East Africa

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

Kenya’s CPF bets $20m on Rwanda

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

Rukwa gets national grid power in May

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

Kenya presses TikTok on safety, investment

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

Kenya BPO sector eyes $1bn by 2030

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

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.…