[New Times] The return of endangered wildlife to protected areas is more than a conservation success story. It is a sign that sustained investment, strong partnerships and community involvement can reverse the loss of species once pushed to the brink.

[New Times] Rwanda's digital finance boom has brought millions of people into the formal economy. But the same digital transformation that has made financial services faster and more accessible has also created new opportunities for fraudsters.

[New Times] A new partnership between Ecobank Rwanda Plc and Fortis Green Housing is expected to make homeownership more accessible by combining mortgage financing with sustainably built homes in Kigali's growing Masaka area.

[New Times] After fire alarms rang at exactly 10:15 a.m., fire marshals and security guards quickly alerted people inside the I&M Bank Rwanda Headquarters building and instructed them to evacuate through designated emergency exits.

[Liberian Investigator] MONROVIA -- The National Transit Authority on Tuesday dedicated and commissioned 20 buses and five cargo trucks, significantly expanding Liberia's public transportation fleet as the government pushes to improve affordable mobility and strengthen the movement of people and goods across the country.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The United States is ready to resume mediation between Egypt and Ethiopia over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), a senior adviser to US President Donald Trump has said, signalling a renewed diplomatic effort to resolve the long-running dispute over the use and management of Nile waters.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Jigjiga, the capital of the Somali Regional State, is currently at the centre of a heated dispute between the City Administration and segments of the business community--large traders, wholesalers, importers, and other high-volume enterprises. At the heart of the disagreement is the collection of value-added tax (VAT) and, specifically, the administration's effort to ensure that taxable sales are properly documented through the point-of-sale (POS) systems already in use by most businesses.

[New Times] A Rwandan delegation led by Ministry of Trade and Industry Permanent Secretary Chantal Tuyishimire is in Brazil for a five-day business mission aimed at strengthening cooperation in trade, investment, innovation and skills development.

[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Ethiopians have demonstrated both the capacity and readiness to construct additional dams on the country's rivers, Director General of the Office of the National Council for the Coordination of Public Participation in the Construction of GERD, said

[Nile Post] Foreign Affairs Minister Adonia Ayebare has held talks with Ethiopia's Ambassador to Uganda, Etsegenet Bezabih Yimenu, with both sides agreeing to enhance bilateral cooperation in trade, investment and air connectivity.

[263Chat] Power utility company the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) is turning to the regional electricity market to guard against possible shortages as the government seeks to improve the country's unreliable power system.

[UCT] The rapid rise of crypto assets is forcing tax systems to confront a fundamental question: can rules designed for a traditional economy keep pace with technologies that are redefining how value is created, owned and exchanged?

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- CFAO Mobility Kenya has recalled some Toyota vehicles manufactured between 2001 and 2017 over defective airbags linked to injuries and fatalities globally.

[Independent (Kampala)] Mbale -- As Ugandan manufacturers look beyond the domestic market, moving money across borders efficiently is becoming as important as moving goods.

[Liberian Observer] The Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA) will on Wednesday, August 19, sign comprehensive Satellite Communications Guidelines, establishing a new regulatory framework for satellite services while opening the way for expanded and more affordable internet access across Liberia.

[Liberian Observer] MONROVIA -- A Chinese company was permitted to ship logs despite the existence of a moratorium against such shipment, official records show.

[Liberian Observer] Deep in the rainforest of Nimba County, heavy excavators work around the clock tearing high-grade iron ore from the earth at Tokadeh Mountain. From there, heavily loaded freight trains rumble along a 250-kilometer rail corridor to the Atlantic port of Buchanan, where bulk carriers load raw metal bound for global steel mills.

[Nyasa Times] Malawi's electricity sector illustrates a familiar pattern in developing economies: connections outpacing capacity. As access-expansion programmes such as the Malawi Electricity Access Project and the Malawi Rural Electrification Programme bring more households and businesses onto the grid, generation has failed to keep pace, producing chronic shortfalls and increasingly disruptive load-shedding.

[New Times] GAMICO Ltd has stepped up investment in modern mining technology, unveiling a mineral processing plant, underground rail transport system, mine clinic and mining academy as it seeks to boost production, improve worker welfare and strengthen skills.

[Leadership] The founder of Silverbird Group and former senator, Ben Murray-Bruce, has called on President Bola Tinubu to address the poor performance of Nigeria's government-owned refineries and ensure they become productive and commercially viable.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Tata Chemicals Magadi has warned that about 500 jobs are at risk as its operations remain suspended following regulatory non-compliance.

[This Day] Akure -- Former Senator representing Ekiti Central Senatorial District, Babafemi Ojudu, Tuesday demanded urgent explanations from the federal government over the fate of the Akure-Ado-Ekiti dual carriageway project, questioning why a project approved and funded as a dual carriageway now appears to have produced only one rehabilitated carriageway.

[This Day] The planned Initial Public Offering (IPO) of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals has taken a significant step forward with the successful completion of a $1 billion underwriting programme, strengthening the capital markets foundation for what could become Africa's most consequential industrial listing.

[Vanguard] Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals FZE, DPRP, has secured $1 billion in underwriting backing from Marob Strategies and Consulting DIFC Ltd and Lilium Capital Group ahead of its planned initial public offering, IPO.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Police have arrested two suspects believed to be key receivers in a mobile phone theft network operating around Burma Market in Shauri Moyo, Nairobi, recovering four mobile phones suspected to have been stolen.

[Daily Trust] The National Assembly has more than 14,000 workers, excluding 469 federal lawmakers and their visitors, making it the busiest parliament in the world, the Clerk to the National Assembly (CNA), Kamoru Ogunlana, has said.

[allAfrica]

[Daba Finance] Dangote Petroleum Refinery has secured a $1 billion underwriting programme ahead of its planned Nigerian stock-market listing, adding another source of capital as the company prepares what could become Africa's largest IPO. The programme includes a funded $600 million private placement and a $400 million underwriting commitment that will support the public offer when it launches.

[allAfrica]

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