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[New Times] Asia Machinery Investments Ltd, the official distributor and future assembler of Sinotruk (HOWO) vehicles in Rwanda, has unveiled a new generation of HOWO trucks while announcing plans to establish a local truck assembly plant and introduce electric trucks.

[New Times] President Paul Kagame has been appointed as co-chair of AI for Good Global Commission, an initiative of the United Nations.

[Ghanaian Times] The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has extended the deadline for filing second quarter Corporate Income Tax (CIT), Personal Income Tax (PIT), and May 2026 Value Added Tax (VAT), National Health Insurance Levy (NHIL) and Communications Service Tax (CST) returns following the recent heavy rains and flooding in Accra and surrounding communities.

[New Times] Rwanda is expected to receive its first shipment of petroleum products sourced from Oman under new government-to-government supply agreements with Kenya and Tanzania in early August, a development the Minister of Trade and Industry, Antoine-Marie Kajangwe, says will strengthen the country's fuel security and support its ambition to become a regional petroleum distribution hub.

[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- TANZANA'S Vice President, Emmanuel Nchimbi, has said the government's vision is to transform the Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair (DITF) from a traditional product exhibition into a global hub for innovation, research, technology, and international trade by 2050.

[Scrolla] The Faraday Taxi Association has told members to stop foreign drivers from operating taxis until further notice because of growing tensions around immigration. Gauteng transport officials say they are working with taxi operators to reduce violence, improve licensing and shut down illegal taxi operations.

[ISS] Deep-sea mining is no longer just an environmental or economic issue - it is also an emerging maritime security challenge.

[GroundUp] "These schemes have left a legacy of exclusion, impoverishment and a lack of institutional accountability"

[Vanguard] Pensioners in Ogun State have begun enrolment for the free lifetime health insurance scheme approved by Governor Dapo Abiodun, with beneficiaries hailing the initiative as a major relief that will ease the burden of healthcare costs in retirement.

[Shabelle] Mogadishu, July 7 -- Somalia's Foreign Minister Abdisalam Ali held a telephone conversation with his Saudi counterpart, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, to discuss bilateral relations and regional security, Somalia's foreign ministry said.

[This Day] Abuja -- Nigeria's jet fuel exports to Europe climbed to a record high in June, underscoring the growing influence of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery in the international aviation fuel market, even as Europe grapples with an oversupplied market and weakening prices.

[Nyasa Times] As Malawi celebrates 62 years of independence, a powerful question hangs over the nation: Has political freedom truly delivered the economic liberation that millions of Malawians still long for?

[Premium Times] President Tinubu pplauds selfless service, sacrifice of military, security agencies at 2026 Nigerian Army Day Celebration.

[Independent (Kampala)] The project, however, remains the subject of criticism from environmental organisations, which have raised concerns about its ecological and climate impacts

[Nyasa Times] Delays in the disbursement of the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) have forced Member of Parliament for Mzimba South West, Khumbo Kachali, to consider using his own money to rehabilitate roads in his constituency as residents continue to endure poor transport infrastructure.