Africa Business & Economy News Archive: October 27, 2026

867 headlines from Africa Business & Economy on October 27, 2026, each linking to the original publisher. Times are GMT. Africa Business & Economy News Archive »

How Gaborone plans to build Africa’s next financial super-hubWeekend Post · 08:39
Why Lagos developers prefer selling homes despite strong rental demandNairametrics · 08:37
Government wants to get rid of fuel taxes, but a big hurdle remainsIOL · 08:35
Fanaka partners investment institute to enhance professional trainingGraphic Online · 08:34
In a softer diamond market, De Beers digs in – and reaches northWeekend Post · 08:32
Nigerian lady shares good news after receiving licence to practise nursing in AustraliaLegit · 08:32
Fitch diverges from Treasury on debt outlookNews24 · 08:31
How expensive burials are burying West Nile families in debtDaily Monitor · 08:31
Combating Trade Barriers: PAIRIAC Educates African SMEs - Cameroon-TribuneCameroon Tribune (FR) · 08:29
Prioritise green business modules for resilient cities - Minister urges real estate companiesGraphic Online · 08:28
DStv Kenya replaces 6 subscription tiers with 4 new packages: What each costs and offersTuko · 08:28
La Cour des comptes transmet à l’Assemblée nationale son rapport sur l’exécution du budget 20257sur7.cd (FR) · 08:27
Botswana raises petrol, diesel prices as Middle East tensions tighten global fuel marketsWeekend Post · 08:27
Côte d'Ivoire : À Gagnoa, un braquage préparé en coupant l'électricité, deux suspects interpellésKoaci (FR) · 08:27
DSE turnover rebounds as share trading gathers paceDaily News · 08:25
Économie organique : quatre projets structurants annoncés pour transformer le SénégalSenego (FR) · 08:23
Cyprus signs Cronos gas deal to export gas to Europe via Egypt - Energy - BusinessAhram Online · 08:23
NUPRC says 127 million barrels of crude supplied to local refineries in nine monthsNairametrics · 08:22
Banks, Interswitch push tokenised payments to reduce fraud risk in NigeriaNairametrics · 08:22
Botswana’s P2.5 billion surplus: Turning point or temporary reprieve?Weekend Post · 08:22
M-KOPA Urges Govt to Zero-Rate Locally Manufactured Smartphones to Boost ProductionGhanaian Times · 08:22
NTSA announces road safety rules for commercial drivers, enhances compliance checksTuko · 08:21
Namibia’s pig slaughter hits four-year low as FMD restrictions disrupt marketThe Brief · 08:18
Deputy Energy, Green Transition Minister to Advance Ghana’s Renewable Energy Agenda in IndiaGhanaian Times · 08:18
alt bank completes migration to non-interest banking platformThe Nation · 08:18
Comar Assurances | Un savoir-faire reconnu pour assurer la pérennité des entreprisesKapitalis (FR) · 08:18
Equity Bank supports financial literacy training for Uganda returnees from South AfricaThe Independent · 08:13
The inverse relationship between bond yields and equitiesMoneyweb · 08:10
Transcorp reports pre-tax profit of N111.39 billion in 9M 2026 as revenue fallsNairametrics · 08:10
Fitch says MTBPS supports SA's debt stability, while flagging growth risksEWN · 08:07
Information Regulator fines FNB R1 million over POPIA violationsSABC News · 08:05
Should investors buy tomorrow’s bonds or wait?Daily News · 08:05
Nimba Residents Hail AML’s Development SupportThe New Dawn · 08:03
1,3 milliard, Wave, Orange Money : Ndiokhor arrêté dans un appartement meublé aux Almadies…Senego (FR) · 08:03
United Capital’s 9M 2026 pre-tax profit rises 66% to N41.58 billion as investment income nearly doublesNairametrics · 08:01
Économie — Export Performance and Outlook : Croissance de 2% attendue, soit Rs 110 milliards en 2026Le Mauricien (FR) · 08:00
