June 18
Zimbabwe: Bus Licence Cancelled As 8 Anglicans Perish in Blaze
The Herald
The operating licence of Passion Link Coaches has been cancelled by Government after a blaze inside an unroadworthy bus burnt eight Anglican Diocese of Manicaland pilgrims… Read more »
Zimbabwe: REA Electrifies Over 70pc of Rural Schools
The Herald
The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) has electrified over 70 percent of primary and secondary schools across the country, marking a major milestone in the country's quest for… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Beitbridge Hosts Diaspora Investment Conference
The Herald
A two-day provincial diaspora investment conference will be held in Beitbridge next month to unlock new frontiers in Matabeleland South through engaging the diaspora community. Read more »
Zimbabwe: High Interest Rates Frustrate Tobacco Funding
The Herald
Stakeholders in the tobacco industry have described local financial institutions' interest rates as prohibitive and impeding Government's efforts to localise funding for the… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Croc Skin Exports Rise 56pc, Increase Global Market Share
The Herald
The agriculture sector is emerging as a vital cog in the country's journey towards achieving an upper-middle income economy by 2030, with crocodile skin (unprocessed and processed)… Read more »
Tanzania: Z'bar Vows More Reforms to Woo Investors
Daily News
THE Zanzibar First Vice-President, Othman Masoud Othman on Monday reiterated government's commitment to improving business environment to enable foreign investors to expand their… Read more »
Ethiopia: A Deepening Tie Between the Two Aisles of the Red Sea
Ethiopian Herald
Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia have been rapidly strengthening their economic and political alliance over the past year. These two nations, positioned on opposite sides of the Red Sea,… Read more »
Nigeria: Adrian Wood Returns to Nigeria, Moves to Rebrand Ntel With Fresh Investors
This Day
The former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MTN Nigeria, Mr. Adrian Wood, who left Nigeria in 2004, has returned to the Nigerian telecoms space as the new Chief Executive Officer… Read more »
June 17
Kenya: All Set for Tuesday's 'Occupy Parliament' Protest Against Finance Bill 2024
Capital FM
All is set for Tuesday's 'Occupy Parliament' demonstrations to protest the Finance Bill 2024. Organisers of the protest and police have been holding meetings as they finalize… Read more »
Uganda: One Million Households to Get Free Electricity Connection, Says Minister Nankabirwa
Nile Post
The Minister of Energy and Mineral Development Ruth Nankabirwa Ssentamu has revealed that government has received a loan from World Bank summing to USD638 millions under the… Read more »
Nigeria: Minimum Wage - Consider Economic Realities, Tripartite Committee Tells Organised Labour
This Day
The Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage said at the weekend that organised labour should reconsider the amount it was demanding as national minimum wage, based on current… Read more »
Somalia: Puntland Police Apprehend Notorious Pirate in Garawe
Shabelle
the Nugaal police force in Puntland has successfully arrested Mohamed Sufi, a notorious pirate involved in the hijacking of the MV Room and MV Abdalla. Read more »
Kenya: Nearly 8 in 10 Kenyan Men Optimistic About Financial Improvement - Old Mutual
Capital FM
Old Mutual has unveiled its latest Financial Services Monitor (OMFSM), highlighting a positive outlook among Kenyan men regarding their financial future. Read more »
Ghana: Government Misses Treasury Bills Target Narrowly, but Interest Rates Drop
Accra Times
Treasury bill target was narrowly missed but interest rates on the bills dropped as inflation comes down Read more »
Nigeria: Military Pledges to Restore Peace, Army Recruits 6,000 Personnel
This Day
Ikechukwu Aleke in Abuja and John Shiklam in Kaduna Read more »
West Africa: Senegal Joins Oil-Producing Countries, Begins Production
Daily Trust
Senegal has officially joined the list of oil-producing countries in West Africa, marking a significant milestone in the country's economic history. Read more »
Liberia: Commentary - On Investment Promised [opinion]
New Dawn
Many promises about investments have been made but have not been delivered. Take the announcements in Liberia, for example. Let us remember the announcement by the National… Read more »
Africa: How Dangote Is Pioneering Africa's Energy Transition - Grema Sulaiman
This Day
As Africa continues to transition towards a more diversified and sustainable economic model, Grema Sulaiman believes as Director General of the Centre for Energy Investment and… Read more »
Mozambique: IMF to Disburse Further 59.8 Million Dollars
AIM
The Mozambican government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached an agreement on economic policies under which the Fund will disburse a further 55.9 million Euros… Read more »
Mozambique: New Banknotes Go Into Circulation
AIM
The governor of Bank of Mozambique, Rogério Zandamela, has announced that the new series of notes and coins of the Metical, the national currency, have been circulating… Read more »
South Africa: 'Go Back to SA' - UK and U.S. Tell Eskom and Asbestos Corruption Accused They're Extraditable [analysis]
Daily Maverick
Michael Lomas is wanted in South Africa for a case involving R745-million Eskom fraud, while Moroadi Cholota is wanted for a R255-million Free State asbestos corruption matter.… Read more »
Mauritius: Mauritius' Next Growth Phase - a New Plan Is Needed As the Tax Haven Era Fades [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Mauritians will head to the polls by November 2024 and politicians are considering the economic direction of the island country. Read more »
Africa: Sustainable Energy Offers 'Hope' in Fight Against Desertification and Land Loss [interview]
UN News
Sustainable sources of energy, including solar and wind power, can help communities across the world to reverse desertification and land loss, according to Ibrahim Thiaw, the… Read more »
Tunisia: Tunisia in International Conference On Digital Platform Governance, June 17-19 in Croatia
Tunis Afrique Presse
The International Conference on Digital Platform Governance: Building a Global Forum of Networks, will be hosted on June 17-19, 2024 in Dubrovnik, Croatia, the UNESCO announced. Read more »
Namibia: Hundreds March for Universal Basic Income Grant
Namibian
The Basic Income Grant (BIG) Coalition of Namibia marched to the Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare on Saturday morning to demand a universal and… Read more »