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[Premium Times] The Senate instead mandated its Committee on Foreign Affairs to investigate the attacks on Nigerians in South Africa and report back in two weeks.

[Premium Times] The umbrella body of Nigeria's media industry says the investigation marks an important step towards addressing alleged anti-competitive practices and the unauthorised use of journalists' content by global technology companies.

[Vanguard] The Federal Government has suspended the enforcement of new regulations affecting internet platforms, online intermediaries and other cross-cutting digital economy issues pending the completion of a national policy review.

[Nyasa Times] Forget the fireworks -- day one back in the House had a different energy altogether. After months apart, MPs on both sides of the chamber looked genuinely pleased to see each other, trading handshakes, laughs and long conversations that spilled well past the usual courtesies.

[ENA] Addis Ababa -- The House of People's Representatives (HPR) has unanimously approved a 2.339-trillion Birr budget for the 2019 Ethiopian Fiscal Year.

[Leadership] Dangote Group, has unveiled plans to finance the construction of a proposed 700,000 barrels-per-day (bpd) oil refinery in Kenya through a combination of internally generated cash, bond issuance and proceeds from a planned Initial Public Offering (IPO), as it deepens its footprint in Africa's downstream oil sector.

[Leadership] The federal government has directed key digital regulators to suspend the implementation and enforcement of recently introduced regulations affecting internet platforms, online intermediaries and other cross-cutting digital economy issues, pending the development of a harmonised national policy framework.

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has launched the US$16 million Extension of the Japan Freeway Project, describing the road as one of Liberia's most strategically important transport corridors and reaffirming his administration's commitment to expanding infrastructure as a catalyst for economic growth.

[This Day] Members of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), have warned that election-related fiscal spending ahead of the 2027 general elections poses one of the biggest threats to recent progress in taming inflation, cautioning that excess liquidity from political spending could undermine the effectiveness of monetary policy.

[New Zimbabwe] EUROPEAN Union Ambassador to Zimbabwe Katrin Hagemann says the country has made notable progress in fighting corruption, but persistent graft continues to undermine investor confidence and prevent it from fully unlocking its economic potential.

[New Zimbabwe] Zimbabwe has thrown its weight behind the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agri-trade Action Plan, describing the strategy as closely aligned with the country's drive to expand agricultural production, agro-industrialisation and regional trade.

[The Conversation Africa] When civil war broke out in South Sudan in December 2013, civil servants found themselves at the centre of a deep political and economic crisis.

[The Conversation Africa] Young people in low- and middle-income countries appear generally more optimistic about how AI can enhance their work prospects and social lives than their western peers, according to our new survey of people in ten countries in Africa and South Asia.

[263Chat] Bikita Minerals has invested a cumulative US$383 million in mineral beneficiation projects as it expands value addition at its operations with the government describing the development as a key milestone in Zimbabwe's drive to maximise returns from its mineral wealth.

[Namibian] President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has called for stronger cooperation in clean energy, uranium value addition and technology transfer with China.

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- The Ministry of Employment and Vocational Training on Tuesday organised a workshop dedicated to presenting the results of a sectoral study on the employment market's needs for occupations and skills in the information and communication technologies sector.

[This Day] Abuja -- Governor Usman Ododo of Kogi State has declared that his administration will never negotiate with criminals, unveiling a strategy that combines aggressive security measures with youth empowerment to end illegal mining and unlock the state's vast solid mineral resources for economic development.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to shape how people are seen and represented, technology company TECNO has launched a global initiative aimed at promoting fair and authentic representation.