[New Era] The Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) reported that Namibia's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increased by 4.8% in the second quarter (Q2) of 2026, up from 1.7% in Q2 2025.

[Premium Times] PREMIUM TIMES analysed DMO's records, Mr Obi's handover letter, his claims as well as the submissions of successive administrations in Anambra State to present our findings.

[Nyasa Times] Malawi's former Inspector General of Police has mounted a robust defence of the force's handling of the June 2024 plane crash that killed former vice-president Saulos Chilima and eight others, telling MPs her actions were guided entirely by the information available to her at the time.

[Premium Times] Green and white are going up early this year. Ahead of Nigeria's Independence Day, KFC Nigeria is giving customers a second shot at one of the biggest deals of the year -- because the first round of Buy 1, Get 1 Free buckets came and went fast, and not everyone got a seat at the table.

[New Era] The Justice and Labour Relations Deputy Minister, Inecia Brandt, said data is crucial for decision making and employment policy when she launched the Namibia Labour Market Information System (NALMIS) last Thursday in Windhoek.

[New Era] Twenty consumers across Namibia have each walked away with N$5 000 after being named winners in the first two weeks of Coca-Cola's 2026 Under-the-Cap promotion.

[Vanguard] Fire gutted the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Western Marine Command office in Apapa, Lagos, on Monday, destroying property worth millions of Naira.

[New Dawn] Liberia and India have jointly launched the Group of Friends on Safety and Security of Shipping and Seafarers (GoF on S4), a new international platform aimed at strengthening maritime safety, securing shipping routes and protecting seafarers.

[Nile Post] Prudential Uganda is strengthening its professional adviser force as Prudential Africa emerges as a leading Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT) business, reflecting growing professional standards across the region.

[Foroyaa] The debt burden of The Gambia continues to increase hourly, daily, yearly and on a large scale. In his statement at the time of laying the Estimates of the revenue and expenditure of The Gambia for the year 2027 for consideration by the National assembly, the Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs stated that,

[This Day] The Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has granted a Mareva injunction restraining three energy and logistics companies from withdrawing, transferring or dissipating funds and assets over an alleged debt of $1.602 million and N1.314 billion arising from crude oil storage and related services.

[Vanguard] ·Reports say 156 dead·NASS C'ttee: This is a sophisticated national threat...with implications for security, revenue generation·How it fuels child labour

[Premium Times] The operation, conducted in the early hours of Sunday, targeted mining sites in Kusum, Badakoshi and Mayo Kam areas of Bali LGA

[Leadership] West African businesswomen and entrepreneurs have been advised to leverage technology and skills to grow their businesses and access regional and global markets.

[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- AFRICA cannot achieve sustainable development while millions of women and children continue to face preventable deaths and unequal access to essential healthcare.

[Daily News] Geita -- TANZANIA'S mineral sales reached 7.78tri/- between January and June this year, equivalent to about 66.5 per cent of the 11.7tri/- recorded during the whole of 2025, signalling strong growth in the mining sector before the year ends.

[Ghanaian Times] The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Tree Crops Development Authority (TCDA), Dr Andy Osei Okrah, has appealed to traditional authorities in the country to desist from releasing tree-crop plantations and productive agricultural lands to illegal miners.

[Independent (Kampala)] Kabalega International Airport in Hoima District has handled its first known passenger traffic linked to the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations, as the country steps up preparations to host the continental tournament.

[This Day] Abuja -- The Dangote Group has unveiled more details of its 'Vision 2030', targeting over $115 billion in group turnover and $35 billion in annual profit by 2030, anchored on nearly $50 billion in new investments across Africa.

[Daily Trust] The Federal Government has approved the comprehensive modernisation and upgrade of four major ports in the eastern and southern corridors as part of measures to expand Nigeria's cargo-handling capacity and reduce the concentration of maritime traffic around Lagos.

[New Republic] Liberia and India are seeking actions aimed at strengthening cooperation on maritime safety and security, with Liberia's Foreign Affairs Minister Sara Beysolow Nyanti stressing the importance of using both countries' strategic positions in the global shipping industry to protect vessels and seafarers.

[New Republic] Monrovia -- Rural dwellers are decrying increasing bad road conditions they are facing at the time of the presence of yellow machines brought into the country by the government to help with roads improvement across the country.

[Nile Post] Bank of Uganda Deputy Governor Prof. Augustus Nuwagaba says Uganda must increase its export earnings to support long-term stability of the shilling and strengthen foreign exchange inflows.

[New Times] For Froduard Bazi, an agricultural cooperative leader in Gatsibo District, access to reliable irrigation equipment can determine whether farmers keep producing during dry periods or watch their harvests decline.

[Premium Times] Ultimately, the Nigerian state failed them and nudged them towards their untimely graves, with the failure of governance at all levels.

[Premium Times] The real promise of Africapitalism lies not simply in the success of one Tony Elumelu entrepreneur, but in the possibility that thousands of entrepreneurs can become creators of value, employers of labour, innovators and contributors to Africa's economic transformation.

[Premium Times] The tribunal says Nigeria's Mambilla arbitration evidence partly relied on documents made public through PREMIUM TIMES reporting of the Pandora Papers leak.

[Premium Times] "I always know Nigerians to be very great people, very aggressive go-getters. But I didn't anticipate that it was at this scale," Mr Ruto said.

[Africa CDC] At UNGA, Burundi and Guyana joined PAHO and Africa CDC to advance country-led cooperation and financing for pandemic prevention, preparedness and response

[Daba Finance] Ghana's central bank kept its benchmark interest rate at 14% for a third straight meeting as policymakers weighed rising inflation against economic growth. The Monetary Policy Committee voted unanimously to hold the rate after its September meeting, as expected by economists.