Tourism: Uganda courts Australian tourism investors in BrisbNew Vision · 08:00
Anthropic’s IPO may see Australia’s biggest lender sitting on multi-billion windfallMoneyweb · 08:00
Électricité : le CEB prépare le pic estival, entre nouvelles capacités et maîtrise de la demandeDefimedia (FR) · 07:58
Nigeria’s export drive hit by port congestion, 53-hour border delaysBusinessDay · 07:56
TOR turnaround boosts jobs, revenue – MDGhanaian Times · 07:55
Ghana proposes China Market Access Council to boost exportsGhanaWeb · 07:53
Why do youth hate agriculture?Daily News · 07:50
Kagwe woos investors as Kenya hosts 13th World Potato CongressThe Star · 07:50
Canada sets 24-hour weekly work limit for international studentsTuko · 07:47
See the list of affected areas as Nigerian DisCo alerts of six-day outageLegit · 07:47
Why resolving regulatory issues could unlock greater value for Access Holdings shareholdersNairametrics · 07:45
Govt Reveals What New World Bank-Funded County Assembly Tracker Will MonitorKenyans.co.ke · 07:45
Tshere Visits Orange Digital FacilitiesThe Botswana Gazette · 07:41
Porsche posts profit rebound as restructuring starts to deliverTimesLIVE · 07:41
PenCom pushes early pension savings among Gen Z, informal workersPremium Times · 07:40
Infinity Trust Bank’s 9M 2026 pre-tax profit rises 27% to N2.76 billionNairametrics · 07:39
What to know as JPMorgan moves to establish merchant bank in NigeriaLegit · 07:37
AI in education: Are we improving performance or learning?The Brief · 07:36
More gold refineries or LBMA certification for Tanzania?Daily News · 07:35
DLM Asset Management gets ‘A’ rating, records 269% growth in FUMBusinessDay · 07:35
FG targets 12bscf daily gas production by 2030 to power industriesTribune · 07:35
Youth group targets 127m/- revenue from fish farmingDaily News · 07:34
State Commences Process for Multi-Billion-Shilling France-Backed Nairobi ProjectKenyans.co.ke · 07:34
Why Nigeria Needs To Measure Performance Leadership Differently — Dr. Abiola SalamiNairametrics · 07:32
CBD COP17: Experts explore new conservation models to advance Africa’s 30×30 goalsPremium Times · 07:31
Business Talk – Discovery CEO Adrian Gore unpacks the four principles of extraordinary leadershipBusinessTech · 07:30
Soudan : plus de vingt morts après une attaque de drone contre un marché à NyalaLe Monde Afrique (FR) · 07:30
200 Ugandan Returnees Get Business Training as Government Pledges Shs2bnNile Post · 07:28
Sénégal : le Premier ministre appelle le Pastef à soutenir le budget révisé, crucial pour le FMISenego (FR) · 07:24
Ikeja Hotel reports N8.19 billion pre-tax profit in 9M 2026, up 15%.Nairametrics · 07:24
Secure your financial freedom by investing todayDaily News · 07:20
FG rules out return of subsidy, vows to sustain economic reformsTribune · 07:20
EXCLUSIVE: ICPC, Sterling Oil settle ‘$2.3 billion tax evasion’ dispute, withdraw court caseNairametrics · 07:16
Stanbic Hosts Regional Growth SummitThe Botswana Gazette · 07:16
NAF logs 2,900 sorties, 10m litres of aviation fuel in 11 monthsBusinessDay · 07:15
Africa’s gas opportunity extends beyond LNG exportsDaily News · 07:15
UBA Breaks New Ground with Google Pay for Visa, Mastercard UsersNairametrics · 07:14
All of Africa Today - October 27, 2026AllAfrica · 07:13
Ghana Gas CEO warns illegal miners against encroaching on pipelinesGhanaWeb · 07:11
From tractor to enterprise: Unlocking youth farmers’ potentialDaily News · 07:10
Trump, ignoring polls, predicts economy to help Republicans in midtermsTimesLIVE · 07:09
