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

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US invites Kenya to lead Africa minerals trade zone

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Africaspoint Editorial

The US has invited Kenya to lead a preferential critical minerals trade zone as East Africa's AI market grows rapidly,…

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Safaricom doubles home fibre speeds as rivals enter

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Africaspoint Editorial

Safaricom doubled its entry-level Home Fibre speed from 15 Mbps to 40 Mbps at no extra cost and raised speeds…

AfricaGeopolitics

Nairobi hosts Africa-France summit as Macron and Ruto co-chair

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Africaspoint Editorial

Kenya hosts the Africa Forward Summit on May 11 and 12, the first time a non-Francophone country has co-chaired France's…

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Somalia prepares first offshore oil drill in historic first

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Africaspoint Editorial

Somalia is preparing to launch its first offshore oil drilling operations, tapping into Indian Ocean reserves estimated to hold billions…

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Airtel Africa profit triples to $813m as data beats voice

Airtel Africa reported FY2026 profit after tax of $813 million, up 147%, on revenue of…

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Safaricom FY2026: record KSh80bn dividend, profit up 67%

Safaricom posted group net income of KSh99.7 billion for FY2026, up 67%, and declared a…

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South Africa unemployment hits 32.7% as 345,000 jobs lost

South Africa's unemployment rate rose to 32.7% in Q1 2026 from 31.4% in Q4 2025…

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Dangote picks Mombasa for $17bn East Africa refinery

Aliko Dangote told the Financial Times he is leaning toward Mombasa over Tanzania's Tanga for…

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Dangote supplies jet fuel to Ethiopian Airlines

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Ethiopia breaks ground on Africa’s biggest airport at $12.5bn

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Kenya Finance Bill 2026 hits KQ and fintech hard

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Kenya CBK ends 10-cut cycle as oil shock bites

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