[Ayin Network] Last Tuesday, a senior military and tribal delegation from Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) arrived in the Nuba Mountains to help mediate deadly internal clashes between the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) and local fighters from the Atoro community.

[RFI] Ghana is seeking to widen its trade and diplomatic options beyond the West by applying to join the Brics bloc of emerging economies. But a seat at the table is far from guaranteed: Ghana will have to convince all 11 existing members it is a valuable new partner.

[Bird Story Agency] Guinean textile entrepreneur Mariama Camara is moving from promoting African textiles globally to building the institutions behind the industry. Through the Institute of African Textiles, she is pushing for greater ownership, protection and commercial value for the knowledge held by African makers.

[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Ethiopia is set to observe its seventh National Cybersecurity Month from October 11 to November 9, 2026.

[Vanguard] ...trains 700 Oyo youths in AI, vocational skills

[Nile Post] The Inspectorate of Government (IGG) is investigating the Human Resource Office of Kabale District over allegations of ghost workers on the government payroll.

[GAVI] Gavi-supported immunisation generated more than US$ 30 billion in economic benefits in 2025, through lower healthcare costs and healthier, more productive populations Recognising the value of immunisation, countries invested a record US$ 301 million in co-financing of Gavi-supported vaccines in 2025 Dr Sania Nishtar, Gavi CEO: "When it comes to immunisation we know that the return on investment extends far beyond health to supporting sustainable, inclusive economic growth."

[Liberian Investigator] MONROVIA -- Opposition leader Musa Hassan Bility said Thursday that the government's collection of more than US$1 billion in domestic revenue has done nothing to improve ordinary Liberians' lives. He called it "growth without development."

[Liberian Investigator] MONROVIA -- Liberia has intensified efforts to overhaul its mining law as part of critical reforms tied to negotiations for a second Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact, with the Law Reform Commission (LRC) leading a review of the country's legal framework governing the mining sector.

[Vanguard] The Vice-Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Mr Rotimi Amaechi, says the ADC-led Federal Government will lower the cost of living and reverse the current fuel subsidy if elected into office in 2027.

[groundWork] South Africa's latest fuel price increase is not simply a problem for motorists. It is another escalation of the cost-of-living crisis that is already forcing working-class households to make impossible choices between food, transport, electricity and other basic needs. From Wednesday, 7 October, petrol increased by more than R3 a litre, while diesel escalated by R3.24 a litre. The increase comes as households are already struggling to afford food. The latest figures from the Pietermaritzburg Economic

[Premium Times] According to the minister, NNPC Retail is absorbing the reduction from its profit margin, rather than relying on government funds to lower petrol prices.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) has moved to court to challenge a 433 percent increase in excise duty on imported industrial sugar, warning that the higher tax could raise production costs, threaten jobs and weaken the competitiveness of local manufacturers.

[Namibian] State House, Windhoek, 8 October 2026.

[Nyasa Times] Sports Minister says impostor pages should face the full force of cyber laws, and calls on police and MACRA to unmask the person behind 'Chigona'

[Vanguard] The Movement for the Survival of the Izon Ethnic Nationality in the Niger Delta (MOSIEND) has called for restraint amid the controversy surrounding pipeline surveillance contracts, warning that disagreements over contracts and money must not be allowed to trigger ethnic tension in the region.

[New Dawn] By Edwin N. Khakie

[Leadership] A 55-year-old motorist has escaped unhurt after a moving train collided with his Honda car at the PWD railway crossing in Lagos State, leaving the vehicle extensively damaged.

[Leadership] The Social Democratic Party (SDP), Presidential candidate, Prince Adewole Adebayo, has said the Federal Government's 30-day petrol discount through the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), has no legal backing, and no substantial plan to effectively implement it to reduce the hardship inflicted on Nigerians in the past three and a half years of President Tinubu's administration.

[Maka] Carrinho has controlled Banco de Comércio e Indústria since December 2021. In August 2024, the competition authority cleared its takeover of Banco Keve, subject to central bank approval. It has also acquired 7.61 per cent of BFA through its subsidiary Congolian Financial. If consolidated, these interests could give the group influence over roughly 30 per cent of Angola's banking market.

[Presidency Nigeria] The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) agreed today to forgo its petrol retail profit margin and sell to Nigerians at cost to cushion the impact of global crude oil price shocks and volatility on vulnerable households.

[Premium Times] As Nigeria struggles to turn its agricultural wealth into industrial growth and jobs, agribusiness leaders are targeting investment, processing and export opportunities at a regional conference in Uyo.

[Premium Times] Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar questions the timing and effectiveness of the federal government's proposed 30-day petrol discount, saying it offers no lasting relief to Nigerians.

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[GroundUp] Grant has helped reduce poverty, but it is being stretched to maintain households

[GroundUp] Siyanda and Akhona Sopangisa hope to sell biochar to farmers

[263Chat] President Emmerson Mnangagwa has reshuffled his economic team, reassigning Professor Mthuli Ncube as Minister of Finance and appointing businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei as Minister of Economic Development and Investment Promotion.

[Nyasa Times] The government has dismissed reports that it is negotiating a devaluation of the Malawi Kwacha with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as part of talks on a new Extended Credit Facility (ECF) programme.

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[allAfrica] World Cotton Day should measure more than output. It should ask how much manufacturing, employment and African-owned value the continent creates from every bale it grows.