[Bird Story Agency] Ghana's geographical indication for kente could help weavers protect the celebrated cloth from imitation, reach new markets and earn more from generations of skill. Turning legal recognition into livelihoods will require collective standards, business support and the revival of local raw-material production.

[Daba Finance] The World Health Organization has launched a regional health data platform designed to give African governments a single system for tracking health trends, planning services and responding to disease outbreaks. The Regional Health Data Hub was unveiled on August 27 in Addis Ababa during the WHO Regional Committee for Africa meeting.

[Daba Finance] Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and incoming ECOWAS Commission President Birame Diop have set out priorities for the West African bloc as it works on a common currency, security cooperation and trade after the departure of 3 member states. Faye, who became ECOWAS chairman in July, met Diop in Dakar on August 27 ahead of the former Senegalese defense minister taking office on September 1.

[African Business] Washington, DC -- The inaugural Africa Business Investment Summit saw a target of $500m of structured commitments, a royal keynote and an unusually candid accounting of why capital still hesitates.

[Leadership] The immediate past Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HCSF), Mrs. Didi Esther Walson-Jack, has formally handed over the leadership of the Federal Civil Service to Mr. Abel Olumuyiwa Enitan, urging civil servants to sustain the momentum of ongoing reforms aimed at transforming public service delivery.

[Leadership] Kaduna State University (KASU), chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has began two weeks warning strike for the full implementation of its demands.

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- The Attorney General has cautioned against the immediate termination of the contract of the private operator of the Kampala-Entebbe Expressway, warning that failure to follow contractual procedures could expose Uganda to costly international arbitration.

[Nyasa Times] A discrepancy has emerged between the final position reported by the pilot of the military aircraft that crashed near Chikangawa in June last year, killing former vice-president Saulos Chilima and eight others, and the flight-tracking data contained in the German Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation's interim report, a parliamentary inquiry has heard.

[Ghanaian Times] The government is committed to building a sustainable energy system capable of providing reliable power to support other sectors of the economy, the Director of Power at the Ministry of Energy and Green Transition, Mr Sulemana Abubakari, has said.

[Shabelle] Nairobi -- Countries bordering the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden are seeking to strengthen maritime security cooperation as threats including piracy, human trafficking and disruptions to commercial shipping continue to grow.

[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican State expenditure on wages and other types of remuneration fell 3.9 percent in the first half of the year to 107.2 billion meticais (1.6 billion US dollars at the current exchange rate), amid efforts to contain the public-sector wage bill, which covers more than 350,000 workers.

[Nyasa Times] Mzuzu Airport has been operating for more than ten years without functional air navigation equipment and lacks even basic systems to record radio communications, a parliamentary inquiry into aviation safety has been told, in a startling revelation that raises fresh questions over the airfield's role in the fatal crash that killed former Vice-President Saulos Chilima.

[Nile Post] NIC Life Assurance, in partnership with Spades Insurance Brokers, has paid Shs30 million in compensation to the family of a Ugandan migrant worker who died in Dubai.

[Daily Maverick] Eskom released the results of its 18-month investigation into R21-billion worth of diesel contracts, but failed to make a full and frank disclosure.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has announced an increase in the entry-level basic salary for police constables as the Government moves to improve the welfare and working conditions of security officers.

[Ghanaian Times] The decision by some commercial transport operators in Accra to charge fares above the approved rates is unacceptable and must not be allowed to become the new normal.

[Ghanaian Times] Ghana loses more than $4.55 billion in revenue annually through poor road networks, road crashes and traffic congestion, the World Bank's latest report has revealed.

[Ghanaian Times] President John Dramani Mahama has cut the sod for the construction of a seven-storey multi-purpose, multi-tiered complex designed to improve passenger experience at the Accra International Airport (AIA).

[Nyasa Times] Minister of Transport and Public Works Jappie Mhango has accused Malawian engineers of failing to take a leading role in addressing the country's infrastructure and economic challenges, arguing that the profession should be doing more to reduce reliance on foreign expertise.

[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's publicly-owned electricity company, EDM, plans to make at least 420,000 new connections by the end of 2026, covering about two million people across the country.

[Bird Story Agency] Benin is using its position as West Africa's largest cotton producer to pursue a bigger economic prize: processing more of what it grows at home. At the Glo-Djigbé Industrial Zone (GDIZ), cotton is being turned into fabrics and garments, creating jobs and retaining value that previously left the country with the trade of raw fibres. Its progress offers an emerging model for industrialisation for the continent.

[Ghanaian Times] The High Court in Accra has given the Attorney-General (A-G) 14 days to file disclosures in the alleged GH₵30 million Ghana Export-Import Bank (EXIM Bank) fraud case involving the former Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Wontumi.

[Scrolla] Tomatoes fell 18% and oranges 17% in August, while beef rose 5% and potatoes rose 7%, according to PMBEJD's Household Affordability Index. Stats SA data shows farmers are being paid far more for livestock (up 9.3%) than for crops (up 0.9%), which explains the difference.

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[Vanguard] JOS -- Plateau State is richly endowed with mineral resources, with mining sites scattered across rural communities where generations have depended on the industry for their livelihoods.

[Daily Trust] President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday said state governors had resolved to take immediate measures to bring down the cost of transportation in their respective states by leveraging the lower costs inherent in Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and electric vehicles.

[New Times] The National Bank of Rwanda's decision to raise the Central Bank Rate by 50 basis points to 8.75 per cent comes as inflationary pressures continue to intensify. Inflation averaged 9.1 per cent in the first quarter of 2026 and 13.2 per cent in the second, before reaching 14.5 per cent year-on-year in July.

[GroundUp] NUFAS has accepted Betko's existing 5% wage increase, but the dispute over the union's membership remains unresolved

[GroundUp] But 740,000 households still have no phone

[Nyasa Times] Malawi's agriculture sector is facing a mounting crisis, with damning new figures revealing the country's export base has collapsed by 31 percent in less than a decade, as Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development Roza Mbilizi issued a stark call for urgent transformation.