UBA launches climate action week, expands green finance push across AfricaBusinessDay · 07:08
See the list of five loan apps offering salary earners up to N10m in NigeriaLegit · 07:07
Nigeria’s portfolio investment inflows surge to $7.09 billion as direct investment lagsNairametrics · 07:07
Domestic Crude Supply Declines In Q3 As NUPRC’s Oil Swap Framework DragsLeadership · 07:06
US lists 40 foreigners to be stripped of citizenship, including Nigerians and other AfricansTuko · 07:05
Federal Govt Rules Out Subsidy Return, Vows to Sustain ReformsLeadership · 07:04
Dangote’s Investments Strengthening Nigeria’s Industrial Capacity – TinubuLeadership · 07:01
Cyber threats in Kenya rise 14.45pc to 2.6 billion in Q3Capital FM · 07:00
Nigeria’s economy ‘needs a coach, not just a referee’The Africa Report · 07:00
Why value addition is essential for Tanzania’s $1 trillion economy ambitionThe Citizen TZ · 06:59
MTBPS 2026: Skills training must lead to jobs, not just certificatesMoneyweb · 06:57
October monthly inflation rate decreasesThe Herald · 06:57
Autonomisation économique des femmes : Une Maison digitale ouverte à ArrahFraternité Matin (FR) · 06:57
Training, financing boost honey entrepreneur’s growthDaily News · 06:55
Mauritanie : Le ministre des Finances reçoit une délégation de la société MadfoatComCridem (FR) · 06:54
Ugandan shilling suffers historic depreciation, Museveni refuses to tap thin forex reservesTuko · 06:53
Fighting FMD without losing our livestock industryThe Brief · 06:50
HDAN to NITP: Prioritise building safetyTribune · 06:50
Your past prescriptions haven’t helped developing countries – TOR MD tells IMFAdom Online · 06:49
Saka shares emotional story of Rwandan boy at Ballon d’Or| The New TimesThe New Times · 06:46
Investment drives financial security, economic growthDaily News · 06:45
Transport dominates service payments billDaily News · 06:45
Tax practitioner granted R50,000 bail in alleged R9.6m SARS fraud caseIOL · 06:45
Nigeria: Govt Launches Trade Intelligence Tools to Boost Exports, InvestmentAllAfrica · 06:43
Kenya: Ruto Orders KPC to Withdraw Case Blocking Sh3bn Compensation for Makueni Oil Spill VictimsAllAfrica · 06:43
CS Kagwe Opens World Potato Congress, Courts Investors to Replace ImportsCapital FM · 06:41
Ten Nigerian startups take homegrown innovation to global investors at Asia-Pacific summitBusinessDay · 06:40
Aly Ka accuse El Malick Ndiaye de trahir le Djoloff sur la loi de finances rectificativeSenego (FR) · 06:40
Same tax, collected when you pay: Bringing fairness to VAT on foreign digital servicesGhanaian Times · 06:37
Urban poverty up by 145% in 5 yearsTimes 360 · 06:37
PenCom warns young Nigerians, ‘soft life’ today could drain retirement savingsNairametrics · 06:36
How the naira crashed against the US dollar amid fresh pressureLegit · 06:31
'I don't need to go to CBN' -- Abdul Samad Rabiu says FX reform has eased access to dollarsTheCable · 06:30
Microsoft offers voluntary exit packages to 60,000 staffeNCA · 06:30
Blessing CEO lied about owning property, witness tells courtPunch · 06:27
Omoda, Jaecoo after-sales support puts vehicle ownership costs in focusBusinessDay · 06:26
UBA Launches Group-Wide Climate Action Week to Advance Green FinanceDaily Trust · 06:25
Hyundai expands Nigeria SUV lineup with Mufasa, Grand CretaBusinessDay · 06:24
CIS confab to rally capital mobilisation for infrastructure, manufacturingVanguard · 06:21
How things fell apart at mining companyDaily Monitor · 06:21
Why housing policies failed to deliver desired results — OyedeleTribune · 06:20
Gold exports strengthen forex earningsDaily News · 06:15
