East Africa

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

Kenya’s Haiti bill: worth it?

Kenya's second police contingent has returned from Haiti after a mission that cost Sh4.5 billion in nine months, three lives,…

Tanzanian President adopts abandoned baby, names her Grace

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has adopted a baby girl abandoned in Nzega District, Tabora, naming her Grace Samia Suluhu…

Zeno raises $25m for East Africa e-motorcycles

Kenyan electric motorcycle startup Zeno has raised $25 million to scale production of its Emara e-motorcycle and battery-swap network across…

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…

Egypt opens Africa’s longest monorail line

President Sisi inaugurated the 56.5km East Nile Monorail on March 20, connecting Cairo Stadium in…

Ghana’s lithium problem isn’t geology. It’s people.

Ghana's Ewoyaa lithium project is set to produce 3.6 million tonnes of spodumene concentrate over…

From Alexandra township to running Africa’s biggest bank

Mary Vilakazi grew up in Alexandra township, sold sweets for pocket money, financed her education…

All four SA banks are chasing Kenya

All four of South Africa's biggest banks are targeting Kenya simultaneously. Nedbank is buying NCBA.…