Eastern Africa

Somalia has renewed its bid to join the East Africa Community (EAC), days after DRC Congo was admitted to the regional trade bloc. On Thursday, the country’s newly elected President …

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the East Africa Business Council (EABC) have launched the EABC – Africa Trade and Investment Council, with the goal of creating a platform for engagement …

Kenya has disowned promises of a July tender made to Dubai Port (DP) World that would have allowed the UAE-based firm to offer a bid for development, operation and management …

Traders are seeking more than Sh175million from the government to cover the reduction of the cost of maize flour to Sh100. In a statement, the traders through the Retail Trade …

Inchcape Kenya has introduced the new Range Rover L460 into the Kenyan automotive market, adding to the significant array of luxury SUV’s the company offers under its Jaguar Land Rover …

The coffee auction at the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) recorded a 5% increase in prices, the second time in a row since the auction reopened last week after a one-month …

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has set a fresh loan condition requiring Kenya to drop the fuel subsidy programme by October, exposing motorists to a sharp rise in pump prices. …

Airtel Money will now be operated as a separate entity from Airtel Networks Kenya Limited, the telecommunication firm has said. Following the business separation, Airtel Money Kenya Limited will take …

Ghana lawmakers approved a plan  by the government to borrow up to $750 million from the African Export-Import Bank for the 2022 budget. The vote by the nation’s hung parliament removes …

Kenya has frozen plans by a Tanzanian billionaire to set up a gas plant and storage facilities at the Mombasa port, threatening a trade spat between the two neighbouring countries. …