Eastern Africa

The Eastern Africa Grain Council (EAGC) has received a $2 million grant from TradeMark Africa to eliminate trade barriers for exporters in three East African countries. The grant is part …

Gideon Muriuki, CEO of Co-operative Bank of Kenya, purchased 14.6 million shares worth Sh173 million ($1.2 million) in the first half of 2023, boosting his ownership to a two-percent stake in …

San Francisco and Lagos-based fintech giant Flutterwave, led by Nigerian tech billionaire Olugbenga Agboola, has unveiled plans to inject $50 million into Kenya, fueled by mounting confidence in the imminent …

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 …