Zanzibar Collects US$135 Million, Beating Q1 Target
Zanzibar's revenue authority collected about US$135 million in July–September 2026, narrowly above target and 28.81% more than a year earlier.
October 2, 2026Topic
infrastructure
Ghana MPs Seek Funding Plan for Stalled Pwalugu Dam
Ghana approved a US$895 million dam in 2020 to stop floods from Burkina Faso. It is still unbuilt, and lawmakers...
October 2, 2026
South Africa Names New Gautrain Operator for 15 Years
South Africa names a new Gautrain operator for 15 years, promising longer hours and eight new trains on the Johannesburg...
October 2, 2026
Uganda MPs Demand Answers on Late School Land Titles
Uganda's auditors found 196 of 212 land titles for a US$500 million World Bank schools and clinics programme came late,...
October 1, 2026
Uganda Orders Audit of Lubowa Hospital After MPs Barred
Uganda's Parliament ordered an audit of a delayed specialist hospital after MPs were locked out. The opposition puts public spending...
October 1, 2026
Temple Yard Redevelopment in Barbados: First Phase Due Before 30 November, Minister Says
Temple Yard redevelopment in Bridgetown: Barbados's housing minister says phase one, rehousing most of the old artisans, will be done...
September 30, 2026
South Africa Faces US$51 Million Bill to Repair Its Embassies Abroad
South Africa's embassies need about US$51 million in repairs, a foreign ministry reply shows, with London's Trafalgar Square landmark among...
September 29, 2026
Senegal opens Dakar airport train, cutting the trip to 55 minutes
Senegal's new Dakar airport train reaches the main airport in 55 minutes for about US$7, weeks before Africa's first Olympic...
September 29, 2026
Niger’s North Hit by Repeated Water and Electricity Shortages
Niger water electricity shortages are hitting the northern Agadez region, where an ageing coal plant supplies far less power than...
September 28, 2026