[The Conversation Africa] The African armyworm is a highly destructive migratory pest that damages maize, sorghum, millet and sugarcane. These caterpillars also cause indirect damage to livestock as they destroy grazing lands and pastures.

[Daba Finance] West African leaders have reaffirmed their commitment to launching the ECO single currency in 2027, adopting a phased approach that will allow only member states meeting the bloc's macroeconomic convergence criteria to join the monetary union at its launch.

[New Zimbabwe] Zimbabwe's annual ZiG inflation rate fell to 3.2% in July 2026, down 1.5% from the previous month's 4.7%.

[Daily Maverick] Where most countries wrestle with financial inequality through inheritance, in South Africa the legacy of apartheid means only a few South Africans see wealth pass from one generation to the next.

[Daily Maverick] South African employers are required to make a good faith effort to ascertain whether a foreign national's status authorises the particular employment concerned. Verification routes exist, but there is no universally understood or standardised employer process explaining which route to use, what evidential value it carries, or whether formal verification may expose a trusted employee to serious immigration consequences.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The government has launched a nationwide public participation exercise on Kenya's draft Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Other Emerging Technologies Policy, inviting citizens to help shape how the country will regulate and harness one of the world's fastest-growing technologies.

[Botswana Daily News] Serowe -- The Botswana Exporters and Manufacturers Association (BEMA) has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with Bangwato Tribal Administration covering all seven districts under its jurisdiction.

[New Zimbabwe] The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) says it is working urgently to clear heavy congestion at the Beitbridge Border Post, with authorities expecting the freight backlog to be resolved if operating conditions remain stable.

[Nigeria Health Watch] According to World Bank data, Nigeria had 36.872 million hectares of arable land in 2023. Productive agriculture depends on farmers having security, reliable inputs, water, research, extension services, roads, storage and access to markets. Households, at the same time, need incomes that can keep pace with rising food prices if they are to afford nutritious diets.

[SAnews.gov.za] The North West Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has allocated R1.2 billion in its 2026/27 budget, with a significant portion earmarked for farmer support, agricultural production and rural development.

[SAnews.gov.za] The eThekwini Municipality has received a financial boost after independent ratings agency Global Credit Ratings (GCR) revised its credit outlook from negative to stable, while affirming the city's long-term AA-(ZA) investment-grade credit rating.

[SAnews.gov.za] The South African business delegation who participated in the largest international business and multi-sector exhibition in Angola are returning home with a strong pipeline of promising trade leads.

[Premium Times] The seventh reported invasion of investigative journalist Ibanga Isine's farm has renewed concerns over the enforcement of Akwa Ibom's anti-open-grazing law, as authorities promise harsher prosecution of offending herders.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Railway workers have threatened to paralyse train services across the country, including the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), if Kenya Railways fails to address what they describe as years of poor pay, deteriorating working conditions and persistent labour grievances.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Consumer Federation of Kenya (COFEK) has moved to court seeking to suspend the government's proposed Sh8-per-kilometre toll charges on two of the country's busiest highways, setting the stage for a legal battle over Kenya's planned expansion of road user charges.

[New Times] The Cabinet has approved a concession agreement between the Government of Rwanda and InipasvalleyRw Ltd for the High-Value Therapeutic Crops Project.

[Daily News] Zanzibar -- TANZANIA has unveiled plans to supply natural gas to Uganda and Kenya through a single cross-border pipeline, in a major regional energy initiative aimed at expanding access to clean energy and deepening East African cooperation.

[Premium Times] Residents of Unyenge, an oil-producing community in Akwa Ibom, have demanded access to ₦126.85 billion in gas flare penalties, insisting that the funds be used to restore their degraded environment, as provided under the Petroleum Industry Act.

[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- Tanzania and Egypt have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening their strategic partnership, with renewed focus on advancing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), the African Union's Agenda 2063 and efforts to build a peaceful, united and prosperous Africa.

[Bird Story Agency] As Zimbabwean designers take their work to Africa Fashion Week London, they are showcasing far more than fashion. Their collections tell stories of heritage, identity and craftsmanship while creating new opportunities for women artisans, creative entrepreneurs and the country's growing fashion industry.

[Premium Times] Mr Obi, a former governor of Anambra State, argued that the president is "tired" and no longer has the capacity to solve Nigeria's worsening economic and security problems.

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[Ghanaian Times] The Government has projected to accumulate GH¢30 billion in the Sinking Fund by the end of this year as part of efforts to prepare for the repayment of obligations under the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP), with the first major maturity falling due in February 2027.

[Premium Times] PREMIUM TIMES holds the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, responsible for NNPCL's litany of affronts on the legislature.

[Daily Maverick] As digitisation, automation and AI become ubiquitous in the global mining sector, South Africa is falling behind, especially when it comes to domestic research and development.

[RFI] Health workers at an Ebola treatment center in eastern Congo went on strike Saturday over payment issues, disrupting care for patients in the epicenter of the country's rapidly growing outbreak.

[Dabanga] Omdurman -- A Sudanese economist has called for a fundamental overhaul of the economic model that, he argues, has concentrated the country's wealth in the hands of a small minority. He says the current war presents an opportunity to rebuild the economy on new foundations and reshape development so that productive investment is no longer centred on the capital.

[allAfrica] Artificial Intelligence (AI) is often described as the next industrial revolution. That description is already outdated. AI is rapidly becoming the infrastructure upon which future economies, governments, healthcare systems, education, agriculture, finance and national security will be built. The question for Africa is no longer whether AI will transform the world. The question is whether Africa will help shape that future--or simply consume technologies designed elsewhere.

[Bird Story Agency] Mali's iconic mud-dyed textile, bogolan, is creating new opportunities beyond its cultural significance. As the centuries-old craft gains protected status, women artisans and entrepreneurs are turning tradition into thriving businesses while preserving indigenous knowledge.