May 16
Liberia: Simeon Freeman Projects a Huge Budget Shortfall
New Dawn
Opposition Movement for Progressive Change (MPC) political leader Mr. Simeone Freeman has predicted a huge budget shortfall under President Joseph Nyumah Boakai's first budget… Read more »
Nigeria: Minimum Wage - Labour Moves for Wider Coverage of Workers
Vanguard
Organised Labour is making efforts to ensure more workers are covered by the upcoming National Minimum Wage, NMW, in its determination to reduce increasing cases of poverty across… Read more »
Nigeria: NLC, Others Decry Elusive Gains of Subsidy Removal, One Year After
Leadership
That President Bola Ahmed Tinubu announced removal of fuel subsidy is no longer news. Read more »
Nigeria: Minimum Wage - Labour Quits Talks As FG Offers N48,000 - Ops N54,000
Vanguard
Organised Labour yesterday walked out of the minimum wage negotiation after rejecting the government and the Organized Private Sector, OPS, new minimum wage proposals of N48,000… Read more »
Uganda: Tanzania, Uganda Organize Business Forum to Boost Trade, Investment
Daily News
The Uganda-Tanzania Business Forum 2024 is expected to uplift the trade volume and investment between the two countries. Read more »
Nigeria: CBN Approves 14 New IMTOs to Boost Remittances
Premium Times
The approval aims to strengthen the flow of foreign currency into the country through official channels. Read more »
Nigeria: Food Crisis Worsens As Inflation Soared to 33.69 Percent in April
Daily Trust
The prices of food commodities in the country rose by 40.53 per cent in the month of April, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has shown. Read more »
Tunisia: 16 Local Banks Sign Syndicated Foreign Currency Loan Agreement to Finance State Budget
Tunis Afrique Presse
A syndicated foreign currency loan agreement with 16 local banking institutions for a total amount of TND 570 million (€156 million and $16 million) was signed on Thursday… Read more »
Liberia: Pres. Boakai's Bid to Woo Investors' Confidence Undermined: As Sponsored Protest Disrupts Aml's Operations in Nimba [opinion]
New Republic
In the wake of the ongoing protest at ArcelorMittal's operation site in Nimba County marked by corporate clash and economic interests, Liberia finds itself at a crossroads as… Read more »
Nigeria: Leveraging Emerging Technologies to Improve SME Productivity in Nigeria
This Day
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Kenya: Ruto's U.S. State Visit To Mark Major Milestone In U.S.-Kenya Relations [editorial]
Capital FM
Kenya's President William Ruto is set to become the sixth Head of State invited for a State Visit by U.S. President Joe Biden since he took office four years ago. U.S. Ambassador… Read more »
Uganda: Col Nakalema Happy With Effectiveness of Portal to Protect Investors From Corruption
Nile Post
The head of the State House Investors Protection Unit Col Edith Nakalema has highlighted the effectiveness of the electronic investors protection portal that was commissioned by… Read more »
Uganda: Parliament Rejects Shs288bn Supplementary Budget By Govt
Nile Post
The budget committee of parliament has rejected a supplementary budget worth 288bn referred to the committee by the speaker. Read more »
South Africa: Escaping to the Karoo for Remarkable Back Road Adventures in a Trusty Double-Cab [analysis]
Daily Maverick
It's not the years you clocked, it's the road you took to get here. And maybe the books you wrote along the way, writes 'Karoo Space's Chris Marais. Read more »
South Africa: Starmer Echoes Blair in 1997 As Labour Kicks Off Bid for Power [analysis]
Daily Maverick
Keir Starmer will fire the starting gun on his bid to be Labour's first leader since Tony Blair to win a UK general election by borrowing from the totemic premier's campaign play… Read more »
West Africa: Liberia Standard Authority Boss Vows to Increase Export
New Dawn
The New Liberia Standard Authority Director General seeks to increase exports and reduce imports through efficient scientific testing of commodities. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Contact Centre Association Rebrands to Improve Services
The Herald
The Contact Centre Association of Zimbabwe (CCAZ) yesterday rebranded to Customer Experience Association of Zimbabwe (CXAZ) as it seeks to align more with the mandate of advancing… Read more »
Southern Africa: Zim, Angola Sign 11 Cooperation Agreements
The Herald
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South Africa: Integrating Circular Economy Principles Can Help Boost SA's Long-Term Economic Growth [analysis]
Daily Maverick
Small businesses that adopt circularity principles have been shown to grow at twice the rate of their competitors. Experience across a wide range of businesses indicates that it is… Read more »
South Africa: Vandals and Thieves Are Stripping Gauteng's Infrastructure At an Alarming Rate [analysis]
Daily Maverick
Law enforcement authorities are fighting a losing battle against the theft and destruction of critical infrastructure in Gauteng. Read more »
May 15
Nigeria: Senate Approves Tinubu's $500m World Bank Loan for Electricity Metres
This Day
The Senate Wednesday approved a $500 million World Bank loan request by President Bola Tinubu to provide electricity metres for the citizens. Read more »
South Sudan: South Sudan On Edge As Its Neighbour's War Disrupts Oil Exports
Crisis Group
Income from oil exports is critical to keeping South Sudan's factious elites together. The war in neighbouring Sudan has led earnings to fall precipitously, threatening instability… Read more »
Africa: As Pollution Kills, Africa Needs Billions for Climate-Ready Stoves
Thomson Reuters Foundation
What's the context? A summit this week aims to kickstart Africa's push against polluting cooking stoves that hurt climate progress and people's health Read more »
Niger: Can China Resolve Niger-Benin Border Dispute?
DW
Benin is blocking Niger's crude oil exports to China -- while Niger refuses to open its land borders to goods from Benin in a tit-for-tat trade spat. Read more »
Sudan: NGOs Call For End To Telecom Blackout Threatening Lives
Islamic Relief Worldwide
In the midst of the devastating humanitarian crisis that is fast deteriorating in Sudan, we, representing 94 humanitarian, civil society, human rights organizations and members of… Read more »