[Daily Trust] Alastair Long has been deployed to Africa as His Majesty's Trade Commissioner (HMTC) for Africa, where he has now formally begun leading the UK's trade and investment relationship with the continent.

[Daily Trust] Indigenous ride-hailing companies are currently positioning themselves for a larger share of the mobility market following Uber's exit from Nigeria

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Motorists using the Nairobi Expressway have been warned of a temporary traffic diversion at the Westlands exit as maintenance and construction work on the elevated overpass begins.

[Premium Times] The supervisory focus would cover terrorism-financing risk management, transaction monitoring, targeted financial sanctions implementation and suspicious transaction reporting related to terrorism financing

[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's Confederation of Business Associations (CTA) calls for major shift in the country's freight transport model, viewing coastal shipping as an alternative to reduce high logistics costs, bring regions closer together economically, and improve the efficiency of goods movement across the country.

[New Dawn] MONROVIA -- The Government of Liberia has signed an implementation agreement with JR Farms Group Inc. for a US$60 million investment aimed at revitalizing the country's coffee industry and supporting nearly 200,000 smallholder farmers.

[Nyasa Times] Blantyre Water Board, the utility responsible for keeping taps running across Malawi's commercial city, finds itself embroiled in a High Court battle that could see its bank and mobile-money accounts raided to settle a debt approaching K3 billion.

[Nyasa Times] Long-suffering drivers in Blantyre are finally set for relief after city bosses confirmed a massive road rehabilitation blitz will kick off at the end of this month -- following the signing of a crucial financing deal with the Road Fund Administration (RFA).

[Vanguard] Nigeria is poised for a major oil revenue boost but faces renewed pressure on fuel prices, inflation and operating costs as escalating hostilities between the United States and Iran push crude prices above $100 per barrel.

[Premium Times] The proposal, tagged "Building Your Future IV", sets aside ₦637.91 billion (76.98 per cent) for capital expenditure and ₦190.73 billion (23.02 per cent) for recurrent spending

[UN News] The global shipping industry is facing a "genuinely unprecedented" convergence of maritime crises, with vessels and seafarers increasingly used as "leverage" in conflicts that have nothing to do with them.

[Nile Post] Nakaseke General Hospital authorities have raised concern over frequent power outages, warning that the interruptions are disrupting critical health services, particularly in the maternity ward, operating theatre and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).

[Vanguard] President and Chief Executive Officer of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has said the forthcoming Initial Public Offering, IPO, of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery is being structured to enable ordinary Nigerians to participate in the ownership of one of Africa's strategic industrial assets.

[allAfrica] President Adama Barrow has declared the country's prolonged electricity crisis a national emergency and promised to increase power generation as protests over rolling blackouts intensify ahead of the December presidential election.

[Daily Trust] Air Peace has apologised to passengers affected by a wave of flight delays and cancellations across some of its operations in recent days, attributing the disruptions to a combination of adverse weather, technical issues, a bird strike, an inadvertent false fire alarm and delays in the availability of aviation fuel.

[This Day] The Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals generated a revenue of about N19.47 trillion ($13.91 billion) and Profit After Tax of roughly N2.55 trillion ($1.82 billion) in the first half of 2026, as the 650,000 barrels per day facility swung decisively into profitability.

[Leadership] The Minister of Trade, Industry and Investment, Dr Jumoke Oduwole, has said that Nigerian goods continue to remain competitive and, in particular, high demand on the continent.

[Health-e] Informal gold miners working around old mine dumps between Nyakallong and Allanridge in the Free State say they risk exposure to mine dust, mercury and other chemicals while trying to earn enough money to support their families.

[New Zimbabwe] GOVERNMENT has praised the coming in of e-hailing services, describing them as dignified, affordable and convenient barely two weeks after Harare City Council sought a share of their spoils.

[Nyasa Times] Malawi's energy sector is grappling with an awkward contradiction. While motorists queue at petrol stations, the state-owned National Oil Company of Malawi (Nocma) is pressing ahead with plans to double its strategic fuel storage capacity, from 60 million to 120 million litres.

[Leadership] The federal government has endorsed the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) in efforts to unlock the potential of Nigeria's Orange Economy as a driver of job creation, entrepreneurship, economic diversification, and sustainable development.

[Leadership] Fresh concerns over the implementation of the 40 per cent salary increase for university lecturers have emerged across the federal university system, with some institutions unable to pay the full salary package.

[Vanguard] ABUJA -- The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, has declared a force majeure event on the 330kV Kainji-Birnin Kebbi transmission line following the collapse of a transmission tower along the corridor.

[Capital FM] Kisumu -- More than Sh14 billion worth of road projects are either under construction or at the contracting stage in Kisumu County, in a major infrastructure push aimed at improving connectivity and strengthening economic activity across the region.

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[WFP] Conflicts in the Strait of Hormuz, the Red Sea and the Black Sea are disrupting the movement of food, fuel and fertilizer, with devastating consequences across the world.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The prolonged nurses' strike is continuing to put pressure on Kenya's public health system, with essential services facing disruption across the country.

[Nyasa Times] The 3rd Malawi-Tanzania Investment and Trade Forum has opened in Dar es Salaam, bringing together businesses, investors and government institutions from both countries from 7 to 9 September to explore opportunities for trade, investment and economic cooperation.

[New Zimbabwe] The Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) says its members will report for duty for only three days a week, citing the failure by the government to address their deteriorating salaries and working conditions.

[CyFrica] As Nigeria's digital economy accelerates towards an estimated $18.3 billion in 2026, the country is confronting an equally urgent challenge: protecting the digital infrastructure, data and financial ecosystems powering that growth.