[263Chat] The Government is establishing treatment and drug rehabilitation centres across the country as part of efforts to address drug and substance abuse.

[Foroyaa] The Petroleum Commission generated more than US$1 million from upstream petroleum activities in 2025, according to its 2025 Activity Report and Financial Statements presented to the Finance and Public Accounts Committee (FPAC) of the National Assembly.

[New Times] Rwanda's unemployment rate remained unchanged at 13.4 per cent in the second quarter of 2026, but the number of people facing some form of labour market challenge increased, according to the latest Labour Force Survey by the National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR).

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- U.S.-based mobility and delivery platform Uber is set to acquire Glovo Kenya after striking a deal to buy Berlin-based Delivery Hero's food delivery business across 50 markets.

[SAnews.gov.za] Higher Education and Training Deputy Minister, Dr Nomusa Dube-Ncube, has described the opening of a Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) Centre of Excellence and three new Centres of Specialisation in Mossel Bay as a significant step towards equipping young South Africans with skills for the future economy.

[SAnews.gov.za] A nationwide crackdown on illegal mining, organised crime and gang-related violence has resulted in the arrest of 1 149 suspects during June, as law enforcement agencies intensified intelligence-driven operations across South Africa.

[SAnews.gov.za] Deputy President Paul Mashatile says South Africa's Special Economic Zones (SEZ) programme has attracted R14.8 billion in revenue and created more than 30 000 jobs across sectors, including automotive manufacturing, agro-processing and renewable energy.

[Vanguard] ENUGU -- A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Enugu State, Comrade Adolphus Ude, has criticised Anambra State Governor, Prof. Charles Soludo, over his commendation of President Bola Tinubu's approval of major road projects in the Southeast.

[Premium Times] GLG Communications has unveiled the fifth edition of its annual PR Power List, recognising 50 public relations and strategic communications professionals whose work has shaped organisations, industries and public discourse in Nigeria and beyond.

[Vanguard] Stakeholders have emphasised the importance of improved electricity access in driving productivity and achieving economic prosperity.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Stanbic Bank Kenya has appointed Safaricom executive Michael Mutiga as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective August 1, 2026.

[Ghanaian Times] The government's decision to raise GH¢5 billion to support the recapitalisation of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) is a timely and necessary intervention.

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA) is embarking on what could be its most significant regulatory overhaul in nearly two decades, introducing a series of reforms aimed at expanding telecommunications access, strengthening consumer protection, and tightening oversight of service providers operating in the country.

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Liberian Senate has unanimously concurred with the House of Representatives, authorizing the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) to procure and print up to L$79 billion in additional Liberian dollar banknotes.

[Liberian Observer] On a Friday morning last year, Peter Togba went mining in an abandoned pit. Suddenly, he tripped and fell into the pit, and with no one else there to rescue him, he drowned. He had just turned 20.

[Nile Post] A high-level Military delegation from 9 African countries currently attending war college studies at the Malian Army War College toured the Dei BioPharma Ltd drugs and vaccines manufacturing campus in Matugga on Wednesday--commending the facility as a model for Africa's pursuit of pharmaceutical self-reliance.

[Liberian Investigator] Every member of the National Elections Commission's Board of Commissioners, along with its executive director and comptroller, faces arrest in two weeks unless the commission settles a judgment debt owed to M-TOSH Print Media Inc., the Commercial Court of Liberia ruled Tuesday.

[Liberian Investigator] Car owners and motorists were overcharged by up to L$131.26 million (approximately US$721,000) at the fuel pump over three weeks earlier this year because the government set gasoline and diesel prices based on an outdated exchange rate, according to two Senate committees.

[Liberian Investigator] The Liberia Standards Authority (LiSA) has launched a nationwide market surveillance program to assess the quality of building and construction materials, marking a major step toward strengthening consumer protection, public safety and regulatory oversight in the country's construction sector.

[Liberian Investigator] The Liberia Special Economic Zones Authority (LSEZA) has stepped up efforts to attract foreign investment by promoting Liberia's Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone (SAPZ) Project at the 2026 Liberia-Nigeria Trade and Investment Forum in Lagos, positioning the initiative as a key driver of agricultural transformation, industrialization, and job creation.

[New Dawn] MONROVIA, July 17, 2026 - President Joseph Boakai has instructed the Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA) to expand the national school connectivity program, adding 28 more public schools to the ongoing initiative.

[Daba Finance] Nigeria's annual inflation rate eased to 15.91% in June from 15.93% in May, marking the first decline since February and strengthening expectations that the Central Bank of Nigeria will keep interest rates unchanged at its policy meeting later this month.

[This Day] Abuja -- Nigeria has urged African countries to foster greater collaborations to boost the continent's digital economy.

[UN News] For Tanatswa Amanda Chikaura, mental health advocacy began with a personal loss: while studying psychology at the University of Zimbabwe, she learned that a fellow student had died by suicide.

[allAfrica]

[GroundUp] More than R161-billion owed for electricity, water and taxes

[Premium Times] Many Nigerians clamoured that petrol prices should return to the pre-war level.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- For decades, Kenya has enjoyed a reputation as East Africa's investment gateway, attracting multinational corporations with its strategic location, relatively sophisticated financial sector, modern transport infrastructure and access to a regional market of more than 300 million people.

[allAfrica]

[New Light] Kapchorwa: At least 23 pupils of King David Junior School Ndejje are feared dead following a road accident in Kapchorwa District on Thursday evening, as the pupils travelled for a field trip whose exact destination remained unclear at the time of the crash.