Eastern Africa

The Burundi Revenue Authority (OBR) has launched a regional centre for electronic cargo tracking in Burundi thanks to the support of TradeMark Africa to the tune of $212,000. This will …

The African Development Bank Group has expressed satisfaction with the implementation of its Country Strategy Paper for Burundi for 2019-2023 based on an evaluation by a Bank team led by …

Somalia’s economic potential has been under the spotlight for the past two days at a gathering of the Somali government, international partners, local entrepreneurs and foreign firms, with the goal …

IFC, Authority partnership to birth Ethiopia’s secondary bond market Ethiopia’s bond market is at a turning point as authorities prepare to introduce a new secondary trading platform. This disruption comes …

Sour relations between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and its tiny neighbour, Rwanda, are now hurting the regional Assembly business. Lawmakers from DR Congo have allegedly boycotted a …

Vietnam’s economy grew by eight percent in 2022, driven by strong exports and retail sales, authorities said on Thursday.  Growth in the communist nation stuttered at around three percent for …

Norwegian start-up Wakandi has secured a regulatory licence from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) to provide digital payment services. The payment service provider (PSP) license will enable the firm …

The Kenya Trade Network Agency (KenTrade) has unveiled an Applications Performance Monitoring tool that will help monitor and track the performance of the National Electronic Single Window System, also known …

During the closing session of the World Travel & Tourism Council’s (WTTC) Global Summit in Riyadh, the Rwandan capital of Kigali, was announced as the host city for 2023, marking …

Burundi’s immigration policies allow all Africans to travel without visa applications, making it one of the most improved countries on the continent’s visa openness ranking. Burundi’s immigration policies for other …