East Africa
East Africa business news covering Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Ethiopia, and the EAC. Regional trade, infrastructure corridors, and investment intelligence.
M-Pesa customers can now tap to pay
Vodacom Tanzania has launched Africa's first mobile-money tap-to-pay feature through M-Pesa, built on Paymentology's technology and Visa's network. M-Pesa customers…
Uganda freezes civil society accounts again
Uganda's FIA has frozen the bank accounts of several NGOs including Chapter Four Uganda and the Centre for Constitutional Governance,…
Italy backs Koysha dam and Bishoftu airport
Italy has pledged financing for Ethiopia's $2.7 billion Koysha hydropower project and selected components of the $12.7 billion Bishoftu Airport…
Kenya’s $38bn fund: bold or borrowed trouble?
President Ruto signed the National Infrastructure Fund into law on March 9, mobilising $38 billion over a decade for roads,…
