Eastern Africa

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 …

The Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, Uzziel Ndagijimana, has commended the harmonisation of interventions of the United Nations agencies with the development goals of the Rwandan government. Since 2018, …

Rwanda has committed to increasing the resources and funds spent on biodiversity preservation and restoration from current 0.5-0.9 per cent to two per cent of the national GDP in line …

Experts say tea is not earning the country enough foreign exchange due to absence of an enabling policy. Stakeholders from the tea sub-sector have this week reviewed the first draft …

The Central Bank of Kenya(CBK) has said that its forex reserves remain adequate to smooth out any volatilities despite breaching the aggregate amount of not less than the value of …

Chicken is the most ordered online food in Nairobi, according to Bolt Food Kenya. Bolt Food Kenya Country Manager Edgar Kitur said chickens are followed by pizza, burgers and alcohol. …

The government has entered a partnership with Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) to establish a green fertilizer plant in the country in a bid to reduce reliance on imports. Under the …

Tanzania has exported its first consignment of processed cashew nuts to the United States, as the country seeks to move away from exporting raw nuts to value-added ones. The eight-tonne …