Eastern Africa

Uganda’s fertile land can feed about 200 million people, according to a new report by International Trade Administration to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation. The report says 80 per …

Kenya’s passport is now the eighth most powerful in Africa and 71 globally after its mobility score improved six places in the latest ranking. The Henley Passport Index Report released …

Kenya has suspended all inbound and transit passenger flights from the United Arabs Emirates (UAE) to retaliate against a move by Dubai to ban all passenger flights from Kenya over …

Startups from Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa have been invited to apply for five challenges aimed at harnessing innovators’ power to reduce waste. The challenges are organized by KTN Global …

Alvin, a Kenyan smart money manager app that helps users align their daily spending around savings goals, has secured a pre-seed funding round of $740,000 as it continues to develop …

ABA Technology Group and the Morocco Medical and Biomedical Industrial Cluster (MMI) signed a partnership deal in December 2021 in Casablanca, laying the foundation for Moroccan-made medical devices. Under the …

Morocco and China on Wednesday signed an agreement sealing a strategic partnership between the two nations as part of Beijing’s “Belt and Road” initiative. The accord, a roadmap for the …

Telkom has introduced the T-kash App, an easy-to-use application that will enable its customers to access a wider service offering on its digital financial services platform. The T-kash App, which …

Kenyan passport holders cannot access 40 countries, a marginal drop from the 43 in October last year and 54 in July despite a massive vaccination campaign put up by Nairobi. …

Equity Group has acquired a USD 165 million (Sh 18.6 billion) loan from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to help it increase working capital and trade-related lending to its small …