Mining giant Vedanta Group will look to bid for buying the government’s stake in Hindustan Copper Ltd as when the state-owned firm is put up for privatisation, its billionaire founder …
Eastern Africa
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The European Union’s general court on Wednesday cancelled two trade deals that had allowed Morocco to export farm products and fish to the bloc from the disputed Western Sahara, a …
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Business PoliciesEastern Africa
Rwanda: Call for Stronger Trade Ties as Zimbabwean Embassy is Opened in Kigali
On the 28th of September, the Republic of Zimbabwe officially inaugurated its resident embassy in Kigali. Charity Manyeruke, the Zimbabwean Ambassador to Rwanda, paid tribute to heads of state of …
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Eastern AfricaHospitality, Travel & TourismSouthern AfricaSpotlight
SAA, Kenya Airways look to create pan-African airline group
Nearly a week after taking to the skies following an 18-month hiatus, South African Airways (SAA) has signed a memorandum of cooperation with Kenya Airlines which SAA says will, in …
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Nairobi Business Ventures (NBV) plans to break ground on a cement manufacturing plant in Mavoko, Machakos County by end of the year after shareholders approved a proposal to buy Delta …
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Business PoliciesEastern AfricaHospitality, Travel & Tourism
Zela Aviation Signs Strategic Agreement with Tanzania’s Precision Air
Cyprus-based air charter group Zela Aviation in late August entered into a strategic partnership with Tanzania-based airline Precision Air. Effective from October 1, the agreement foresees that Zela Aviation will …
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Crown Motors Group, the official distributor of the Nissan brand in Kenya has launched its latest SUV model, The Nissan Magnite into the Kenya Market. The sub-compact SUV will seal …
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Netflix on Monday launched a free mobile plan in Kenya to entice new subscribers. The new plan will bring forth about one-quarter of its TV shows and movies to users …
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Banking, Finance & InvestmentEastern AfricaSafaricomSpotlight
Vodacom Group to fund Safaricom’s New Mobile Telecoms Company in Ethiopia
Vodacom Group Ltd. has agreed to fund Safaricom Telecommunications Ethiopia PLC, a new mobile telecommunications services provider in Ethiopia. The company is backed by an international consortium including Safaricom PLC, …
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Today, the Ethiopian American Civic Council (EACC) is calling for an independent review and forensic validation of a CNN piece alleging Ethiopian government officials committed acts of ethnic cleansing against …