[Corporate Council on Africa] New York -- Côte d'Ivoire will take center stage in the U.S.-Africa business relationship in 2027, as Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) today announced that the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire will host the 2027 U.S.-Africa Business Summit.

[Nile Post] Generation Z (Gen Z) youth have celebrated President Museveni's 82nd birthday at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds in Kampala, with speakers highlighting his messages on patriotism, wealth creation, skilling, value addition and socio-economic transformation.

[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -- President of the Republic Abdelmadjid Tebboune, chairing a Council of Ministers meeting on Sunday, ordered a comprehensive increase in wages for Civil Protection personnel and a revision of their statutory framework, in line with climate change and the major risks faced by members of this corps, according to a statement issued by the Council of Ministers.

[allAfrica] Geneva -- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has told the Global Africa Business Initiative that Africa represents a $3 trillion market opportunity and the world is finally recognizing it as a ''gamechanger for global business''.

[Nyasa Times] Malawi is being denied the chance to fight back against climate change because a staggering 24 percent of the national budget is being swallowed up by debt repayments, campaigners have warned.

[New Times] Chinese companies operating in Rwanda have created about 500,000 jobs for Rwandans in the past five decades, as investment and business ties between the two countries continue to expand, according to the 2026 Social Responsibility Report of Chinese Enterprises in Rwanda, released last week.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Police have recovered bhang worth an estimated Sh7.2 million after an SUV suspected of transporting the narcotics was involved in a road crash along the Nakuru-Nairobi Highway.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Safaricom added 289,201 fixed internet subscribers in the year to June 30, 2026, extending its lead in Kenya's fixed internet market.

[Scrolla] Anita Dangazele -- Minister Gwede Mantashe says there are currently no interventions planned to ease the impact of rising fuel prices on households and businesses. The department is reviewing how fuel margins are calculated, a process only expected to be completed by March 2027.

[Liberian Observer] The ECOWAS Regional Competition Authority (ERCA) has called for stronger efforts to promote fair competition and deeper market integration across West Africa, emphasizing that competitive markets are essential to achieving meaningful regional economic integration.

[Nile Post] President Museveni has revealed that the late Kenyan politician Cyrus Jirongo was the person who alerted him that Uganda was procuring petroleum products through middlemen in Kenya.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Egypt has agreed to South Sudan's planned Grand Fula Dam after reviewing technical studies on the project, Egyptian Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Hani Sewilam said, as Cairo simultaneously reiterated its objections to Ethiopia's unilateral operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).

[Vanguard] The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has suspended three more personnel and ordered three days of half-mast to mourn alleged illegal miners who died in its Niger State custody.

[Nile Post] The Minister of State for Investment and Privatisation, Aminah Mukalazi, on Friday, September 18, announced that the government would resettle families who own land and property around the Dei BioPharma Ltd medicines and vaccines campus in Matugga, Nansana Municipality, Wakiso District.

[This Day] The World Bank has reported that Nigeria's cash-based social intervention programmes reached 67.19 million people and 10.44 million households by August 2026, even as questions over the identification and traceability of beneficiaries continue to trail the federal government's cash transfer programme.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has defended Kenya's Government-to-Government (G-to-G) fuel importation arrangement, saying the country has adopted a model that is different from and, in his words, better than Uganda's current system.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Jubilee Party Deputy Leader Fred Matiang'i has demanded the publication of Kenya's Government-to-Government (G-to-G) oil importation agreement following remarks by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on the involvement of intermediaries in the petroleum supply chain.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Former Chief Justice David Maraga has held talks with Delaware Governor Matt Meyer on issues affecting the cost of manufacturing and doing business in Kenya, including energy costs and taxation.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has witnessed the signing of an agreement between Kenya, the United Nations and Equity Group aimed at deepening the participation of Kenyans in the diaspora in the country's development through investment, skills transfer and enterprise creation.

[Capital FM] Kisumu -- Eight people have been injured after a building collapsed in Maomboleo, Kisumu County, the Kenya Red Cross has said.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto and First Lady Rachel Ruto are in New York ahead of the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), beginning a week of high-level engagements focused on Kenya's economic, diplomatic and development priorities.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Domestic parcels handled by the Postal Corporation of Kenya (PCK) rose 549.2 per cent to 667,978 between April and June 2026, driven by increased Express Mail Service (EMS) items and growth in e-commerce deliveries.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula has called for greater caution and discipline on Kenyan roads following the death of four traders from Chwele in a road accident at Maai Mahiu.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has clarified remarks that triggered a fresh debate over petroleum imports between Kenya and Uganda, saying sections of the Kenyan media misrepresented what he said about the use of middlemen in fuel procurement.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Energy and Petroleum Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi has defended Kenya's government-to-government (G-to-G) fuel importation arrangement, saying the programme helped address severe US dollar shortages and safeguard the country's petroleum supply.

[Capital FM] Kisumu -- Rescue efforts are underway after a building collapsed in Maomboleo, Kisumu, with emergency response teams heading to the scene.

[Leadership] Nigeria's nine scheduled airlines failed to make Africa's top 10 in the 2026 Skytrax World Airline Awards, as high operating costs and weak passenger demand continue to strain the ability of domestic carriers to sustain operations and expand their networks.

[Daily Trust] The Dangote Petroleum Refinery is eyeing accelerated delivery of its 1.4 million barrels per day expansion target by 2029, according to Vice President, Oil and Gas and Fertiliser, Dangote Industries Limited, Mr Devakumar Edwin.

[Daily Trust] The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has stated that it does not set petrol pump prices or issue administrative price templates, saying pricing is strictly controlled by market forces under the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021.