Africa Business

[Daily Trust] From Abdullateef Aliyu and Dotun Omisakin (Lagos), Seun Adeuyi (Abuja), Ahmad Datti (Kano), Maryam Ahmadu-Suka (Kaduna) & Mumini Abdulkareem (Ilorin)

[GhanaToday] Government is negotiating with its creditors in a bid to secure funding to restart and complete the PTC Interchange Project in the twin-city of Sekondi-Takoradi.

[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's publicly owned Ports and Rail Company (CFM) handled, in 2023, 26.6 million net tonnes.

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- The monthly trade deficit shrank 4.16% in March to TND 1,540.1 million compared to the previous month, reads the National Institute of Statistics (INS) monthly report on Foreign Trade at Current Prices, March 2024.

[Daily Trust] Festus Keyamo, Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, has insisted that he has power to direct the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to suspend airlines.

[Daily Trust] All is now set for the maiden edition of the Nigeria Auto Industry Summit (NAISU) organized by the Nigeria Auto Journalists Association (NAJA) in partnership with the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC).

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Anti-Counterfeit Authority (ACA) is in the process of implementing varied methods to fight trade in illicit goods that costs Kenya upwards of Sh40 billion annually.

[Premium Times] The SBM Jollof Index tracks how much it costs to make a pot of jollof rice for a family of five

[DA] Unemployment is the single greatest crisis facing South Africa.

[Premium Times] The TUC earlier submitted N447,000 as the new minimum wage but we have harmonised our figure with the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC).

[MSF] Nearly 100 people died in the accident, including at least 55 children

[New Times] Kenya's national carrier Kenya Airways (KQ) has protested the arrest and detention of two members of staff in DR Congo capital, Kinshasa, over alleged missing customs documents of a cargo that was to be transported by the airline.

[GroundUp] GroundUp and Black Sash hosted a debate on the feasibility of the Basic Income Grant (BIG) on Thursday

[GroundUp] We asked the ANC, DA, EFF, IFP, FF Plus, ActionSA, PA, MK Party and RISE Mzansi

[New Zimbabwe] Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has issued a stern warning to gold dealers and black market forex traders adding that strict measures will be put in place to curb leakages and exchange rate manipulation.

[Kenya Airways] Kenya Airways (KQ) confirms that on Friday, April 19th, 2024, two of our employees at our Airport office in Kinshasa were arrested and continue to be detained by the Military Intelligence Unit known as Detection Militaire des Activities Anti Patrie (DEMIAP). During their arrest, their phones were seized, and all access to them has been denied. On April 23rd 2024, the Kenyan embassy officials and a few KQ staff were allowed to visit them but only for a few minutes.

[Leadership] Eleven months after the federal government removed fuel subsidy and opened up the market for competition, Nigerians are still grappling with the harsh realities of fuel scarcity and long queues at petrol stations across the country.

[Capital FM] Siaya -- Mining Principal Secretary Elijah Mwangi has warned all illegal miners in Migori County to seize operations and seek legal mining licences.

[GroundUp] About 75 households in Khayelitsha were given solar street lights in a move to make the area safer

[New Times] A transformative multimillion-dollar investment plan has been envisioned by the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources with the support of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), which could significantly reduce poverty, malnutrition, and stunting.

[Business Day Africa] The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) has commenced the implementation of the Trade Remedies Regulation, aimed at shielding member states from anti-dumping and highly subsidies goods that pose potential harm to the regional bloc countries.

[Business Day Africa] US aircraft manufacturer Boeing is pursuing Uganda as a potential customer, aiming to integrate its planes into the East African nation's existing fleet.

[Egypt Online] During a meeting between Hossam Heiba, CEO of the General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI), and a delegation from the Chinese Council for Textiles and Ready-made Garments, an alliance from China expressed its interest in establishing an integrated textile city in Egypt.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Bumula Member of Parliament Jack Wamboka has filed a notice of motion to impeach Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi.

[RFI] The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo is accusing Apple of using "illegally exploited" minerals extracted from the country's embattled east in its products, lawyers representing the African country said on Thursday.

[DW] A search is on for the scores of prisoners who fled after rain brought down a perimeter fence. The incident happened close to the Nigerian capital.

[Daily Trust] The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has diverted all flight operations from the E wing of the Murtala Muhammad International Airport (MMIA) following a fire at the terminal.

[Nyasa Times] Government officials say 80,000 workers are wanted in Israel to work in the construction industry in the Jewish state.

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[allAfrica] AllAfrica Global Media is launching the AllAfrica Media Leaders' Summit from May 8-10 in Nairobi, Kenya. The Summit will feature innovations to leverage the ever-changing media landscape revolutionized by emerging technologies like artificial intelligence and virtual reality. Global media leaders, development experts, academics and corporate titans will share best practices to elevate ethics and combat information manipulation to advance Africa's economic transformation and human development.