[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) has ordered Liquid Telecommunications Kenya Ltd to compensate a complainant Sh700,000 for unlawfully processing personal data without consent, marking one of the latest enforcement actions under Kenya's Data Protection Act, 2019.

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[Daily Trust] The Adamawa State Government has inaugurated two high-level committees to drive preparations for the forthcoming Adamawa Trade and Investment Summit and oversee the implementation of the Industrial Park and Free Trade Zone Project.

[Nile Post] President Museveni has announced a plan to create a dedicated fund for university graduates who remain unemployed two years after completing their studies, expanding his government's wealth-creation initiatives to address graduate joblessness.

[New Times] Rwanda's trade policy is being revised to address long-standing gaps that have limited the country's trade performance and competitiveness.

[Daily Trust] In spite the decline in food inflation across Nigeria, many residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have decried their inability to purchase staple food items.

[New Zimbabwe] ARGUABLY Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote, is scheduled to visit Zimbabwe this week to discuss a US$1 billion deal that straddles across investments in cement, coal mining and power generation.

[New Zimbabwe] SEVEN artisanal miners have been confirmed dead in Silobela, Midlands province, after the shaft they were working in flooded following a heavy downpour.

[Leadership] The Grassroot Initiative Concept (GIC) has called for transparency and clarification from the Senate over the delayed confirmation of Engr. Abdullahi Garba Ramat as chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC).

[This Day] Nigeria has continued its engagement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) about its ongoing reforms, medium-term outlook, and preparations for the 2026-2030 National Development Plan.

[This Day] Predicts more floods, more heat, more suffering AfDB pledges to mobilise capital for green growth

[GroundUp] Three miners remain buried 70 metres underground after a collapse at the Barberton mine in 2016

[Daily Trust] Despite the decline in food inflation across Nigeria, many residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have decried their inability to purchase staple food items.

[Daily Trust] President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero has called for unionisation of private universities.

[AI London] Marking 30 years since the Nigerian government's brutal execution of nine leading environmental activists - the Ogoni Nine - for fighting to protect the Niger Delta from oil giant Shell, Amnesty International is calling for their full exoneration. The anniversary coincides with the start of the UN climate talks (COP 30) in Brazil.

[New Times] Officials from the governments of Rwanda and DR Congo on Friday, November 7, initialed the full text of a proposed Regional Economic Integration Framework (REIF), which both sides have described as a "significant step toward."

[Vanguard] The Federal Government has promised to ensure the speedy completion of the Abuja-Kano Highway just as it expressed concern over the rising cases of vandalism and misuse of newly constructed and ongoing road projects.

[New Times] Fuel prices in Rwanda have been revised upward in changes that will take effect on Saturday, November 8.

[This Day] President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has wooed investors to make Nigeria their destination of choice stating that his administration's policy clarity has attracted $5 billion in new manufacturing, fintech, and energy investments.

[Daily Trust] After over a decade that Nigeria was blacklisted by global aircraft lessors, Nigeria has received the first dry-leased aircraft, a development which represents the country's re-entry into the international aviation leasing market.

[Daily Trust] President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said that Nigeria must take the lead in unlocking the $3.4 trillion potential of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).

[Nile Post] The African Development Bank Group has approved an additional €217.37 million (Shs870 billion) to complete the Multinational Busega-Mpigi and Kagitumba-Kayonza-Rusumo Roads Project, boosting regional connectivity and trade between Uganda and Rwanda.

[The Conversation Africa] When BP and Shell sold the South African Petroleum Refinery (Sapref) in 2024 to the Central Energy Fund, a government entity, for R1 (or six US cents), environmental advocates warned that Sapref had not taken any steps to clean up pollution. Neither had it made reparations for harm inflicted on the health of nearby residents from over six decades of crude oil processing. The refinery is in the port city of Durban, on South Africa's east coast.

[Daba Finance] Sonatel, the Senegalese telecom group and West African subsidiary of Orange, posted an 8% increase in net profit for the third quarter of 2025 to 311 billion CFA francs (about $545.7 million), supported by the continued expansion of data services, fixed broadband, and Orange Money.

[ENA] As Africa's second most populous nation and a rapidly growing economy, Ethiopia's pursuit of regaining Red Sea Access is not merely a political posturing but a matter of survival. The quest for Ethiopia to secure access to the Red Sea is essential for its economic trajectory, regional cooperation and development as well as durable peace. To this end, securing access to the Red Sea is fundamentally an issue of survival that the country seeks to achieve based on mutual benefits and peacefully.

[RFI] The Republic of the Congo this week entered the international bond market for the first time since 2007, signalling a new confidence in its economic reforms and fiscal management.

[This Day] In just one year, the TechMinds Girls Empowerment Foundation (TMG Empower) has positioned itself as one of Africa's most inspiring movements for gender inclusion in technology.

[allAfrica] Tobacco remains a cornerstone of many African economies, yet several countries in the region continue to grapple with major public health threats linked to tobacco use. This has created a persistent conflict between economic dependence on tobacco and the urgent need to protect public health.

[allAfrica] Africa stands at a pivotal juncture, urged to decarbonise for the planet's sake even as it struggles to power its own growth. With 600 million people still lacking access to electricity, and coal providing cheap, reliable energy, the continent faces a significant paradox: the green transition is critical to global climate goals, but for Africa, it could come at a substantial cost.

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