East Africa

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

AfricaCulture

Rwanda shut 15,000 churches. Here is why.

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Africaspoint Editorial

Rwanda has closed more than 15,000 churches since 2018, citing safety failures, unqualified clergy, and financial exploitation. The policy is…

EthiopiaFinance

Ethiopia spends billions shielding fuel prices from Gulf war

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Africaspoint Editorial

Ethiopia has sharply expanded fuel subsidies after the US-Israel-Iran conflict closed the Strait of Hormuz and pushed global diesel prices…

BusinessEast Africa

Uganda, Tanzania launch $50m Lake Victoria Ro-Pax

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Africaspoint Editorial

Uganda and Tanzania have jointly launched MV New Mwanza, East Africa's largest locally built freshwater Roll-on/Roll-off passenger vessel, built in…

BusinessGovernance

Kenya to cap Uber and Bolt fares by law

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Africaspoint Editorial

Kenya's government is moving to introduce a national taxi pricing model that would force Uber, Bolt, and other ride-hailing platforms…

Africa gold mining JSE market cap 2026Airtel Zambia $1 billion market capitalisation LuSE Lusaka Securities Exchange 2026

Airtel Zambia joins the $1bn club

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

Ethiopia EV electric motorcycle Spiro Roam BasiGo Kenya 80 percent 2026Nala stablecoin Tanzania fintech $50m Liquidity MUFG 2026

Spiro bets on batteries, not motorcycles

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

Africa minerals railway DRC Zambia AngolaRwanda

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…

East Africa’s banks face the fintech reckoning

Kenya eyes $1.7bn Turkana oil rail

Africa FintechCentral Bank of Kenya

Kenya and Rwanda open up fintech borders

John MbadiKenya Digital Infrastructure

Kenya builds KRA data vault at Konza

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