October 23
Somalia: Somalia in the Red Sea Arena - Tensions and Domestic Implications [analysis]
African Arguments
Debating Ideas reflects the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarship, original and activist writing from… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Parliamentary Committee Says 'A Very Bad Precedent' Has Been Set After Finance Ministry Officials Failed to Give Zimbabwe's GDP Figure
New Zimbabwe
BUDGET and Finance Parly committee members on Monday were left dismayed after Finance ministry officials and its parastatals came to Parliament unprepared for budget consultations… Read more »
Ghana: CJ Tasks Judges to Be Abreast of Insurance Laws
Ghanaian Times
The Chief Justice, Justice Getrude Torkono, has tasked Judges in the country to be abreast of the country's insurance laws to enable them to deliver fair and effective judgment on… Read more »
Liberia: Senator Dillon Wants Labor Minister Summoned Over Work Permit Violations
Liberian Investigator
Montserrado County Senator Abraham Darius Dillon is seeking the endorsement of the Liberian Senate to summon the Minister of Labor, Cllr. Cooper Krauh, to address concerns over the… Read more »
Liberia: Minister Ngafuan Calls for More African Employment At World Bank
Liberian Investigator
On the sidelines of the 2024 Annual Meetings of the World Bank/International Monetary Fund, Liberia's Finance and Development Planning Minister, Hon. Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan, has… Read more »
Somalia: Somalia Secures $100m for Climate-Resilient Agriculture From GCF
Shabelle
Khadija Mohamed Al-Makhzoumi, a prominent figure in climate finance, expressed her delight at attending the 40th Board Meeting of the Green Climate Fund (GCF), where a historic… Read more »
Nigeria: Katsina Residents Paid Highest Petrol Price, Yobe Lowest, in September
Leadership
Katsina State emerged as the region with the highest average petrol price, averaging N1,096.15, in September 2024, followed closely by Ebonyi and Akwa Ibom States at N1,090.94 and… Read more »
Nigeria: Forex Subsidy Cost Nigeria N13trn in 3 Years - World Bank
Leadership
The federal government incurred a significant loss of N13.2trn in foregone revenue as a direct consequence of the implementation of its foreign exchange subsidy policy between 2021… Read more »
Nigeria: Rising Cooking Gas Prices Worry Govt As Government Moves to Stop Export
This Day
Again, the federal government has moved to stop the export of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), otherwise known as cooking gas, as prices continue to skyrocket across the country. Read more »
Africa: Governance Stalls in Africa As Security and Democracy Deteriorate, Threatening Progress in Development - 2024 Ibrahim Index
Capital FM
The Mo Ibrahim Foundation has released the 2024 Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG), the latest iteration of the biennial dataset assessing governance performance and trends… Read more »
Nigeria: UN Climate Chief Calls for Greater Speed in Climate Finance to Prevent Collapse of Global Economy
This Day
The UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell has said there is an urgent need to improve global climate finance to prevent the collapse of the economies of all countries,… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Central Bank Says ZWG Backing Gold Reserves Up U.S.$450 Million
New Zimbabwe
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) says the quantum of gold backing up the ZWG has increased to US$450 million on the back of calls for citizens to be calm ahead of strengthening… Read more »
Nigeria: Abuja Enterprise Sensitises Business Owners On Financial Literacy
Daily Trust
The Abuja Enterprise Agency, yesterday, began its 3rd financial literacy and inclusion awareness campaign aimed at equipping Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) and… Read more »
Nigeria: Millers, Barbers, Tailors Deplore Massive Blackout in the North
Daily Trust
Power outage grounds business activities Minister raises c'ttee to investigate grid collapse 'Declare state of emergency in electricity sector' Read more »
Zimbabwe: Let's Honour Honesty, Hard Work - Presidentl 'Indaba to Support, Revitalise Manufacturing Sector'
The Herald
ZANU PF must use its annual conference to locate the over-arching need to support, revitalise and recalibrate the country's manufacturing sector, with members sticking to high… Read more »
Zimbabwe: 807 Permits Issued for Maize Imports
The Herald
Government has issued 807 import permits to 420 private companies to bring in 4 131 260 tonnes of maize by March next year. Read more »
Nigeria: Abia, Imo Traders Count Their Losses Over 2-Day Sit-At-Home
Vanguard
A cross-section of traders in Abia and Imo says the two-day sit-at-home crippled their businesses and caused them huge financial losses. Read more »
Nigeria: Labour Demands Halt to Frequent Petrol Price Increase, Other Anti-People Policies
Vanguard
Leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and their Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, counterparts, have demanded an end to the recurring increases in the price of petrol to… Read more »
Nigeria: Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road - Nigerians in Diaspora Seek Nass Intervention
Vanguard
A group of Nigerians, comprising real estate investors in the diaspora, has petitioned the House of Representatives, demanding a thorough investigation into the alleged illegal… Read more »
Nigeria: That Message From the World Bank
Vanguard
LAST week, the Senior Vice President of the World Bank group, Mr Indermit Gill, addressed the Nigerian Economic Summit Group and made profound statements. But what caught the… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Flights Into Zim Rise 19pc in Three Months
The Herald
Zimbabwe's aviation sector recorded significant growth in the second quarter of 2024 after all of the country's airports recorded increases in the number of flights compared to the… Read more »
October 22
Africa: Another Nobel for Anglocentric Neoliberal Institutional Economics [analysis]
IPS
New institutional economics (NIE) has received another so-called Nobel prize, ostensibly for again claiming that good institutions and democratic governance ensure growth,… Read more »
Uganda: At Least 11 Killed As Fuel Tanker Catches Fire in Kigogwa Town
Nile Post
In a typical curse of peasantry, whenever fuel tankers crash, many take the fatal risk to siphon the dangerous petroleum that is highly flammable - and pay the ultimate price. Read more »
Botswana: Election Observers Arrive in Botswana Ahead of October 30 Poll
VOA
Observers have begun arriving in Botswana to monitor activities ahead of the Oct. 30 general election. On Tuesday, the Southern African Development Community, or SADC, officially… Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Begins Selling Stakes in State-Owned Company
VOA
Ethiopia's state-owned telecommunications company has started selling shares to the public, in a move aimed at establishing a new national stock market and giving Ethiopians a… Read more »
