Eastern Africa

The Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday completed the last and most important step of joining the East African Community (EAC). At a function held at the EAC headquarters in …

Emirates Airlines has announced plans to sign a codeshare agreement with Air Canada later this year, seeking to create more options for customers when traveling on the carriers’ networks. With …

Azimio La Umoja-One Kenya Nairobi Governor’s Candidate Polycarp Igathe has unveiled his manifesto in which he proposes to introduce a Sh850 million ‘Wezesha Biashara’ credit guarantee fund for youth and …

Civil servants will lose Sh2 billion weekly from October after the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) set the date for trimming public workers’ juicy allowances. SRC chairperson Lyn Mengich said …

Delivery of medical supplies using drones will go live in the next fortnight as Kisumu County announced plans to embrace instant logistics services. Anyang’ Nyong’o, the Governor, said the initiative, …

Tier one lender Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) will open 17 new branches before the end of the year, in its latest expansion drive. The new branches spread across the country will …

Flutterwave Payment Technology Limited, a leading Nigerian fintech company, has reacted to media reports that it was involved in an alleged money laundering scheme in Kenya. A statement by the …

Aggressive tax collection and recovery measures by the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) raised revenue collection by a fifth in the year to June 2022, the highest ever annual growth margin …

Small-scale farmers will start paying a presumptive tax if the Treasury’s proposals that seek to recruit more taxpayers to meet revenue collection targets are adopted. The proposal in the draft …

The Kenya Association of Manufacturers KAM Board has appointed Mr Tobias Alando as the Acting Chief Executive Officer from 1st July 2022 following Ms Phyllis Wakiaga’s exit on 30th June 2022.  Tobias joined the Kenya …