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Nairobi’s Ksh38bn plan to fix water

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Nairobi County has unveiled a Ksh38.1 billion water and sanitation investment under the Ksh80 billion Nairobi Rising urban renewal programme,…

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Kenya’s CPF bets $20m on Rwanda

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Africaspoint Editorial

CPF Group, a Kenyan financial services firm with a $3 billion portfolio, has opened a Kigali office with an initial…

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Rukwa gets national grid power in May

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Africaspoint Editorial

Tanzania's Rukwa Region will receive electricity from the national grid by May 2026, once a 400kV transmission line from Iringa…

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Kenya presses TikTok on safety, investment

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Africaspoint Editorial

Kenya's Cabinet Secretary for Digital Economy William Kabogo Gitau met TikTok senior representatives in Nairobi to discuss online safety, content…

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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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Museveni takes EAC chair, warns on unity

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Kenya Airways codeshares with JetBlue

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Kenya puts 12 brands in Africa 500

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Kenya launches automated SMS traffic fines

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