[Ghanaian Times] Profit figures often look persuasive, yet investors rarely treat them as decisive. Cash flow exposes what accounting can blur. A company may post solid earnings while lacking the cash needed to operate smoothly, meet obligations, or absorb shocks, and market history shows that this gap usually surfaces suddenly rather than gradually. This is why experienced investors start every serious assessment with cash flow, especially in businesses built on constant transactions.

[Nyasa Times] Public Private Partnership Commission, PPPC Chief Executive Officer Patrick Kabambe says the termination of the shipping and ports concession agreement was taken in the best interest of Malawi's long-term development.

[New Times] Parents of talented children in football, coaches and academy pioneers have called for increased funding for football academies' tournaments, saying sustainable competitions are essential to promote talent development, exposure and long-term growth of the sport in Rwanda.

[Daily News] Zanzibar -- President Hussein Ali Mwinyi has vowed that his government will focus on the construction of multi-storey schools as a long-term solution to classroom shortages and the double-shift system that has for years characterised education in many parts of Zanzibar.

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis, Dec. 30 -- President Kais Saied stated at the outset of his meeting Monday at Carthage Palace with Minister of Transport, Rachid Amri, that the current state of air transport is "absolutely unacceptable."

[Premium Times] The strike was announced on Monday by the Joint Unions of Nasarawa State Tertiary Institutions (JUNSTI).

[Vanguard] Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited, NNPCL, has announced the successful restoration of the Escravos-Lagos Pipeline System (ELPS) in Warri, Delta State.

[Vanguard] The NNPC Limited has concluded plans to sell stakes in some of its oil and gas assets and has invited bids from interested parties. The general secretary of Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), Jerry Amah, confirmed the development to Reuters.

[Premium Times] The tanker reportedly lost control while descending the busy stretch and ploughed into vehicles parked by the roadside.

[Premium Times] The presidential approval comes amid ongoing reform efforts by the federal government to address legacy financial issues in the energy sector

[Namibian] The Bank of Namibia has indicated that Namibia is moving closer to full PayPal functionality, with broader access expected from 2026.

[Premium Times] "It is untrue that every fare is ₦400,000 or ₦500,000. If you check the inventory, you will still see tickets from ₦150,000. During Christmas, passengers who book ahead can still get tickets at ₦150,000," says Allen Onyema, Air Peace Chairman and CEO.

[New Times] At least 890 school leaders have been dismissed from their leadership positions following a comprehensive performance assessment, according to the Ministry of Education.

[Liberian Investigator] MONROVIA -- The Liberia Revenue Authority on Monday announced it had collected a record US$818 million in domestic revenue in 2025, surpassing the national target and marking the highest revenue performance in the country's history as the government pushes to strengthen fiscal self-reliance.

[ENA] Addis Ababa -- The Ministry of Innovation and Technology affirmed that Ethiopia has placed digital sovereignty at the heart of its national digital transformation agenda with the launch of the Digital Ethiopia 2030 Strategy.

[ENA] Addis Ababa -- The Government Communications Service (GCS) has stated that Ethiopia's Homegrown Macroeconomic Reform Program has established a solid foundation for a strong and competitive economy, citing tangible and lasting improvements across key sectors.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Amsterdam-based TUI Airlines Nederland B.V. has been granted an air service licence to operate Inclusive Tour Charter flights on the Amsterdam-Zanzibar-Mombasa-Amsterdam route.

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) has issued a stern warning to the public to cease and desist from transacting with BAYTEX, an entity presenting itself as a "digital susu" and investment platform.

[263Chat] Road traffic accidents during 2025 festive season more than doubled compared to the same period last year with at least 100 people killed in crashes recorded between 15 and 26 December, police figures show.

[Leadership] The abductors of five road construction workers in Kwara State have demanded N500 million ransom for their release.

[Leadership] Billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola, has sold his majority stake in Geregu Power Plc for N1.088 trillion in a deal financed by a consortium of banks led by Zenith Bank Plc.

[New Times] The government plans to more than double its electricity generation capacity to 1,066 megawatts (MW) by 2034, driven by major investments in hydropower, solar energy, and emerging technologies such as nuclear power, according to Rwanda Energy Group (REG).

[Leadership] The Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) has confirmed that the national grid suffered partial disturbances on Monday, following lingering effects from the vandalism of the Lagos-Escravos-Lagos gas pipeline on December 10.

[This Day] Abuja -- The Executive Chairman of the Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas (PICNG) and Electric Vehicles (EVs), Ismaeel Ahmed, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a Chinese firm to enhance in-country production of some needed infrastructure in the sector.

[Namibian] Global cocoa prices have come down after two years of rising costs.

[Ghanaian Times] The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) says it has resolved the Technical Challenge with the MMS-Compliant Meters.

[Ghanaian Times] Eight business owners have been summoned by the La Dade-Kotopon Municipal Assembly (LaDMA) in the Greater Accra Region for refusing to participate in the climax of the Special one-week National Sanitation Day exercise for the Christmas celebrations.

[Maka] Luanda -- Angola's continued placement under enhanced monitoring by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has once again exposed deep structural weaknesses in the country's banking system.

[New Times] In rural parts of Rwanda, beekeepers carefully position hives along forest edges, hillsides and farms, attentive to flowering cycles and weather patterns that determine the quality of honey produced.

[Vanguard] Nigerians were plunged into darkness on Monday afternoon following another collapse of the national electricity grid, with power supply across most parts of the country dropping to near zero.