[Independent (Kampala)] Dar es Salaam -- President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni of Uganda and Samia Suluhu Hassan of Tanzania have endorsed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at reshaping East Africa's energy economy by shifting the region's focus from crude oil exports to building an integrated regional energy and industrial hub.
[Vanguard] The Federal Government has announced plans to phase out electricity subsidy payments from 2027 as part of efforts to address mounting debts in the power sector.
[Premium Times] NARD said the proposed Total and Comprehensive Industrial Strike (TICS) would commence at 8 a.m. on 10 August unless its demands are met before the deadline.
[Premium Times] They [governors] are taking four to five times their money. Nobody is borrowing money to pay salaries now," the president added.
[Bird Story Agency] Sierra Leone's traditional textiles are being reimagined into a modern fashion economy, as designers like Frederica Williams preserve heritage while building a thriving local industry ready for global markets.
[Bird Story Agency] A new generation of hybrid cotton seeds is giving Zimbabwean farmers fresh reason for optimism. Developed to deliver higher yields and withstand climate shocks and pests, the seeds are helping to boost productivity and improve livelihoods in farming communities.
[UN News] For Tanatswa Amanda Chikaura, mental health advocacy began with a personal loss: while studying psychology at the University of Zimbabwe, she learned that a fellow student had died by suicide.
[Premium Times] Many Nigerians clamoured that petrol prices should return to the pre-war level.
[New Light] Kapchorwa: At least 23 pupils of King David Junior School Ndejje are feared dead following a road accident in Kapchorwa District on Thursday evening, as the pupils travelled for a field trip whose exact destination remained unclear at the time of the crash.
[New Era] Green hydrogen development should create local industries, skilled jobs and value addition in Namibia rather than focus only on exports, United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) project manager, Sven Schuppener has said.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has said that the planned oil refinery in Lamu, being developed in partnership with Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote, will create at least 60,000 jobs while positioning Kenya as a regional energy and industrial hub.
[Premium Times] A PREMIUM TIMES nationwide survey shows how global supply disruptions and longstanding domestic bottlenecks combined to drive up the cost of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), leaving consumers and businesses under severe pressure.
[Nile Post] MUKONO: One teacher was killed and several students injured on Friday morning after a passenger train collided with a bus carrying Mwebaza High School students on a study trip to Jinja at the Namumira railway crossing in Mukono Municipality.
[Scrolla] The SAHRC closes the second leg of its national food systems inquiry on Friday, 10 July. Amandla.mobi says Shoprite has ignored a 20,000-signature petition demanding lower food prices.
[263Chat] Air Zimbabwe will return to one of its most prestigious international routes later this month, announcing the resumption of direct passenger flights between Harare and London for the first time in years as the national carrier seeks to rebuild its long-haul network and reconnect Zimbabwe with one of its largest diaspora markets.
[The Point] Africa's wealthiest man Alhaji Aliko Dangote has pledged US$2 billion strategic investment partnership with The Gambia.
[New Zimbabwe] Zimbabwe has officially begun exporting fresh blueberries to China, opening one of the world's fastest-growing consumer markets to one of Africa's fastest-expanding horticultural industries.
[Premium Times] The proposed N1.295 trillion expenditure consists of N421 billion for personnel costs, N307 billion for overheads and N565 billion for capital projects.
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