Projet de loi de finances rectificative au Sénégal: «Pas de réponse satisfaisante sur la hausse du prix de l'énergie»RFI Afrique (FR) · 06:12
Five companies already producing working flying carsBusinessDay · 06:12
KPLC names 68 Kenyans on its land, gives them 90 days to vacate propertyTuko · 06:12
UK varsities face £925 annual levy per foreign student past baselineBusinessDay · 06:11
Culture eats strategy for breakfast and why organizational behaviour mattersThe Brief · 06:11
Ifeanyi Okoye emerges 12th President of MANVanguard · 06:10
Dollar to Naira exchange rate today, October 27, 2026Vanguard · 06:07
ILO backs NDE five-year plan to boost jobs, entrepreneurshipTribune · 06:05
FG launches trade intelligence tools to boost exports, investmentVanguard · 06:04
Mauritanie : la FIF et la BID organisent un atelier pour mettre la finance islamique au service de l’autonomisation économiqueCridem (FR) · 06:04
Kenya: Chinese Nationals Held Hostage in Violent Robbery At Kilimani Construction SiteAllAfrica · 06:03
Don’t reduce PAYE in 2027 budget, ZIPAR advisesNews Diggers · 06:00
Supply chain reforms target spending inefficienciesDaily News · 06:00
Oil shock, AI boom deepen divide in emerging Asian currenciesMoneyweb · 06:00
Monetary policy’s dilemmaDaily Monitor · 06:00
Beyond defending the shilling: Building Uganda’s foreign-exchange resilience is keyDaily Monitor · 05:57
CBN, Chinese firms explore solutions to cross-border payment hurdlesDaily Trust · 05:57
BoI secures €2.22bn, N250bn funding for Nigerian industriesVanguard · 05:55
Billionaire Jayesh Saini gets approval to acquire ABC BankCapital FM · 05:53
Billionaire Jayesh Saini gets approval to acquire Africa Business CorpCapital FM · 05:53
FG should implement Urban Planning Law to avert environmental crisis — NITP presidentTribune · 05:50
Of deception behind Uganda’s impressive economic growth figuresDaily Monitor · 05:47
Liberia’s official petrol price is among the lowest in West Africa, but rural consumers pay far more. The government says tighter monitoring is comingFrontPage Africa · 05:46
International visitors say they will never visit Cape Town again, and plan to permanently cut petrol prices by R6.55 per litreBusinessTech · 05:45
Find out more as DStv reduces subscription prices, replaces 6 packagesLegit · 05:41
NESG presents mixed outcomes for Nigeria’s economic reformsVanguard · 05:40
Kenya sets oil production date, invites public to name country’s oilTuko · 05:39
11 small-scale mining cooperatives formalised as gov’t pushes for legal miningPulse Ghana · 05:38
Liberia: No Specific Target- Speaker Koon Tells CSO Group As He Receives War and Economic Crimes Court Petition, Says Bills Still Under Committee ReviewFrontPage Africa · 05:38
Is your Reg 28 fund pulling its weight?Moneyweb · 05:34
Court of Appeal Cuts MTN’s Damages to Ezee Money by Shs2 BillionNile Post · 05:34
Iron ore declines to two-year low as demand outlook weakensMoneyweb · 05:30
Why cheap medical insurance could cost Ugandan employersDaily Monitor · 05:30
N372.6bn NELFUND disbursements renew calls for long-term fundingBusinessDay · 05:27
TOR inherited GH¢10bn losses, US$517m debt in 2025, MD saysGBC · 05:27
RDC : le rapport sur l’exécution du budget 2025 transmis aux deux chambres du ParlementActualite.cd (FR) · 05:24
Govt conducts data collection on charcoal productionNews Diggers · 05:20
Museveni Urges Iranian Investors to Establish Agro-Processing Factories in UgandaNile Post · 05:18
Uganda, Kenya Sign Three Tourism, Trade Deals At Mombasa SummitAllAfrica · 05:16
22 Rescued As Church Building Collapses in EntebbeAllAfrica · 05:16
