[This Day] The inaugural New Pour Report 2026, which is based on 10 trends and over 15 data sources, has identified why capital is shifting toward Southern and sub-Saharan Africa on the back of demographics such as urbanisation and connectivity.

[This Day] Financial and economic analysts yesterday described the Dangote Petroleum Refinery Initial Public Offering (IPO) as a test of the country's capital-market discipline, an opportunity to broaden ownership of strategic assets, and a pointer to how the country could finance development beyond mounting reliance on debt.

[New Zimbabwe] The High Court has ordered former Energy and Power Development Minister Dzikamai Mavhaire to restore unrestricted access to a Masvingo mining operation after finding that boom gates erected on roads leading to the claims amounted to unlawful interference with the miner's peaceful use of the access routes.

[New Zimbabwe] GOVERNMENT has fallen back on its words to completely remove vendors operating in Harare's Central Business District (CBD) and instead ordered them to only sell their goods between 6AM and 6PM.

[Dabanga] Omdurman / Ed Dueim -- The collapse of Sudan's Pound is sending consumer prices sharply higher as traders struggle to price their goods. About three-quarters of shops in Ed Dueim, White Nile state, have closed, along with about 90% of wholesale shops in Omdurman and branches of several flour and dairy-product companies in White Nile state.

[Dabanga] Nyala / El Geneina / Zalingei -- Markets in Nyala, the capital of South Darfur, elsewhere in Darfur, and Kordofan in RSF/Tasees-controlled areas, have reportedly largely escaped the surge in prices seen in Khartoum and eastern Sudan following the sharp depreciation of the Sudanese Pound (SDG), traders say. Local price rises are concentrated mainly in staple grains, as poor rainfall has reduced agricultural production.

[Dabanga] Khartoum / Amsterdam -- Sudan's Finance Minister, Jibril Ibrahim, attributes the Sudanese Pound's rapid decline against foreign currencies to strong demand for foreign exchange as imports outstrip exports, with the currency's slide putting further pressure on household budgets.

[Dabanga] En Nahud -- At least 80 people have died after a gold mine collapsed near El Nahud in West Kordofan, according to a local administration official. A further 50 people are injured, while the number still trapped underground remains unknown.

[Dabanga] Khartoum / Amsterdam -- The Sudanese Pound has plunged against the Dollar, with the US currency trading above SDG 8,400 on the parallel market, up 40% in three weeks as demand for foreign currency surges.

[Liberian Observer] Liberia has crossed the US$1 billion revenue mark. That is something worth acknowledging.

[Darfur Network for Human Rights] Violent armed clashes at Al-Naam border market, near Abyei, reportedly killed and injured civilians on Tuesday, 15 September. The fighting also forced traders and families to flee, brought commercial activity to a halt and exposed the market to looting.

[Premium Times] While the campaign organisation said six people were killed in the accident, the police reported four deaths.

[Vanguard] ActionAid Nigeria, market women, university students and other civil society groups on Thursday staged a protest at the gate of the Federal Ministry of Finance over Nigeria's rising debt stock and the Federal Government's continued borrowing.

[Daily Trust] The death toll from the consumption of a suspected poisonous herbal drink in Ondo State has risen to 49, while the number of affected persons has climbed to about 170, health authorities have confirmed.

[Ghanaian Times] The Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) has intensified its nationwide campaign to clear encroachers from high-voltage transmission corridors to protect power infrastructure, ensure public safety and maintain reliable electricity supply.

[Ghanaian Times] The government has launched an initiative to revolutionise tomato farming and reduce Ghana's dependence on imported tomatoes.

[Liberian Observer] Vice President Jeremiah Kpan Koung, Sr. has dismissed reports surrounding his recent security check at Brussels Airport in Belgium, denying claims that he was subjected to the removal of his shoes and jacket during the screening.

[Vanguard] ABUJA -- A fresh row is brewing between the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and legal practitioners across the country over a renewed push to bar the use of foreign currency in settling legal fees.

[Vanguard] THE United States government has indicted Nigeria's trade environment as one of the most corrupt and frustrating in the world, citing endemic corruption, inter-agency infighting, extortion at the ports and an opaque regulatory system as major barriers to foreign trade and investments in Nigeria.

[New Dawn] BUCHANAN, Grand Bassa County, September 17, 2026: The Joint Legislative Committee on Health has begun a nationwide assessment of government health facilities as lawmakers gather firsthand information on staffing, funding, medical supplies and other challenges ahead of deliberations on the 2027 national budget.

[New Dawn] Lawmaker cites development gaps, raises concern over district funds

[Liberian Observer] The Ministry of Transport has broken ground for the construction of a regional office in Maryland County valued at approximately US$187,679, in a major step toward decentralizing transportation services and reducing the burden on citizens traveling long distances to access government services.

[Liberian Observer] Bong County Attorney Jonathan Flomo has renewed his call for authorities of the Liberia National Police to consider homicide-related charges in fatal road crashes where investigations establish evidence of reckless or criminally negligent driving.

[Nile Post] ActionAid International Uganda has called for increased investment in climate change adaptation and resilience as rural communities in Northern Uganda continue to grapple with prolonged dry spells, declining agricultural productivity and environmental degradation.

[This Day] Awka -- An unspecified number of persons traveling to Onitsha, Anambra State from Asaba for business have died, following an incident of boat capsizing reported on Tuesday.

[Premium Times] According to the report, 53 per cent of adults in the poorest wealth quintile remained financially excluded, compared with just 1 per cent in the richest quintile.

[New Zimbabwe] NURSES say they have been betrayed by the government after it failed to honour an agreement to increase health-specific allowances.

[New Zimbabwe] The parliaments of Zimbabwe and Mozambique have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen legislative cooperation as the two countries pursue economic independence.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Local sugar millers have urged the government to control the amount of sugar entering the country, saying unplanned imports are hurting them.

[allAfrica] Sudan Gold Mine Collapse Kills at Least 60