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China VP arrives as Kenya-China ties deepen

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Africaspoint Editorial

Chinese Vice President Han Zheng arrived in Kenya on March 22 for talks with Deputy President Kithure Kindiki, the first…

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All four SA banks are chasing Kenya

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Africaspoint Editorial

All four of South Africa's biggest banks are targeting Kenya simultaneously. Nedbank is buying NCBA. Absa, Standard Bank and FirstRand…

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Kenya tempts cruise tourists inland with 30% park discount

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Africaspoint Editorial

Kenya is offering cruise passengers a 30 percent group discount on park entry fees to double the conversion rate from…

East AfricaInfrastructure

Ruto breaks ground on Kenya’s western SGR

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Africaspoint Editorial

President Ruto broke ground on the Naivasha-Kisumu-Malaba SGR extension at Suswa on March 19, launching a 371-kilometre railway that will…

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Airtel Zambia joins the $1bn club

Airtel Networks Zambia Plc crossed US$1 billion in market capitalisation on the Lusaka Securities Exchange…

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Spiro bets on batteries, not motorcycles

Spiro co-founder Gagan Gupta told TechCabal that batteries and energy infrastructure, not motorcycles, drive the…

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Tanzania self-funds its $24bn budget

Tanzania's Finance Minister Khamis Mussa presented the Tsh62.33 trillion ($24 billion) 2026/27 budget on June…

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Cardoso wins Central Bank of the Year

Nigeria's Central Bank was named Central Bank of the Year 2026 at the Central Banking…

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Two million Kenyans with epilepsy, 80% untreated

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Africa infrastructure securitisationChina Belt and Road Africa

Kenya’s $4bn railway breaks free of China

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East Africa startup ecosystemEast African Community

Tanzania’s $15bn FDI gap is a readiness problem

East Africa PaymentsM-PESA

M-Pesa customers can now tap to pay

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