Nigeria: Tinubu Seeks Senate Approval for Fresh $516m Loan

[Vanguard] President Bola Tinubu has written to the Senate, seeking approval to borrow a fresh $516,333,070 loan. Source

Africa: Africa Tightens Ai and Data Regulations As Stablecoin Adoption Grows in Finance Sector

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- As banks, financial institutions, telecommunications firms and payment service providers (PSPs) increasingly adopt stablecoins as core infrastructure for treasury management and cross-border payments, regulatory defensibility is emerging as a critical priority. Source

Nigeria: Amupitan - What God Told Me Before I Accepted INEC Job

[Daily Trust] Prof. Joash Amupitan, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has said he accepted the responsibility of leading Nigeria's electoral body only after "a clear divine conviction that God would strengthen and help him in office". Source

Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Seeks Investment in Mineral Value Addition After Raw Export Ban

[New Zimbabwe] Zimbabwe welcomes more investment in mineral processing and refining as the country shifts from exporting raw minerals to domestic value addition, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga said Wednesday. Source

Ghana: Foreign Affairs Minister Engages South Africa Over Xenophobic Attacks

[Ghanaian Times] Ghana's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has engaged South Africa's Minister of International Relations and Cooperation over reported xenophobic attacks on Ghanaians. Source

Nigeria: Nigeria Election Looms - Violence Rises, Sahel Jihadists Make Inroads

[New Era] Abuja -- Nigeria is facing renewed violence from armed groups as the country heads towards elections, with assaults in the northeast killing high-ranking officers and analysts warning of the entrenchment of foreign jihadists in the west. Source

Nigeria: Troops Repel Midnight Terror Attack in Yobe, Kill 24, Recover Weapons - - Official

[Premium Times] The Nigerian Army says the troops of Operation Hadin Kai, a joint task force in the North-east, have foiled a coordinated terror attack on Kukareta in Yobe State, killing at least 24 insurgents and recovering a large cache of arms and ammunition. Source

Liberia: Govt Shifts From Donor Dependence to System Sustainability

[Liberian Observer] The government, through the Ministry of Health (MOH), has launched a high-level policy process aimed at tackling one of the most persistent challenges in its healthcare system: how to sustainably finance and retain the country's frontline health workers serving remote communities. Source

Liberia: Gold Rush Chaos Threatens Rivers, Power, and Governance

[Liberian Observer] The artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) sector is drifting toward a systemic crisis, with new findings suggesting that what began as a survival livelihood for rural populations is rapidly mutating into an unregulated, semi-industrial gold rush--one that now threatens not only the environment and local communities, but also the country's economic stability and governance institutions. Source

Chad: From Aid to Autonomy - How Refugees and Host Communities Are Building Food Security in Chad

[WFP] In eastern Chad, WFP helps refugees and host communities move from emergency aid to self-reliance through farming, livelihoods and resilience initiatives. Source

Ghana: NPP Opens Nominations for Polling Station Executive Elections

[Ghanaian Times] The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has opened nominations for its polling station executive elections nationwide, marking a key step in the party's internal reorganisation ahead of future political activities. Source

Africa: Deputy Health Minister Appointed to AU Secretariat On Global Health

[Ghanaian Times] The Deputy Minister of Health, Dr Grace Ayensu-Danquah, has been appointed as a Secretariat Member of the African High Level Ministerial Committee (AHLMC) to help lead the reform of the global health architecture in a way that benefits the continent and its citizens. Source