[Daily Trust] The National Assembly has more than 14,000 workers, excluding 469 federal lawmakers and their visitors, making it the busiest parliament in the world, the Clerk to the National Assembly (CNA), Kamoru Ogunlana, has said.

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[Vanguard] The Federal Government on Tuesday announced its readiness to invest more resources in critical infrastructure to fast-track economic and human development in the North-eastern region.

[This Day] Abuja -- The Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (rtd), has emphasised the vital role of U.S. military technology, including advanced drone capabilities and satellite intelligence, in bolstering ongoing operational success against insurgency, terrorism, banditry, kidnapping, and other emerging security threats.

[SAnews.gov.za] Government has proposed a set of measures aimed at reducing the high cost of electricity while ensuring that tariffs remain cost-reflective and that vulnerable households and strategic economic sectors are protected.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The government has stepped up preparations for the construction of the Mau Summit-Eldoret-Malaba road, with a high-level inter-agency committee directing state agencies to urgently resolve outstanding issues ahead of the project's commencement.

[Daily News] Zanzibar -- Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have agreed to deepen cooperation in mining, trade, investment, infrastructure, peace and security as the two countries seek to strengthen their strategic partnership.

[The Conversation Africa] South Africa's Constitutional Court - the country's highest court - handed down a landmark judgment for climate change and environmental justice in mid-August 2026.

[Daily Trust] The Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) has raised concerns over persistent unemployment, low productivity and limited economic opportunities affecting millions of Nigerians, even as the country implements major economic reforms.

[Daily Trust] Nigeria's food inflation rose in July despite a series of interventions by the federal government to boost domestic production, reduce input costs and ease pressure on consumers.

[The Herald] SADC is pushing forward with its industrialisation agenda with supply chains for industry, basically the farmers and miners, providing raw materials that must be processed by a rapidly growing industrial sector.

[This Day] The United Nigeria Airlines has pledged to sponsor the prestigious annual "Chinua Achebe Prize for Fiction," for 10 years.

[Daba Finance] Dangote Petroleum Refinery has secured a $1 billion underwriting programme ahead of its planned Nigerian stock-market listing, adding another source of capital as the company prepares what could become Africa's largest IPO. The programme includes a funded $600 million private placement and a $400 million underwriting commitment that will support the public offer when it launches.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto was on Tuesday taken through KEMSA's digital transformation programme during a visit to its exhibition stand at the Kenya Health Summit in Nairobi.

[New Era] Chairperson of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Natural Resources Tobie Aupindi says Namibia's small-scale mining sector requires urgent legislative and institutional reforms to unlock its potential and address persistent challenges facing miners.

[Premium Times] "A central feature of the Policy is the use of Government's collective purchasing power to accelerate domestic infrastructure investment," the ministry stated.

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[Liberian Investigator] MONROVIA -- Liberia will have a licensing regime for satellite communications for the first time when the Liberia Telecommunications Authority signs its Satellite Communications Guidelines on Wednesday, setting the terms on which global operators including Starlink, Eutelsat OneWeb and Amazon Kuiper may sell capacity and services into the country and ending the absence of a dedicated rulebook for an industry now reaching Liberian users directly from orbit.

[Namibian] The United States (US) has expressed interest in Namibia's nuclear energy ambitions, including the potential future use of American small modular reactors and microreactors.

[African Arguments] When I worked for The Harvest Fund, I sat across from women-farmers who had just completed training in milling, business development, food safety. Competent women. Women who had shown up every day, taken notes, asked questions. And then, when we asked them what they wanted to do next what they wanted to build some of them went blank. Not because they lacked intelligence. Not because they lacked ambition. But because nobody had ever told them that their ambition was allowed to be that large. Owning a

[New Era] Agriculture has long shown its ability to feed, clothe, and provide raw materials for constructing settlements and other industrial developments worldwide.

[New Era] The livestock industry recorded broad-based growth in the first half of 2026, with cattle and sheep marketing showing strong momentum supported by competitive pricing and expanded live exports.

[Capital FM] Mombasa -- Bolt has expanded its Bolt Send delivery service in Mombasa to include motorbikes, offering individuals and businesses a faster and more flexible way to move small parcels across the city.

[Vanguard] The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has arrested an importer and a female clearing agent over the alleged illegal importation of 399 Jojef pump-action rifles through the Tin Can Island Port, Lagos.

[Ghanaian Times] Ghana's economy continued to expand in May 2026, although at a slower pace than a year earlier, with growth driven largely by the services sector, the Monthly Indicator of Economic Growth (MIEG) has revealed.

[Premium Times] The latest NBS data show a slower increase in overall consumer prices, but food inflation accelerated sharply, with monthly food inflation rising to 5.56 per cent from 3.75 per cent in June.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The proposed Investment Policy for the National Infrastructure Fund (NIF) sets a minimum expected equity return of 7 percent and limits the fund's exposure to individual sectors and projects.

[Independent (Kampala)] From Uganda's electricity transmission network to telecommunications and financial systems, INTERPOL says Africa is facing an increasingly sophisticated cybercrime threat as criminals turn their attention to critical infrastructure, reports Ronald Musoke.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has arrested several pedestrians at Taj Mall in Transami for allegedly ignoring designated crossing facilities, as authorities intensify a crackdown on unsafe highway crossings in Nairobi.

[Nile Post] An extraordinary Kabale District Council meeting descended into chaos on Monday after councillors demanded explanations over allowances allegedly contributed by mining companies whose Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) were being considered.