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[Nyasa Times] Malawi's new licensing regime for foreign-exchange bureaus has been presented by the Reserve Bank as a step towards a cleaner, more transparent market. But the reforms have reopened a familiar question: whether supervision can meaningfully stabilise a system defined by chronic scarcity.

[New Times] Private investors are expanding fish production at their existing farms while others are set to establish new ones as domestic demand for fish increases.

[New Zimbabwe] Five people were injured after a minibus was struck by a National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) train at a level crossing in Chiredzi on Thursday evening.

[New Zimbabwe] FINANCE Minister Mthuli Ncube has showcased Zimbabwe's economic performance and investment opportunities at the 17th Annual Meeting of the New Champions in Dalian, China, as the government intensifies efforts to attract foreign direct investment.

[New Zimbabwe] FINANCE Minister Mthuli Ncube says Zimbabwe's policy of banning the export of raw lithium while incentivising local value addition has been well received by global investors and policymakers attending the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in China.

[This Day] Concessionaires at the Terminal 1 of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, have decried the lack of effort by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to compensate them for the huge loses they incurred during a fire incident, which destroyed the facility on February 22, 2026.

[Leadership] Senior government officials, diplomats, financial regulators and business leaders from Nigeria, Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire have called for urgent reforms to strengthen West Africa's trade corridors and accelerate the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).

[Leadership] At least eight people, including a baby girl, have been confirmed dead following the collapse of a three-storey building in the Alakija area of Lagos State on Thursday, while 26 others were rescued alive from the rubble.

[Leadership] The Labour Party (LP) has called on governors and state lawmakers across the 36 states to rise above partisan considerations and support the creation of state police.

[Leadership] Credit ratings firm S&P Global has lifted its forecast for Nigeria's average inflation rate in 2026 to 16.9 per cent from a previous projection of 15.0 per cent, citing a stronger-than-expected pass-through from rising oil prices into domestic energy costs.

[This Day] Nigeria's fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector has been valued at $25 billion, making it one of Africa's largest consumer markets and positioned for significant growth driven by technology, digital finance and improved distribution systems.

[Nyasa Times] Chief executive points to easing inflation and expected rate cuts as catalysts for sustained recovery in Malawian financial sector.

[Nyasa Times] Malawi has taken another step toward its long-promised shift from subsistence farming to a modern, commercial agricultural economy, with Agriculture Minister Roza Fatch Mbilizi handing over 15 tractors and full sets of implements to farmer cooperatives across the country.

[New Times] The City of Kigali is set to expand its sports and wellness facilities with the construction of two new running tracks, adding to the capital's growing network of recreational spaces.

[Vanguard] UMUAHIA -- A heavy-duty trailer loaded with iron rods crashed into the perimeter fence of Federal Medical Centre Umuahia in the early hours of Thursday after reportedly losing control while climbing a hill along the Umuahia-Ikot Ekpene Expressway.

[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Ethiopia has secured another significant breakthrough in its bid to join the World Trade Organization (WTO), signing a Bilateral Market Access Protocol with New Zealand at WTO headquarters in Geneva.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Nairobi's usually bustling Central Business District (CBD) was unusually quiet on Thursday as Kenya marked the second anniversary of the June 25, 2024 Gen Z protests.