Urban Planning & Jobs: South Africa’s Human Settlements Minister Thembisile Simelane says the country must use digital tech and better planning to reshape settlement patterns still shaped by colonial and apartheid-era spatial divides. Nigeria Economy & Cost of Living: Opposition figures Kenneth Okonkwo and the AAC’s Samuel Ajeigbe hit back at President Tinubu’s “cancer” analogy, arguing reforms haven’t translated into affordable living and jobs ahead of 2027. Port Expansion & Employment: DP World signed preliminary deals for Nigeria’s Ogun Deep Sea Port and an Ogun Blue Marine/Special Economic Zone, targeting 50,000 jobs as part of a $3bn Africa investment push. East Africa Energy Infrastructure: Kenya says it will start extracting Turkana crude and begin transporting it before December, with a pipeline plan to feed the Lamu refinery. Tech Summit & Youth Work: Cameroon’s International Tech Summit (Oct 15–17) will focus on youth skills, startups, digital services, green innovation and a job fair. Labour & Skills Pipeline: GE Vernova and PROTEC graduated 27 learners from the Next Engineers Engineering Academy, aiming to close South Africa’s STEM skills gap. Migration & Xenophobia: Ghana-based officials urged Africans to reject blaming migrants for unemployment and poor services, arguing integration won’t solve structural problems. EU Aid Scrutiny: The EU parliament called for tighter monitoring of aid programmes in Africa to ensure measurable, sustainable benefits. Finance & Pensions: Ghana’s SSNIT increased its stake in Société Générale Ghana to 24.36% as Attijariwafa Bank takes over operations.