June 13
Uganda: Full Budget Speech By Minister of Finance Matia Kasaija [document]
Government of Uganda
Full Monetisation of Uganda’s Economy through Commercial Agriculture, Industrialisation, Expanding and Broadening Services, Digital Transformation and Market Access Read more »
South Africa: National Disaster for 3 Provinces After Severe Weather
allAfrica
The Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) department declared a national disaster for areas affected by severe weather in KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape, and the… Read more »
Nigeria: 2024 ILO Conference - Nigeria's Delegation of 289 Is Highest
Vanguard
Nigeria, with 289 delegates, tops the list with the highest number of registered delegates at the ongoing 112th International Labour Conference (ILC) in Geneva, Switzerland. Read more »
Kenya: Massive Increase As Sports Fund Allocated Ksh 16.5 Billion in 2024/25 Financial Year
Capital FM
In President William Ruto's second year in government, Treasury has allocated Ksh 16.5 billion to the sports industry for the financial year 2024/25 read by Cabinet Secretary Prof.… Read more »
Tanzania: Tanzania's Economy Grows By 5.4 Percent
Daily News
The government has stated that strategies to mitigate the effects of the war in Ukraine, along with investments in agriculture, energy, water, construction, mining, and transport… Read more »
South Africa: 'A Mockery of Equity' - Experts Warn of Electric Vehicles Infrastructure Apartheid in South Africa [analysis]
African Arguments
Without decisive policies, the uneven benefits of electric vehicles may make the world's most unequal country even more unequal. Read more »
Namibia: Namibia Cannot Rely On Importation of Seeds for Staple Food Crops - Khomas Governor
Namibian
Khomas governor Laura McLeod-Katjirua says with Namibia facing its worst drought, it is critical to have legislation that provides an environment for a sustainable seed system for… Read more »
Tanzania: 'It Should Be People-Centred Budget'
Daily News
A cross section of citizens have expressed their optimism on the forthcoming 2024/25 national budget to be tabled today in the National Assembly in Dodoma, but stressed that it… Read more »
Tanzania: What Nation Anticipates in 2024/25 Budget [column]
Daily News
Tanzanians will once again receive formal information today regarding the type of budget they will have for 2024/25 from Dr Mwigulu Lameck Nchemba, the Minister for Finance. Read more »
Kenya: UAE Firm B Commodities Granted Exemption On Limuru Tea Takeover
Capital FM
The Capital Markets Authority has granted B Commodities ME (FZE), a firm incorporated in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), exemption from the requirements to make a takeover offer… Read more »
Gambia: Energy Minister Renews Call for Liberalisation of Electricity Sector
Foroyaa
Minister of Petroleum and Energy (MoPE), Mr Nani Juwara, has called for further liberalisation of the Gambia's electricity market. Read more »
West Africa: Laboratory Experts Discuss Ways to Protect West Africa From Deadly Diseases
Foroyaa
Scores of health experts, scientists, and administrators in West Africa are currently discussing a way forward on how best they could tackle and protect the region from outbreak of… Read more »
Angola: Over 500,000 People Benefit From Digital Literacy Training
ANGOP
More than 500,000 young people Luanda and Benguela provinces have benefited in the last two years from digital literacy training under the "Digital Citizen" project, ANGOP learned… Read more »
Namibia: Keetmanshoop Gets Loan for Power Upgrades
Namibian
The Municipality of Keetmanshoop in the //Kharas region has obtained a N$11,9-million loan from the Development Bank of Namibia (DBN) to upgrade its electricity network. Read more »
Ethiopia: Govt Creates Employment for More Than 3 Million Citizens
ENA
Minister of Labor and Skill Muferihat Kamil disclosed that domestic and oversea employment opportunities have been created for more than 3 million citizens over the last 10 months. Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Aviation Sector Safe, Says International Civil Aviation Organization
ENA
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has confirmed that Ethiopia's aviation sector is free from any safety issues. Read more »
Nigeria: Military Destroys 43 Illegal Refining Sites, Apprehends 32 Suspected Oil Thieves - DHQ
Premium Times
DHQ said the troops recovered 728,360 litres of stolen crude oil, 143,450 litres of illegally refined AGO, 1,100 litres of DPK and 18,750 litres of PMS. Read more »
Nigeria: MultiChoice Records Loss As Subscribers Decline
Premium Times
MultiChoice's net asset position, also called shareholders' fund, turned negative at ZAR1.1 billion after its liabilities exceeded its assets at the end of the financial year. Read more »
Nigeria: NNPC Withdraws Lawsuit Over Exxonmobil's $1.28bn Asset Sale to Seplat
Leadership
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has filed a motion in the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, seeking to discontinue its ongoing legal… Read more »
Rwanda: Who Is Mutesi Rusagara, the 34-Year-Old New State Minister in Charge of Public Investment?
New Times
Linda Mutesi Rusagara, 34, was on June 12, appointed as state minister in charge of resource mobilisation and public investment at the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning… Read more »
Nigeria: Trade Union Dispute - Lingering Amidst Worsening Economic Indices [opinion]
Premium Times
Even with the potential increase in the minimum wage of Nigerian workers, the economic challenges that have plagued the country since the era of former President Muhammadu Buhari… Read more »
Mozambique: Port Denies Any Loss of Traffic
AIM
The management of the central Mozambican port of Beira has categorically denied that it is losing cargo in favour of the Tanzanian port of Dar es Salaam. Read more »
Mozambique: Govt Calls On Sweden to Boost Private Investment
AIM
Mozambique's Deputy Foreign Minister, Manuel Gonçalves, has called on the Swedish government to mobilize its business people in order to boost their investment in the… Read more »
Mozambique: Inflation Turned to Deflation in May
AIM
The average level of prices in Mozambique fell by 0.38 per cent in May, as inflation turned to deflation, according to the latest figures on inflation issued by the National… Read more »
Zimbabwe: World Economic Forum for Asia-Africa Look At Investments in Zimbabwe
The Herald
The World Economic Forum for Asia-Africa (WEFAA), supported by the Indian Embassy in Zimbabwe, has led a delegation of 17 investors from Asia to Zimbabwe. Read more »