East Africa business news from Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and the wider EAC region.
Tanzania has kicked off a major investment campaign aimed at transforming the country into one of Africa’s leading industrial and investment hubs. Speaking during the launch in Dar es Salaam, …
Trade experts, private sector leaders, and government officials in the East African Community (EAC) have called on member states to urgently ratify changes to the Customs Union rules to speed …
Parliament in Kenya has approved a new law that will shorten the tenure of the Director-Generals of the country’s key road agencies, in a move aimed at promoting accountability and …
MTN Uganda has announced a strong financial performance in the first half of 2025, showing double-digit growth in revenue despite a dip in profit due to a significant one-off tax …
The Kenya Mortgage Refinance Company (KMRC) has been praised for playing a major role in advancing President William Ruto’s affordable housing plan under the Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA). The …
Absa Bank Kenya has increased its financial commitment to the affordable housing sector with a new pledge of KShs 4 billion to support home loans for individuals. This represents a …
Chief Executive Officer of Equity Group Holdings, Dr. James Mwangi, has said that Kenya’s economic growth is not creating enough jobs for the country’s growing number of university graduates. In …
A committee of Kenya’s National Assembly has ordered a special audit into a controversial financial partnership between the National Oil Corporation of Kenya (NOCK) and Rubis Energy Kenya, raising serious …
Rwanda and Tanzania have agreed to bring port services closer to Rwandan importers by signing a key trade agreement that will allow the Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) to open a …
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has renewed its call for simplified access to refugee identity cards, stressing that the document is vital for refugees’ integration into Kenyan society. The appeal …
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