Eastern Africa

As part of its efforts to provide sustainable energy to public transportation, the Swedish-Kenyan business Opibus has introduced the first African-designed and made electric bus in Kenya. Opibus, Kenya’s first …

Floatpays is a digital platform that offers on-demand access to pay, seamless savings functionality, and financial education to enhance employee financial wellness. It was founded in 2019 and is a …

Netflix, the world’s most popular entertainment streaming service, has announced $1 million to the Netflix Creative Equity Scholarship Fund (CESF), which will support film and television students in Sub-Saharan Africa. …

Samsung Electronics has appointed a new managing director for East Africa following the expiry of Mr Seok Min Hong’s term. Mr Tae Sun Lee will succeed Mr Hong, who has …

Kenya is banking on the $385 million new Kipevu Oil Terminal to wrest the petroleum business from Dar es Salaam port, which has been supplying the Great Lakes region. Tanzania …

Kenya’s horticulture regulator has extended the ban on exporting popular avocado kinds to foreign markets to prevent the harvesting of immature avocado crops. Head of Horticultural Crops Directorate (HCD) Benjamin …

The Institute of Export & International Trade (IOE&IT) is to open up a new office in Kenya – its first overseas – in a sign of the continent’s growing importance. …

The debate over the importation of 30,000 tonnes of gasoline into the country over the holiday season has heated up, with the government accusing Rubis Energy and an oil marketers’ …

Kenya’s $3.6 billion ports master plan will transform the country’s sea, lake and dry ports over the next 30 years. Modern ports that comply with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) …

Kenya’s firm Basra Textiles Ltd is setting up a Sh5.7 billion ($51.3 million) factory in Zanzibar as it targets to get a pie of the regions clothes market. It is …