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Kenya BPO sector eyes $1bn by 2030

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Kenya's business process outsourcing sector is valued at $270 million in 2025 and is targeting $1 billion by 2030, as…

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Museveni takes EAC chair, warns on unity

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Africaspoint Editorial

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has assumed the chairmanship of the East African Community, succeeding Kenya's William Ruto at the 25th…

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Kenya Airways codeshares with JetBlue

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Kenya Airways has signed a unilateral codeshare agreement with US carrier JetBlue, allowing KQ to place its flight code on…

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Kenya puts 12 brands in Africa 500

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Twelve Kenyan firms have been ranked among Africa's top 500 brands in Brand Finance's 2026 sector reports, with Equity Bank…

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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…

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…

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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…

Nairobi floods emergency response Kenya KDF rescue operations 2026
Climate KenyaKenya Defence Forces

Nairobi floods kill 23, Ruto deploys KDF

East Africa InfrastructureKenya SGR

Kenya-Uganda SGR breaks ground March 20

Co-operative Bank KenyaGilbert Masengeli

Kenya police get Sh1.9bn Land Cruiser fleet

Experience Wonder KenyaITB Berlin

Kenya targets 5 million tourists

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