[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican Minister of Communications, Américo Muchanga, has claimed that the the government's new regulations on telecommunications will not restrict use of the Internet.

[New Times] A new National Insurance Strategy aimed at transforming the insurance sector by addressing long-standing challenges such as low insurance penetration, limited public awareness, and slow claims processing has been unveiled.

[Afreximbank] Cairo -- African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) is pleased to launch the second season of its documentary series, Impact Stories. Building on the success of the inaugural season, the new collection of six films expands the series' geographic scope to capture the Bank's growing footprint across Global Africa, featuring stories from the Caribbean and Africa.

[ISS] AGOA was designed to give investors predictability - yet its benefits are now threatened by the turmoil of shifting US trade rules.

[New Times] Prime Minister Justin Nsengiyumva on Thursday, March 12, met with the Vice President for Africa at the International Finance Corporation (IFC) Ethiopis Tafara who is visiting Rwanda to strengthen collaboration on private sector investment and explore new development opportunities.

[Ghanaian Times] Ghana's Ambassador to Brazil, Nii Amasah Namoale, has called for stronger trade and investment relations between Ghana and Brazil to promote mutual growth and development.

[Ghanaian Times] JULIUS YAO PETETSI -- The President, John Dramani Mahama, has commissioned the Sahara LPG vessel, MT Asharami Ghana, in the Republic of Korea, to improve Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) supply chain in Ghana and across West Africa.

[New Dawn] Dozens of Liberia Immigration Service (LIS) officers have voiced serious concerns about inadequate salaries and poor welfare conditions, describing their earnings as insufficient despite the heightened risks of securing Liberia's borders.

[New Dawn] Liberia's mobile communication giant, Lonestarcell MTN, has launched the third edition of its nationwide Recharge & Bumpay promotion, dubbed "The iPhone Rush."

[Liberian Investigator] MONROVIA -- The National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA) has launched a redesigned, fully interactive website that will operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week, as part of efforts to improve access to fisheries information, strengthen transparency and accountability, and attract investment into Liberia's fisheries sector.

[Liberian Investigator] Agriculture Minister Dr. J. Alexander Nuetah has unveiled a plan to establish coconut seed gardens across four southeastern counties, Rivercess, Sinoe, Grand Kru, and Maryland, in a bid to revive coconut production and strengthen agricultural capacity in the region.

[Vanguard] The Nigerian Naira maintained its resilience against the US Dollar as the trading week drew to a close on Friday, March 13, 2026. Real-time data from the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) and informal trading channels indicate that the currency is holding steady within a consolidated range, supported by a healthy supply of liquidity and the central bank's proactive market management.

[Vanguard] There is anxiety that Nigerians may continue to pay more for Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, also known as petrol alongside Automotive Gas Oil, called diesel as the price of crude oil rose to above $100 per barrel, yesterday.

[Nyasa Times] The Maritime Organisation for Eastern, Southern and Northern Africa (MOESNA) has urged Malawi to urgently deepen cooperation with regional partners or risk remaining structurally sidelined from the global shipping industry that carries the bulk of world trade.

[Nyasa Times] Malawi's manufacturing sector is expected to grow this year, bringing fresh hope for jobs, production and economic activity across the country.

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Jefferson Tamba Koijee, Secretary General of the opposition Congress for Democratic Change, has accused Liberia's Minister of Local Government, Francis Sakila Nyumalin, of fueling the ongoing tension along the Liberia-Guinea border.

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Normal legislative proceedings at the House of Representatives were abruptly disrupted Thursday after two lawmakers engaged in a fistfight during a regular sitting of the 55th Legislature.

[New Dawn] Renowned Liberian human rights lawyer and Liberian People's Party (LPP) political leader, Cllr. Taiwan Saye Gongloe has emphasized the urgent need for a knowledge-based economy in Liberia.

[New Dawn] The Ministry of Public Works (MPW) says the Government of Liberia is on course to pave more than 600 kilometers of roads across the country by 2029, as part of ongoing national infrastructure development efforts.

[Daily Trust] The power shortage across Nigeria may worsen as suppliers have reduced the amount of gas they supply to thermal power plants.

[Premium Times] Nigeria's recent policy reforms, including fuel subsidy removal, have worsened poverty, highlighting the need for stronger social protection programmes to support vulnerable households.

[Premium Times] He said that electricity distribution companies operated only at the final stage of the electricity value chain.

[Premium Times] Senate President Godswill Akpabio said committee work would continue during the break, particularly ongoing budget defence sessions.

[Premium Times] "Through deliberate policy actions, we eliminated the system of multiple exchange rates and significantly reduced the parallel market premium."

[Daily News] Dodoma -- THE government yesterday unveiled a 62.33tri/- proposed budget for the 2026/27 financial year, representing a 10.3 per cent increase from the 57.04tri/- allocated in the current fiscal year as it seeks to build a strong, inclusive and competitive economy.

[This Day] Ilorin -- Nigeria Customs Service(NCS), Kwara Area Command yesterday said that, it has generated a total revenue of N2.52 billion in the past two months in the state.

[This Day] Almost three weeks after the Terminal 1 of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos was gutted by fire, the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) is yet to deploy mobile tower as alternative to the control tower that was badly affected by the fire.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- French investors are increasingly targeting Kenya's digital economy and creative industries as the two countries deepen trade ties.

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[Daily Trust] The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has reduced the pump price of petrol at its retail outlets to N1,130 per litre in Lagos and N1,165 per litre in Abuja.