East Africa

East Africa business news covering Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Ethiopia, and the EAC. Regional trade, infrastructure corridors, and investment intelligence.

Rukwa gets national grid power in May

Tanzania's Rukwa Region will receive electricity from the national grid by May 2026, once a 400kV transmission line from Iringa…

Kenya presses TikTok on safety, investment

Kenya's Cabinet Secretary for Digital Economy William Kabogo Gitau met TikTok senior representatives in Nairobi to discuss online safety, content…

Kenya BPO sector eyes $1bn by 2030

Kenya's business process outsourcing sector is valued at $270 million in 2025 and is targeting $1 billion by 2030, as…

Museveni takes EAC chair, warns on unity

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has assumed the chairmanship of the East African Community, succeeding Kenya's William Ruto at the 25th…

Nigeria health sector records major gains

IN SHORT: Nigeria's health minister Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate says the sector is recording significant…

Namibia rejects Starlink licence application

IN SHORT: Namibia's communications regulator CRAN has formally rejected Starlink's application for both a telecommunications…

Stanbic launches women’s banking in Ghana

IN SHORT: Stanbic Bank Ghana has launched Obaa Sima, a dedicated women's banking proposition targeting…

Ghana makes UN history on slavery

IN SHORT: Ghana tabled a resolution at the UN today declaring the transatlantic slave trade…