East Africa
East Africa business news covering Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Ethiopia, and the EAC. Regional trade, infrastructure corridors, and investment intelligence.
Nairobi cleans up. Can it become a habit?
Nairobi's Dandora clean-up, led by Dr Joyce Kithure, raises a deeper question: what turns a community event into a permanent…
Dangote seals $4.2bn gas deal with GCL
Dangote Industries and China's GCL Group have signed a $4.2 billion, 25-year natural gas supply deal to power a 3-million-tonne-per-year…
Russia agrees to stop recruiting Kenyans
Kenya's Foreign Minister Musalia Mudavadi secured an agreement in Moscow on March 16 that Russia will stop recruiting Kenyan nationals…
Ethiopian Airlines opens $50m domestic terminal
Ethiopian Airlines has inaugurated a $50 million expanded domestic terminal at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, more than doubling its…
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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…
Spiro bets on batteries, not motorcycles
Spiro co-founder Gagan Gupta told TechCabal that batteries and energy infrastructure, not motorcycles, drive the…
Tanzania self-funds its $24bn budget
Tanzania's Finance Minister Khamis Mussa presented the Tsh62.33 trillion ($24 billion) 2026/27 budget on June…
Cardoso wins Central Bank of the Year
Nigeria's Central Bank was named Central Bank of the Year 2026 at the Central Banking…