[allAfrica] Reflections on Trust, Sovereignty, and Africa's Economic Destiny

[Ghanaian Times] Ghana's Finance Minister, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has met with the President of the World Bank Group, Ajay Banga, to deepen cooperation and open new opportunities for Ghana's development.

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[Leadership] APM Terminals Apapa has achieved a major safety milestone, recording 440 consecutive days without a Lost Time Injury (LTI).

[Leadership] The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to resolve their ongoing disputes and prevent another strike action that could disrupt the nation's academic calendar.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- North Horr MP Adhe Wario has urged the government to fast-track the utilization of the vast wind energy potential in Marsabit County, citing its importance in driving Kenya's industrial and energy goals.

[Addis Standard] Adama -- Residents of the East Borana Zone in Oromia say the main road linking Nagelle Borana to Moyale has been closed for more than two months due to renewed border insecurity between the Oromia and Somali regions. Local authorities have offered conflicting accounts regarding the road's status.

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[HYDRO-LINK] Washington, DC -- Today at the USA-DRC Economic and Investments Forum in Washington, D.C., His H.E. Mr. Aimé Sakombi Molendo, Minister of Hydraulic Resources and Electricity, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Paul Hinks, Chairman and CEO of New York-based energy investor HYDRO-LINK signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to build a 1,150-kilometer (720 miles), $1.5 billion electricity transmission line between Angola and the DRC.

[Daily News] Dodoma -- THE Tanzania Rural and Urban Roads Agency (TARURA) has recorded major infrastructure achievements over the past four years, completing district road projects worth 262.46bn/- and implementing additional works valued at 40.49bn/-, bringing the total portfolio to 302.95bn/-.

[Scrolla] A new report shows 2025 graduates earn about R6,000 to R9,000, the same as in 2005, despite rising living costs. Rent now eats up 64% of pay, food costs have tripled and many young South Africans are forced to live with family or share homes.

[Liberian Observer] When Integrity Watch Liberia's Executive Director Harold Aidoo addressed the 13th Pan-African Conference on Illicit Financial Flows and Taxation in Johannesburg, his warning cut to the heart of Liberia's fiscal dilemma: we are losing far more than we collect.

[Liberian Observer] Ecobank Liberia, an affiliate of the leading pan-African banking group, the Ecobank Group, celebrated its thirteenth annual Ecobank Day on 11th October on the theme 'Enabling Inclusive Learning for all.' This theme reflects Ecobank's conviction that every child - including those with disabilities -- should have equitable access to education.

[Liberian Observer] Liberia's Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan, has issued a clarion call for integrity, accountability, and collaboration across all levels of the Ministry, urging staff to uphold the highest ethical and professional standards as custodians of the nation's financial resources.

[Liberian Observer] The Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC) has taken a major step toward strengthening the country's electricity supply with the signing of a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Société Générale des Travaux Publics L'Éclair (SGTPL) for the development of a 40-megawatt (MW) thermal power plant.

[Liberian Observer] As the Liberian Legislature prepares to deliberate on the ratification of the Ivanhoe Liberia agreement expected to be submitted by President Joseph N. Boakai, Sr., two senior executives of the company have outlined Ivanhoe Atlantic's readiness to commence large-scale operations immediately after approval, marking a major milestone in Liberia and Guinea's cross-border mining and infrastructure collaboration. The Agreement signed with Liberia is expected to generate over US$1.8 billion in revenues to the

[Liberian Investigator] MONROVIA -- The Liberia Electricity Regulatory Commission (LERC) informs the public that the Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC) has applied for new electricity tariffs for the Commission's approval.

[Ghanaian Times] The Dean of the University of Professional Studies (UPSA) Law School, Professor Ernest Kofi Abotsi, says he supports the proposal for mining communities to have a greater share of the 'national cake' derived from the mineral resources extracted from those communities.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The government has spent Sh34.4 billion to roll out fiber-optic infrastructure across the country, according to a filing presented before the National Assembly.

[The Herald] SOUTH African authorities have begun the painful process of identifying the 43 victims who perished in the horror bus crash near Makhado on Sunday -- using pictures and fingerprint technology to help grieving families find closure.

[The Herald] The Limpopo Provincial Government in South Africa says they have commenced with the identification of the bodies of the 43 people who died in a bus accident on Sunday in Makhado town.

[Leadership] Economists at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have said that weak governance, poor macroeconomic management, and institutional inefficiencies have raised borrowing costs for Nigeria and other sub-Saharan African countries.

[Nyasa Times] Malawians are increasingly demanding greater transparency and accountability in the mining sector, arguing that most mining activities take place without public knowledge or proper community involvement.

[Nyasa Times] Malawi is seeing more money in circulation than ever before, and experts warn this could push prices even higher.

[This Day] In a landmark deal coming after 40 years of discovery of the HI gas field in 1985, Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo), a subsidiary of Shell Plc, together with Sunlink Energies and Resources Limited, yesterday announced the Final Investment Decision (FID) on the asset, located offshore Nigeria.

[New Zimbabwe] Bus operator DNC Coaches says it is still too early to determine the cause of the tragic crash that claimed 43 lives after one of its buses travelling from South Africa to Zimbabwe plunged down an embankment on Saturday night.

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[Vanguard] The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said, yesterday, that the depreciation of the Naira was not necessarily a bad thing.

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