||kharas Farmers Fear FMD Restrictions Will Cost JobsAllAfrica · 05:16
Oil declines as Iran diplomacy picks up before Israeli, US votesMoneyweb · 05:15
US judge blocks Pentagon contract ban over Alibaba’s China tiesTimesLIVE · 05:15
SWAN backs stronger enforcement against counterfeit alcohol in NigeriaBusinessDay · 05:13
ZRA calls for stakeholder cooperation to achieve K185bn revenue targetNews Diggers · 05:10
Factory revival seen boosting SME growth, industrialisationNation Online · 05:10
NESG: We’re rewriting Nigeria’s story of under-performance — TinubuVanguard · 05:07
CFSC urges reforms as extreme poverty risesNation Online · 05:07
Real estate firm announces allocation datesThe Nation · 05:06
Nigeria: Nigeria-Cyprus Bilateral Relations Enter New Era As Amb. Ufochukwu Presents CredentialsAllAfrica · 05:03
RDAZ pushes for 15% allocation to health in 2027 budgetNews Diggers · 05:00
Gold steadies near $4 000 as traders prepare for Fed rate callMoneyweb · 05:00
Public debt hits 13.48 trillion a few months to 2027 pollsThe Standard · 05:00
How President Ruto has piled up debt in race to complete legacy projectsThe Standard · 05:00
Sénégal: l’Assemblée nationale débat du budget révisé, déjà rejeté par la majorité parlementaireLe360 (FR) · 04:57
Trump administration revokes Ghanaian man’s US citizenship after 13 years, gives reasonTuko · 04:56
FAWE Liberia Sounds Alarm on Child Marriage, Demands Increased Investment in Girls’ EducationFrontPage Africa · 04:54
Nigeria: Reps Panel Dismisses Fraud Allegations Against NNPCL OfficialAllAfrica · 04:51
Nigeria: Nigeria Supplies 127m Barrels to Local Refineries in 9 MonthsAllAfrica · 04:51
War Crimes Court Bill Pushed to 2027, No Court Funding in Budget, Barbu SaysLiberian Investigator · 04:47
Africa: Laying On Thin Water - the Looming Danger of Sub-Saharan Africa's Subsea Repair Vessel DeficitAllAfrica · 04:45
Togo : la maternité de Kantè modernisée grâce à un investissement de 528 MFCFATogo First (FR) · 04:44
Liberia: Hundreds of Traders At Ganta General Market Want to Return to Old Market Site, Say Businesses At New Market Site UnfavorableFrontPage Africa · 04:41
393 taxpayers owe ZRA K26m in smart invoicing fines – AGNews Diggers · 04:40
Shettima: Nigerians should back economy-revamping policiesThe Nation · 04:39
Uganda, Kenya private sector sign three deals on tourism, trade and investmentThe Independent · 04:38
Mimosa commended for investing in people’s welfareThe Herald · 04:36
SA warned it could lose preferential trade benefits under AGOASABC News · 04:34
Kagoro’s Shs3 billion enterprise that started under a tree shadeDaily Monitor · 04:30
Agri Western Cape: Proposed water restrictions could cost economy over R1bnEWN · 04:18
National Quality Control Laboratory advertises 25 jobs for Kenyan professionalsTuko · 04:15
ZWG annual inflation climbs to 4,3%NewZimbabwe · 04:14
Samwu clarifies M1 Freeway blockade was not a strikeSABC News · 04:12
Mozambique and China agree to reschedule debt repaymentsClub of Mozambique · 04:10
PETAN rallies $6b investment to raise oil output to 3m barrelsThe Guardian Nigeria · 04:09
Kenya's Financial Reporting Centre announces 30 jobs, how to applyTuko · 04:01
Hitachi EX5500-6 mining excavator passes 100,000 hours at MoatizeClub of Mozambique · 04:01
Mozambique: Chapo seeks stronger economic ties with Russia and increased investmentClub of Mozambique · 04:01
Senegal budget row should not 'bring country to a standstill', PM tells AFPeNCA · 04:00
Who is teaching young people to manage money?Daily Monitor · 04:00
NGX Captures Just 14% Of N1.51trn Commercial Paper Market As Issuers Stay Off ExchangeLeadership · 03:57