[Daily Maverick] While it's probably too far removed from its source material narratively to please hardcore fans who want to see their favourite Resident Evil characters and storylines on the big screen, Zach Cregger's reboot successfully captures the spirit, the rules and the essence of the game franchise that spawned it.

[Ghanaian Times] The Internal Control Unit of Stanbic Bank Ghana has supported the Weep Not Child Foundation at Ahwerease-Darmang, near Nsawam, with equipment and financial assistance to improve the foundation's operations and support for children in its care.

[Ghanaian Times] The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has given traders occupying unauthorised bus stops in the city 48 hours to vacate the areas or face enforcement action as part of efforts to restore order and ease traffic congestion.

[Daily Trust] The 65th edition of First Bank Lagos amateur open golf championship is set to tee off November 16 at the Ikoyi Golf Club in Lagos.

[Daily Trust] The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Apapa Area Command, generated N302.95bn in October 2026, representing a 7.13 per cent increase over the N282.79bn collected in September.

[Daily Trust] The Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) has stated that the current decline in electricity generation on the national grid is primarily attributed to constraints in gas supply to thermal power generating stations and reduced output from hydroelectric power stations.

[Daily Trust] The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) yesterday recorded a sharp downturn as market capitalisation fell by N3.281 trillion from N165.415 trillion at the opening to N162.134 trillion at the close of trading.

[Daily Trust] The Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) branch of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has directed its members to stop depot operations by 6:00 p.m. daily as part of measures to address rising insecurity along highways.

[Daily Trust] It is a clear fact that while the number and volume of interventions by the federal and state governments in the agricultural sector have been quite significant, the results of such efforts have not been correspondingly encouraging.

[Daily Trust] Nigeria's business activity slowed in October 2026, with the composite Current Business Performance Index falling to 115.4 points from 117.8 points in October, as firms continued to grapple with power supply problems, limited access to credit and inadequate infrastructure.

[New Dawn] -Law Reform Commission Validates Proposed Railway Bill

[Nile Post] Government has identified the construction sector as a critical driver of Uganda's ambition to build a $500 billion economy by 2040, calling for increased investment in infrastructure, affordable financing, local contractor capacity and reforms to improve the business environment.

[Nile Post] Uganda Aviation Academy Ltd has secured Board approval for an ambitious expansion programme involving two new training centres in Entebbe and Jinja, eight training aircraft and two advanced flight simulators.

[Leadership] The Nigerian Navy has disclosed that its personnel in sustained efforts against economic saboteurs arrested 259 suspected oil thieves, destroyed 168 illegal refining sites and recovered 7.48 million litres of stolen crude in one year under the leadership of Vice Admiral Idi Abas.

[New Era] Justice minister Fillemon Wise Immanuel has warned members of the Labour Advisory Council and the Employment Equity Commission that they risk removal from their positions if they fail to fulfil their responsibilities.

[Daily Trust] Workers of Taraba State-owned tertiary institutions under the Joint Action Committee of Tertiary Institutions in Taraba State (JACTI) have declared a two-week warning strike to press home their demands to the Taraba State Government.

[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican government plans to invest 77 million US dollars in the construction and rehabilitation of water storage and supply infrastructure, as part of mitigation strategy against the impact of El Niño weather phenomenon which could affect around 5.3 million people in the country.

[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's publicly owned electricity company, EDM, carried out almost 400,000 new electricity connections over the past two years, as part of the "National Energy for All Programme", which was launched by the government in 2018 aiming to ensure universal electricity access throughout the country by 2030.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The United States has imposed fresh sanctions on a Cambodia-based transnational criminal organisation accused of running international online scam operations, as hundreds of Kenyans rescued from scam centres in Southeast Asia emerge as victims of the expanding criminal networks.

[Scrolla] Eskom has asked to charge municipalities 8.84% more for electricity from July 2027. The energy regulator decides on 26 November. Johannesburg must send its electricity tariff request to the energy regulator by 30 March. New tariffs start on 1 July.

[allAfrica] Creatives from across the continent are gathering in Lagos, Nigeria, for the Creative Africa Nexus (CANEX). This initiative brings together Africa's creative talent, investors, policymakers, and industry leaders to unlock the economic potential of the continent's cultural industries.

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[Nyasa Times] Opposition politician Kondwani Nankhumwa has warned that Malawi's fragile economic recovery is in danger, blaming soaring debt, forex shortages and poor budget management.

[Ghanaian Times] MOTORISTS have been cautioned against falling victim to fraudsters as the Ghana Police Service begins the full implementation of its automated traffic law enforcement system, Traffitech-GH.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Rescue teams have recovered six more bodies from the rubble of a collapsed multi-storey building in Eastleigh, Nairobi, raising the number of confirmed fatalities as the search for people still trapped beneath the debris continues.

[Daba Finance] Ethiopia has become Africa's fifth-largest economy after revising its gross domestic product figures to account for sectors including digital finance, services and manufacturing. The country's economy was valued at $210.7 billion in the fiscal year ended July 2026, Finance Minister Fitsum Assefa announced on November 4. The revision places Ethiopia behind South Africa, Egypt, Nigeria and Algeria, and ahead of Morocco and Kenya, based on available GDP estimates. The country previously ranked outside

[African Development Bank (AfDB)] What? Presentation of the African Development Bank Group's 'Diaspora Initiative' Who? The African Development Bank Group When? Monday, 9 November 2026; 5.30 pm-7.30 pm (GMT+1) Where? Les Salons Hoche, 9 Avenue Hoche, Paris (8th arrondissement)

[RootsToFoods Capital Series] In a RootsToFoods Capital Series interview, Kanini Mutooni of the Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation follows one Kenyan cold-chain company from DRK's first check to the path to financial sustainability, and Dr. Frank Aswani of the African Venture Philanthropy Alliance explains what it would take for ten more to do the same.

[Bird Story Agency] Visionary creators, including Charlemagne Andoche Amoussou, founder of the Lolo Andoche brand, are giving the traditional Beninese Kanvô cloth new uses in fashion and interiors. Once associated with the royal court of Abomey, the handwoven textile is reaching contemporary wardrobes as designers turn cultural heritage into local economic opportunity.

[Africapractice] Africa Made It, the continental movement driving Africa's industrial sovereignty, today officially launched its campaign, "Power, Protect and Purchase," at the CANEX weekend in Lagos, Nigeria. Aimed at unlocking USD 34 billion in annual GDP contribution through a structural transition from unprocessed raw cotton exports to end-to-end local garment processing, the initiative seeks to turn Africa's vast natural wealth into sovereign, self-sustaining economic power.