Africa Business

[Capital FM] Listed agribusiness firm Kakuzi Plc has secured six nominations in the Avocado Industry Excellence Awards 2022, organised by the Avocado Society of Kenya.

[Capital FM] Nakuru -- Egerton University Vice Chancellor Prof Isaac Kibwage and University Council members get a 30 day jail term for contempt of court.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) target to raise more money through the minimum tax has been dealt a blow after the Court of Appeal termed it illegal.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Two people were on Thursday killed when a light aircraft they were flying in crashed at the Tsavo East National Park.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Naivas Supermarket will open three new branches before Christmas, pushing its total stores to 91 countrywide.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Microsoft has announced the launch of its global skilling program in Kenya with the goal of increasing access to digital and foundational skills.

[Capital FM] Nairobi. -- The Kenya Diaspora Alliance (KDA) is working towards the realization of its policy of mainstreaming its members into the national development processes in line with the aspirations and goals of the Kenya Vision 2030.

[Brookings] Washington, DC -- For years, U.S. engagement in Africa has emphasized poverty reduction, foreign aid, and addressing conflict and insecurity. While critically important, these priorities have not fully kept pace with dramatic changes occurring across the region, as Africa today has emerged as one of the world's premier destinations for cutting-edge innovation and inspiring entrepreneurship.

[State Department] Washington, DC -- MODERATOR:  (Inaudible) everyone from the U.S. Department of State's Africa Regional Media Hub.  I would like to welcome our participants dialing in from across the continent and thank all of you for joining this discussion.  Today, we are very pleased to be joined by U.S. Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs Assistant Secretary of State Molly Phee and National Security Council Senior Director for African Affairs Judd Devermont. Listen here.

[Govt of SA] South Africans will enjoy Tuesday, 27 December 2022, as a public holiday in lieu of Christmas Day falling on a Sunday.

[Ghanaian Times] Six labour unions have kicked against the imposition of cuts on pension funds as part of the debt exchange programme aimed at supporting the country's economic recovery.

[Shabelle] The IMF praised the Somali Government for the progress made in the process of financial reform and debt relief.

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Uganda has received a shipment of 1,200 Ebola vaccine doses from the World Health Organization today, writes Elias Biryambarema for Reuters. Three vaccine options - one from the University of Oxford and Serum Institute of India, another by the Sabin Vaccine Institute and a third by Merck & Co Inc. will be considered for use in the clinical trial.

[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa says people with disabilities must be involved in conceptualising, developing, implementing and monitoring economic development policies and programmes.

[GroundUp] Researchers have identified the underlying causes

[Vanguard] THE Executive Secretary of Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate, PTAD, Dr Chioma Ejikeme says the adoption of technology in the payment of pensions has made it near impossible for pension funds to be mismanaged or embezzled as was in the past

[Leadership] Former national publicity secretary of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chief Olisa Metuh has said the new cashless policy by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is counter productive and an inconvenience to poor Nigerians.

[Ghanaian Times] Chiefs and sand winning contractors in the Ga South Municipality have been cautioned to stop the rampant illegal sand winning activities in the area.

[Ghanaian Times] The Financial Stability Council has pledged to continue to closely monitor the impacts of the Debt Exchange Programme on financial institutions and on the financial system as a whole, as well as the effectiveness of the measures outlined.

[Ghanaian Times] The Minority has called on Ghanaians to trust it to protect their interest as the House moves to the second stage of approval of the 2023 budget statement and economic policy of the government.

[Premium Times] When the EFCC concluded its investigation, GCA Energy Limited and its officials were not charged.

[Premium Times] Nigeria's debt owed to China accounts for 83.57 percent of its total bilateral debt as of June 30, 2022, totalling $3.9 billion.

[DW] A civilian court case in France hopes to block an oil exploration project in Uganda and Tanzania developed by energy giant TotalEnergies. It's a beacon of hope for civil rights groups.

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- Electricity distributor, Umeme's contract will run its full course but will not be renewed by government in 2025. Fears that the Umeme concession would be terminated before 2025 have therefore been put to rest.

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- Legislators have called on government to ensure that electricity access across the country is improved for the benefit of Ugandans in different sectors of the economy.

[Independent (Kampala)] Dar es Salaam, Tanzania -- The East African Community (EAC) has handed over laboratory equipment to member states of the regional bloc as part of a project aimed at improving regional trade in seed potatoes in eastern Africa, the EAC said in statement on Tuesday.

[RFI] The French energy giant TotalEnergies appeared in a Paris court after years of delay in a case in which six NGOs accuse it of "failing in its duty of vigilance" on two massive oil drilling and pipeline projects in Uganda and Tanzania.

[allAfrica] Cape Town --  

[This Day] After a year of intense negotiations and a difficult global economic outlook, development partners of the African Development Fund (ADF) have agreed to commit a total package of $8.9 billion to its 2023 to 2025 financing cycle.

[This Day] One of Nigeria's wealthiest families, Sayyu Dantata, funded the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) purchase of oil blocks from Chevron Corporation, offering an insight into how the firm could back its ambitious expansion plans, a Bloomberg report said yesterday.