[Scrolla] The Foschini Group plans to close 180 stores over the next three financial years, putting jobs at Foschini, Markham and Sportscene stores at risk. The group has not said how many jobs could be affected, but 85 stores have already closed in the past 21 weeks as shoppers move online.

[AIM] Maputo -- Osório Lucas, chief executive officer of Maputo Port Development Company (MPDC), has announced that Maputo Port expects cargo throughput to exceed 17 million tonnes this year following an investment of 13.2 million US dollars in two new mobile cranes.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has warned that the government's decision to shut down Tata Chemicals Magadi could undermine investor confidence and discourage companies from investing in Kenya.

[Capital FM] NAIROBI, Kenya, Sept. 4 - President William Ruto yesterday commissioned a 109-kilometre electricity transmission line linking Machakos, Konza, Isinya and Namanga.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- A disputed C-160 Transall cargo aircraft was allegedly flown out of Kisumu International Airport despite a High Court order barring its removal, a court has heard in the criminal case against four foreign nationals accused of forgery and conspiracy to commit a felony.

[263Chat] Government ministries, local authorities and parastatals owed the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) about US$188 million as of February 2026, placing further financial strain on the power utility.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has called for deeper Kenya-South Korea cooperation in technology, innovation and investment, saying the two countries can transform their longstanding relationship into a partnership driven by shared economic opportunities rather than aid.

[IFEX] This statement was originally published on mediarightsagenda.org on 18 August 2026.

[Liberian Observer] The government and its key partners' effort to widen access to credit is entering a potentially important new phase as the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) and the Banking Institute of Liberia (BIL) intensify professional training around the country's newly enhanced collateral registry.

[New Zimbabwe] OK Zimbabwe Limited has launched a comprehensive restocking programme after securing financial guarantees from two prominent local banks, providing the retailer with fresh access to credit facilities and renewed supplier confidence.

[Liberian Investigator] MONROVIA -- Nimba, Bong and Grand Bassa counties will share US$5 million a year from ArcelorMittal Liberia under the company's amended mineral development agreement, and the government and the company have begun deciding who will control the money.

[New Republic] MONROVIA -- The Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA) is increasingly becoming a source of political discomfort for President Joseph Nyuma Boakai's administration, as questions surrounding undisclosed revenue activities and the authority's accountability continue to generate public concern.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Members of Parliament allied to the Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) have accused President William Ruto of using regulatory concerns as a pretext to push Tata Chemicals out of Lake Magadi, alleging that the government is targeting potentially lucrative lithium and oil deposits in the area.

[Daily Trust] No fewer than 37 suspected oil thieves have been choked to death after inhaling a substance from the stolen crude product they were loading into boats at Okari Jetty in Okirika Local Government Area of Rivers State in the early hours of Thursday.

[Daily Trust] The decision by Uber to wind down its ride-hailing operations in Nigeria has triggered concerns among drivers, passengers and industry stakeholders, with fears that the exit could reduce competition, increase transportation costs and further weaken earning opportunities for app-based transporters.

[New Zimbabwe] STREET vendors in Harare have vowed to defy a government order to vacate the streets, describing the ultimatum as insensitive and out of touch with the harsh economic realities forcing thousands of Zimbabweans into informal trading.

[Leadership] The Police in Rivers State have confirmed an oil-loading tragedy in Okrika Local Government Area, where 43 suspected oil thieves were reportedly killed after inhaling a petroleum product.

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[This Day] Aviation experts are of the view that Nigerian airlines are looking at rekindling the viable air travel market across West and Central Africa, projecting that it can generate $1 billion annually when fully developed.

[Liberian Investigator] MONROVIA -- Liberia will deploy drones, satellite reconnaissance and joint military and police units against illegal mining sites nationwide, seizing dredges, excavators and mineral stocks and turning operators over to prosecutors, the head of a new presidential task force said Wednesday, in a crackdown he said targets more than US$1.6 billion a year in stolen and smuggled minerals.

[This Day] Agriculture and manufacturing took the lead in output expansion as price inflation ticks higher in August.

[Leadership] The Federal Workers Forum (FWF) has written to President Bola Tinubu and the National Assembly, demanding an immediate review of federal civil servants' salaries and an increase in the minimum wage from N70,000 to N300,000.

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[allAfrica] Nairobi -- Keynote Address to the 20th Anniversary of the Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) on August 31, 2026

[Daba Finance] Senegal reached a staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund for a $2.2 billion, 3-year lending programme as the government seeks to restore debt sustainability after uncovering more than $11 billion of previously misreported borrowing. The agreement still requires approval from IMF management and its Executive Board.

[Bird Story Agency] Kenyan businesses and community groups are turning discarded cotton stalks, gin waste and textile offcuts into briquettes, household textiles and mattress filling. The emerging industry could create new income for farmers and women-led enterprises.

[Bird Story Agency] A new training centre in Garoua is teaching young women to turn locally grown cotton thread into finished fabric. Still operating on a modest scale, Gaaraadji is creating incomes, developing scarce textile skills and showing how Cameroon could process more of one of its most important crops at home.

[Premium Times] "We have made efforts to improve the economy; we have not improved investor confidence for hawkers to come to Kenya," President Ruto said.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has ordered Tata Chemicals to leave Kenya, accusing the Indian-owned company of extracting Kajiado's mineral wealth for more than a century without doing enough to create jobs, establish factories or add value locally.