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26 Jun 2026, 11:32 GMT By editor@liberianobserver.com (Liberian Observer)

[Liberian Observer] At least 40 members of the House of Representatives of the 55th Legislature have signed and adopted resolution urging President Joseph Nyuma Boakai to temporarily suspend the operations of GLS Menzies Aviation Cargo Services and Express Handling Services (EHS) at Roberts International Airport (RIA), pending the outcome of an ongoing narcotics investigation linked to an alleged breach in the airport's air cargo handling chain of custody.

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26 Jun 2026, 11:31 GMT

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- Equity Bank through their support and commitment to Uganda's small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are yet again partnering with KPMG and Nation Media Group (NMG) for the 2026 Top 100 Mid-Sized Companies Survey, a flagship initiative designed to generate critical business insights, strengthen enterprise resilience, and unlock sustainable growth opportunities.

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26 Jun 2026, 10:56 GMT

[New Times] The Rwanda Mines, Petroleum and Gas Board plans to launch commercial operations at its Geoscience Laboratory in September, with testing and certification revenues expected to make the facility fully self-sustaining within three years.

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26 Jun 2026, 10:04 GMT

[Ghanaian Times] The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has announced tougher sanctions against customers who issue dud cheques to check the persistent rise in the practice despite earlier measures introduced to curb the offence.

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26 Jun 2026, 09:57 GMT By editor@liberianobserver.com (Liberian Observer)

[Liberian Observer] As the country seeks to attract long-term foreign investment and accelerate economic development, the Dugbe Gold Project is increasingly emerging as one of the country's most strategically important industrial investments.

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26 Jun 2026, 09:56 GMT By editor@liberianobserver.com (Liberian Observer)

[Liberian Observer] Just days after renewed discussions surrounding Liberia's future as a regional mining and transport hub, the United States Government has announced a US$250 million investment in technology company I-Pulse, a venture co-founded by billionaire mining entrepreneur Robert Friedland -- the majority shareholder behind Ivanhoe Atlantic, developer of the Kon Kweni iron ore project spanning Guinea and Liberia.

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26 Jun 2026, 09:55 GMT By mail@thenewdawnliberia.com (New Dawn)

[New Dawn] The House of Representatives has called on President Joseph Nyuma Boakai to temporarily suspend the operations of GLS Menzies and Express Handling Services (EHS) pending the outcome of the ongoing investigation into the recent seizure of narcotics valued at approximately US$19.2 million at Roberts International Airport (RIA).

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26 Jun 2026, 09:53 GMT

[ENA] Across Africa, nations are embracing the digital revolution as a catalyst for economic growth, stronger governance, and greater global competitiveness. Among them, Ethiopia--long celebrated for its ancient civilization, rich cultural heritage, and strategic position in the Horn of Africa, is emerging as one of the continent's most ambitious digital transformation stories.

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26 Jun 2026, 09:46 GMT

[New Times] A while back I needed one person. Just one. Someone who could take a half-trained language model, fine-tune it to Kinyarwanda, and make it sound natural to the common Rwandan. So, I made a list of people in Kigali who could do that work. Two names. And both were already booked solid for the year.

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26 Jun 2026, 09:32 GMT

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) has directed public institutions to stop branding publicly funded projects and programmes with the names, portraits, images or symbols of serving public officials, warning that the practice amounts to abuse of office.

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26 Jun 2026, 09:12 GMT

[Daily Maverick] South Africa's retirement fund industry shows promise, but many members still engage too late, risking insufficient support in their golden years.

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26 Jun 2026, 09:12 GMT

[Daily Maverick] South Africans know they should start planning for retirement earlier, save more, preserve their retirement money when they change jobs and get professional advice before making big financial decisions. The problem is that real life keeps getting in the way.

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26 Jun 2026, 06:49 GMT

[Vanguard] Tragedy struck Lagos, yesterday, as no fewer than nine persons, including a baby girl, were feared dead, while 26 others were rescued from the rubble of a three-storey mall that collapsed along Old Ojo Road, near Alakija Bus Stop on the Lagos-Badagry expressway, in Satellite Town, Ori-Ade Local Council Development Area.

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Nigeria: How Baby Girl, 8 Others Died in Lagos Mall Collapse
26 Jun 2026, 06:49 GMT

[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.

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26 Jun 2026, 06:49 GMT

[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.

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26 Jun 2026, 06:49 GMT

[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.

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26 Jun 2026, 06:49 GMT

[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.

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26 Jun 2026, 06:49 GMT

[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.

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