AllAfrica News: Commodities

[Leadership] The minister of Works, David Umahi has called on cement manufacturers across the country to immediately reduce the price of cement, insisting that the current cost of the product is placing pressure on ongoing infrastructure projects and increasing demands for contract variations.

[Nyasa Times] Malawi has recorded a welcome improvement in its inflation outlook, with the latest figures from the National Statistical Office (NSO) showing that the pace at which prices are rising has slowed, largely due to a decline in food prices.

[Daily News] Dodoma -- THE government has proposed new levies on tobacco products and sugar to secure sustainable financing for the Universal Health Insurance (UHI) scheme and accelerate the rollout of universal health coverage nationwide.

[This Day] The astronomical rise in the cost of cooking gas is posing problems for many consumers in the country. It is particularly biting hard on the ordinary people. Consequently, many families are resorting to cooking with firewood and charcoal as alternative means of energy. With the Nigerian Association of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketers (NALPGAM) warning that the challe...

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenyans across Nairobi are calling on the government to ease the burden of high fuel prices and reduce taxes on essential commodities ahead of the presentation of the Finance Bill 2026 by Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi in Parliament on Thursday.