[East African] Technocrats from Uganda and Tanzania are scheduled to hold another round of discussions next week to iron out three contentious issues that were deferred during negotiations of the Host Government Agreements (HGAs) for the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP).

[Guardian] Nigeria's telecommunications industry has perfected plans to deploy first Artificial Intelligence to enhance service delivery.

[Nation] The Kenya National Union of Nurses has dismissed attempts by the national and county governments to stop a strike expected to begin Monday.

[Nation] Patients across the country are staring at agonising moments ahead as nurses vow to effect their planned strike starting tomorrow.

[This Day] Ado Ekiti -The Minister of State for Agriculture, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, has disclosed that the country is losing a staggering sum of $9 billion annually due to poor investment in agribusiness.

[IPS] Benin City -"Don't assume if you attempt the journey your fortune will change for the better," a woman says over the public address system in the crowded Uselu market in Benin City, the capital of Nigeria's Edo State. "Many embarked on the journey and never made it. Many people are dying in the Sahara Desert."

[This Day] People of Kpasham, Bali, Lawaru and Dong communities in Demsa local government area of Adamawa state, ravaged by herdsmen attacks, have cried out over lack of security and water, infrastructural decay, poor electricity supply and closure of schools.

[AIM] Maputo -The British government is to appoint three honorary consuls based in the Mozambican cities of Beira, Tete, and Pemba to boost trade and promote cultural and scientific ties between the two countries.

[AIM] London -The Texas-based Anadarko Petroleum Corporation on Friday announced that Mozambique LNG1 Company Pte Ltd has signed an agreement with China's state-owned hydrocarbon company CNOOC for the long-term supply of LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) from the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado. Under the agreement, CNOOC will purchase 1.5 million tonnes of LNG per annum for 13 years.

[East African] Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA) and NIC Group have confirmed their merger plan whose completion will see the unified banks listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE).

[East African] East Africa's capital markets scored highly on market transparency, tax and regulatory environment and access to foreign currency according to the Absa Africa Financial Markets Index for 2018, but fared badly on local investor capacity.

[Guardian] Eat'N'Go Limited, Nigeria's franchisee for Domino's Pizza, Cold Stone Creamery and Pinkberry Gourmet Frozen Yoghurt, has been recognised by the London Stock Exchange group as one of the companies to inspire Africa in 2019.

[Guardian] Capital market regulators have blamed shareholders for their investment losses, urging them to report corporate governance lapses perpetrated by the boards of listed firms, and collaborate with management to create sustainable wealth through profitability.

[CIO] CrossBoundary Energy Access (CBEA) recently announced its launch with funding commitments from The Rockefeller Foundation and Ceniarth. The company will initially invest $16 million into mini-grids serving 170,000 people, providing first-time power to homes and businesses. The focus is on markets with supportive mini-grid regulatory frameworks, such as Tanzania, Nigeria, and Zambia.

[Balancing Act] London -A number of different start-ups have tried creating a data-free access service for African customers without success. biNu's Co-founder and CEO Gour Lentell is a veteran and pioneer of low-cost data access. Russell Southwood spoke to this Zimbabwean-born entrepreneur about offering free data through reverse billing.

[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -Foreign investors made a strong return to the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange (DSE) on Wednesday by injecting Sh1 billion through transacting Tanzania Breweries Ltd (TBL) shares.

[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -The precision of trading processes and standards at the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange (DSE) Plc has attracted the attention of international observers, granting the 23-year-old bourse a full membership of the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE).

[The Exchange] Great news for Tanzania as the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange's membership has been approved by the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE).

[Monitor] Absa, which currently owns the Barclays Africa franchise, has rated Uganda among countries with the easiest access to foreign exchange.

[Nation] Yields on Kenya's Eurobonds fell last week as the Nairobi terror attack failed to cow international investors who have cut their risk rating on the country's debt this year.