[This Day] SOStainabilityWeekly

[New Republic] Monrovia -- The City of Monrovia Tuesday witnessed a storm of protest staged by upset students from public schools operating under the Monrovia Consolidated School System (MCSS) for "lack

[Scrolla] Foreign shop owners have taken Kgoshi Letsiri Phaahla to court over his order to leave Ga Phaahla village in Limpopo. Phaahla blames a Constitutional Court ruling and warns of uprisings. Home Affairs denies the ruling legalises all undocumented foreign nationals.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote has acquired a 24.76 percent stake in Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) valued at about Sh42.5 billion from government institutions.

[263Chat] Zimbabwe's fuel-import-dependent economy could remain exposed to international oil market volatility into 2027 after the International Energy Agency (IEA) warned that global energy markets are unlikely to return to normal next year.

[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has visited the Ethiopian Nuclear Energy Commission to review progress in developing the country's nuclear energy program.

[SAnews.gov.za] South Africa's annual Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased to 4.5% in September 2026, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) said on Wednesday.

[Liberian Investigator] MONROVIA -- Liberia's push for a second Millennium Challenge Corporation compact now centers on three targets: new electricity transmission infrastructure, reforms to power sector governance and regulation, and changes to mining governance to attract private investment. Both sides aim to finish the compact's joint design by mid-2027.

[Ghanaian Times] Ghana must strengthen its capacity to mobilise domestic capital to finance economic growth and reduce its exposure to external financial shocks, President of the Ghana Association of Banks and Chief Executive of Stanbic Bank Ghana, Kwamina Asomaning, has said.

[Nile Post] Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa has vowed to continue the ongoing staff verification exercise despite pressure from affected individuals and their families questioning its purpose.

[Capital FM] Mombasa -- Kenya's two seaports are expected to handle 51 vessels over the next 14 days, including six oil tankers scheduled to dock at the Port of Mombasa.

[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican government plans to invest about 126 million US dollars in a photovoltaic power plant to supply electricity to mining companies in the southern province of Gaza.

[Daily News] Zanzibar -- ZANZIBAR'S government has urged human resources officers to uphold integrity, patriotism and accountability when implementing salary adjustments, warning against corruption, negligence and bureaucratic delays that could deny public servants their rightful benefits.

[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- THE Bank of Tanzania's gold holdings rose by 3.6 per cent in September, strengthening the gold component of its assets and highlighting the importance of precious metals in the central bank's financial position.

[Ghanaian Times] THE city of Newark in New Jersey, United States, was set agog as its Mayor, Ras J. Baraka, joined the Acting Gbese Mantse, Nii Armah Okpah II, to perform the sacred Ga ritual of sprinkling Kpoikpoi during the maiden Homowo celebration in the city on Saturday.

[Premium Times] The agreement ends years of litigation over Lagos airport's domestic terminal, with both sides relinquishing historical claims and accepting revised operational terms.

[Liberian Observer] Gbarpolu County Senator Amara M. Konneh has warned that Liberia's improving economic growth figures are failing to translate into meaningful improvements in citizens' living conditions, pointing to rising living costs, weak implementation of public investment projects, limited agricultural growth and gaps in petroleum-levy collections.

[Liberian Observer] Africa's long-standing ambition to build an integrated continental market is confronting a decisive test--whether agreements, policy commitments and high-level discussions can translate into businesses trading across borders, local enterprises entering regional supply chains, investment reaching productive sectors, and jobs being created.

[Daily Trust] Yiaga Africa, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and other stakeholders have called for stronger safeguards against the misuse of artificial intelligence (AI) in Nigeria's 2027 general elections, warning that deepfakes, disinformation and cyber threats could undermine electoral integrity.

[Premium Times] The strike by lecturers at Taraba State University (TSU), Jalingo, entered its ninth day on Wednesday

[Premium Times] The airport authority said it was working with health agencies to support containment efforts after Nigeria confirmed its first case following months of heightened preparedness.

[Premium Times] The latest disbursement brings the number of former workers paid to 3,300, more than two decades after the national carrier ceased operations.

[SAnews.gov.za] Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana will deliver the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) during a sitting of the National Assembly today, outlining government's revised economic outlook and adjusted expenditure estimates.

[Scrolla] Approved non-bank firms could offer more payment services independently under a Reserve Bank plan targeting mid-2027. Cheaper payments are the goal, but the changes do not guarantee free transactions or an immediate cut in bank charges.

[Daily Trust] Nigeria needs to raise foreign direct investment (FDI) to more than 10 per cent of total capital inflows and increase electricity supply to achieve its $1 trillion economy target, the First Deputy President of the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Prof. Adesoji Adesugba, has said.

[This Day] There should be public education on the dangers of scooping petrol

[Leadership] Financial experts have described American banking giant JPMorgan Chase & Co's planned entry into Nigeria's merchant banking sector as a strong vote of confidence in the country's economy and the ongoing reforms of the Federal Government and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

[New Zimbabwe] Hwange Colliery Company Limited has failed to have an ex-employee's challenge to its eviction bid thrown out, with the High Court ruling that the company can pursue his removal from accommodation only after proving it has fulfilled its outstanding obligations under a retrenchment agreement.

[New Zimbabwe] ZIMBABWE National Road Administration (ZINARA) has finally settled its US$206 million loan from the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA).

[New Zimbabwe] PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has challenged businesses across the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) to forge partnerships that boost intra-regional trade, investment and job creation as member states seek to build an integrated regional market.