]

[New Zimbabwe] President Emmerson Mnangagwa must deal with rampaging inflation as well as human rights abuses in the country before embarrassing himself by roping in regional body Sadc for help in "anti-sanctions" campaigns, analysts and political activists have said. […]

[New Zimbabwe] Striking doctors have set up a crowd funding initiative appealing for donations from the public after government denied them their October salaries. […]

[New Zimbabwe] President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration will support calls for a law to sanction citizens who support moves by foreign governments against the State, Justice Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has said. […]

[New Zimbabwe] Sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by Western powers are affecting the way the Islamic Supreme Council Affairs of Zimbabwe if operating. […]

[The Herald] Government is committed to fighting abuse of children on the internet as evidenced by the crafting of the Cyber Crime, Security and Data Protection Bill, Deputy Minister of Information Communication Technology and Courier Services Jerifan Muswere has said. […]

[Botswana Daily News] Mathangwane -Botswana, as a developing country, will continue to give infrastructure development top priority with the view to attract Foreign Direct Investment, President Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi has said. […]

[Botswana Daily News] Mogome -Voting for the Botswana Democratic Party equals voting for improved service delivery and a diligent and committed leadership, says President Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi. […]

[Nation] A parliamentary committee has warned that the government risks not getting value for the Sh120 billion invested in the construction of eight dams across the country. […]

[This Day] Africa's richest man and Chairman of Dangote Cement Plc, Alhaji Aliko Dangote has promised to continue to do all within his power to help in alleviating poverty and spread wealth even as he charged Nigerians not to lose hope in the country. […]

[Leadership] The World Bank has approved Nigeria's request for a $3billion loan for the expansion of the transmission and distribution networks in the power sector. […]

[Premium Times] The Federal Government has directed the telecom firm, MTN, to suspend its plan to impose a new charge on customers who use its short codes to access banking services. […]

[Premium Times] The Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, says the International Monetary Fund (IMF) "supports" Nigeria's closure of its land borders because it understands the action is not punitive. […]

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -Liberia risks being delisted from the Extractives Industries Transparency Initiative, the global body which monitors transparency in oil and mining industries, in a move that will likely deal another blow to the shaky economy. Liberia will be delisted if it doesn't meet a deadline set for December 31 to file overdue reports according to Bady Balde, EITI's Africa Director. […]

[East African] The Rwandan Cabinet has approved an agreement with Russia to advance the use of nuclear energy for "peaceful purposes," a move that is expected to bolster relations between the two countries and advance the latter's interests in the region. […]