[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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[New Times] The government is set to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 53% in 2035 as a new target, The New Times has learnt.

[The Herald] President Mnangagwa has declared a State of Disaster following the tragic DNC Coach road accident in Limpopo Province, South Africa, which resulted in the loss of 43 lives on Sunday.

[This Day] Crypto expert and CEO at Bitget, Gracy Chen has revealed that Nigerians can now access crypto, tokenised US stocks and Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) in one place in many ways.

[This Day] A new study by Moniepoint Microfinance Bank has revealed that 42 per cent of Nigeria's informal sector operators do not have enough savings to survive beyond one month without income, underscoring the fragile financial position of millions of small businesses across the country.

[The Herald] GOVERNMENT has mobilised immediate logistical support for families affected by Monday's tragic DNC Coach road accident that occurred in Makhado Town in South Africa, by arranging free transport to ferry them to Polokwane, to identify remains of their relatives.

[allAfrica] For over 30 years, Philip Morris International (PMI) has been innovating by exploring ways to commercialise less harmful alternatives to combustible cigarettes. Ten years ago, the company embarked on an ambitious journey to revolutionise public health by developing and promoting science-based alternatives to traditional cigarette smoking. The goal was simple yet transformative: to create a smoke-free future where adult smokers could switch to less harmful products.

[Vanguard] ABUJA -- THE Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, on Tuesday said Nigeria's energy transition journey under President Bola Tinubu's administration is unlocking an investment opportunity of over $410 billion between now and 2060 to position the nation as the heartbeat of Africa's renewable energy revolution.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Earlier this month, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed inaugurated the first phase of the Ogaden LNG Project in Calub, Somali Regional State, which has an annual production capacity of 111 million liters. He also laid the foundation stone for the construction of a urea fertilizer factory and a fuel refinery in the region. This follows the signing of a shareholders' agreement in August 2025 between the Ethiopian Investment Holdings (EIH), the government's strategic investment arm, and Nigeria's Dangote Group to