October 22
Tunisia: Tunisia's President Inaugurated for Second Term
VOA
Tunisian President Kais Saied was inaugurated for a second term following a tumultuous first term in which he suspended parliament, jailed his critics and rewrote the country's… Read more »
Nigeria: Tinubu Launches Bid to Raise Oil Output
This Day
In a renewed bid to grow Nigeria's crude oil output significantly in the next 12 months, President Bola Tinubu yesterday launched the '1MMBOPD' Initiative meant to raise production… Read more »
Kenya: Kenya Halts Avocado Exports to Curb Immature Harvesting
Business Day Africa
Kenya's Horticulture Directorate has temporarily halted the export of popular avocado varieties, including Fuerte, Hass, Pinkerton, and Jumbo, to prevent the harvesting of immature… Read more »
Liberia: Temporary Employment Workers Reject Govt's Arrears Offer
Liberian Investigator
Workers under the Temporary Employment for Community Youth (TECY) project have vowed to reject the Liberian government's proposal to pay just one month of their reported 13 months'… Read more »
Nigeria: Special Report - Post-Subsidies Removal Hardships Take Toll On Abuja Informal Economy Operators
Premium Times
With inflation driving up the prices of goods and services almost daily, Nigerians are losing their purchasing power, and businesses are shutting down due to a lack of patronage. Read more »
Egypt: Egyptian Government Implements Third Fuel Price Hike At the Behest of the IMF
People's Dispatch
The fuel price hike announced on October 18 in Egypt is a part of its government's commitment to the IMF to eliminate fuel subsidies in phases by December 2025. Read more »
South Africa: End of Coal in South Africa - What 100,000 Workers Will Need When Their Jobs Go [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
South Africa's move to renewable energy means that the coal industry will be phased out over the coming decades. This transition away from a fossil-fuel based economy will affect… Read more »
Uganda: 'An Ecological War Is Going On' - Uganda Charcoal Booms Despite Ban [analysis]
African Arguments
Our undercover investigation highlights how easily corruption and unclear borders continue to undermine the charcoal ban in Uganda. Read more »
Nigeria: Dangote Refinery Falls Short of Daily Petrol Supply Commitment
Premium Times
In September, the federal government said the Dangote Refinery would supply Nigeria's domestic market with 25 million litres of petrol daily and 35 million litres daily from… Read more »
Zambia: Zambia Seeks New Mining Partnerships to Boost Copper Production
Daba Finance
TLDR Read more »
Namibia: Menstrual Leave - a Step Towards Gender Equity
Namibian
Recently, the discussion around workplace inclusivity and the development of equitable and supportive environments has evolved beyond traditional issues like gender pay gaps, equal… Read more »
Africa: Kenya Leads Africa in Startup Funds Raised
Capital FM
Kenya has emerged as the leading African country in startup funding, raising $437 million (Sh56.5 billion), which represents 31 percent of total funds raised on the continent,… Read more »
Nigeria: Transmission Problem Causes Power Outage in Most of Northern Nigeria - TCN
Premium Times
"By around 5:15 a.m. and 5:17 a.m. Line 1 and Line 2 were tried, but they all tripped immediately on the same relay indication," the TCN said. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Govt Rejects Shell's Plan to Sell Nigeria Onshore Oil Business
Premium Times
The NUPRC approved four other other divestment applications but rejected Shell's. Read more »
Ghana: Finance Ministry's Role in Addressing Climate Change Non-Negotiable
Ghanaian Times
Climate change has become a global phenomenon every country has to contend with. Read more »
Ghana: Koica and WFP Boost Food Security and Nutrition in Ghana By Supporting Youth Economic Empowerment and Digitization
WFP
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a US$9.3 million contribution from the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) to enhance access to digital technology… Read more »
Africa: How Finance Can Be Part of the Solution to the World's Biodiversity Crisis [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
More than half of the world's total GDP is at least moderately dependent on nature. Yet arguably, there is no economy (or life) without nature. A quarter of animal and planet… Read more »
Angola: Government Orders Construction of Sumbe Flood Control Project
ANGOP
The Angolan government on Tuesday, in Cuanza Sul Province, instructed the local institutions to prepare and build the Sumbe flood control project, which should include macro and… Read more »
Liberia: Alleged Shady Deals Haunt Koffa
Liberian Observer
-- As Deputy Speaker, Koffa allegedly manipulated the 2023 National Budget to accrue unto himself US$2.9M outside his actual appropriation Read more »
South Africa: Hlabisa Launches Data-Driven Initiative to Improve Municipal Operations
SAnews.gov.za
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister, Velenkosini Hlabisa, has underscored the importance of local government functioning optimally and efficiently, as this has… Read more »
South Africa: More Than Half of Gauteng People Say South Africa Is a Failed State - Survey
Daily Maverick
The latest Quality of Life survey in Gauteng finds people hungrier, feeling more precarious and less happy than they have been in a long time. Trust in the government is at an… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Canadian Investors Eye Zim Opportunities
The Herald
Read more »
Sudan: AfDB Support Food Security Project in Sudan With $176.8 Million
SNA
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved the allocation of a grant of about $100 million from the resources of the African Development Fund of the Bank Group to finance the… Read more »
Nigeria: Why We Reversed Nigeria's Growth Projection - IMF
Vanguard
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) yesterday explained that it reversed Nigeria's growth protection due to low outputs from the agricultural and oil sectors. Read more »
Africa: Nigeria's Weaker-Than-Expected Activity Slows Sub-Saharan Africa's Economic Growth - IMF
Premium Times
In contrast, growth in the Middle East and Central Asia is projected to pick up from an estimated 2.1 per cent in 2023 to 3.9 per cent in 2025 Read more »
