East Africa business news from Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and the wider EAC region.
Technology is changing how farming is done in East Africa, and one company that is taking the lead is East Africa Foods (EAF). The company was started in Tanzania by …
Airtel Africa is gearing up to challenge the dominance of African fintech giants with a planned initial public offering (IPO) for its mobile money arm, Airtel Money, set for the …
The Kenyan government has announced that it will reduce its fiscal deficit to 4.5 percent of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the 2025/2026 financial year. This is a step …
Safaricom, the Nairobi-based telecoms and digital services provider, has made history as the first company in East Africa to surpass $3 billion in annual revenue. The firm’s financial results for …
Tanzania and Malawi have officially ended their trade dispute, agreeing to lift restrictions that had affected the movement of goods between both countries. After holding bilateral talks, the two nations …
Junior Achievement Africa and global aerospace giant Boeing have announced plans to launch two major STEM and entrepreneurship initiatives in Nigeria and Togo aimed at equipping young people with the …
Rwanda’s Finance Minister, Yusuf Murangwa, has told the nation’s parliament that the country’s economy will grow at a slower pace in 2025 compared to last year. Presenting a draft budget …
African markets are navigating a busy day of economic indicators, political developments, and global trends on Thursday, May 8, 2025. From court decisions in Côte d’Ivoire to monetary policy announcements …
Kenya’s government has said it will not introduce new taxes or increase current ones in the 2025/2026 budget. This announcement comes after last year’s deadly protests forced President William Ruto’s …
More than 20 young people living with disabilities across Rubavu, Burera, Musanze, and Rutsiro local government areas of Rwanda are receiving training to help them run cooperative businesses and move …
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