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EU commits $475m to Kenya’s digital push

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Africaspoint Editorial

The EU has committed $475 million (€430 million) to Kenya's digital transformation since 2021, connecting 400 schools, training 1.9 million…

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East AfricaGovernance

Two million Kenyans with epilepsy, 80% untreated

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Africaspoint Editorial

Up to two million Kenyans live with epilepsy. Four in five receive no treatment. New EPInA research shows the burden…

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AfricaBusiness

Kenya’s $4bn railway breaks free of China

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Africaspoint Editorial

Kenya has restarted construction of the SGR extension stalled since 2019, raising up to $4bn through revenue securitisation rather than…

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East AfricaFinance

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

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Africaspoint Editorial

Tanzania targets $15 billion in annual FDI and 6.3 percent GDP growth in 2026 but the gap between macroeconomic ambition…

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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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Uganda freezes civil society accounts again

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Italy backs Koysha dam and Bishoftu airport

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Kenya’s $38bn fund: bold or borrowed trouble?

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Uganda’s copper: Norway or Nigeria?

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