Eastern Africa

Former President, Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan was on Thursday, August 26, 2021, inaugurated as the new Chancellor of Cavendish University, Uganda. Jonathan was joined by his wife, Dame Patience Jonathan …

Wapi Pay, based in Singapore and headquartered in Kenya has raised $2.2 Million in pre-seed funding to scale up global payments and remittances between Africa and Asia. Making international transfers …

IBM announced today that Saad Toma has been named General Manager of IBM Middle East and Africa (MEA). Mr Toma succeeds Takreem El-Tohamy, who has been appointed General Manager, Global …

Affordable housing opportunities in Kenya are driven by collective efforts of the government and developer incentives. A recent report on affordable housing in Kenya was presented during the eighth annual …

Egypt is aiming to grow its agricultural exports to $2.2 billion by September, the end of the current export season, according to Abdel Hamid Demerdash, head of the country’s Agricultural …

The United States plans to increase funding to Egypt to help it convert to solar energy and move away from fossil fuels, U.S. special envoy for climate John Kerry said …

A Vodafone Group Plc consortium and MTN Group Ltd. submitted bids for permits to operate in Ethiopia that was Vodafone Consortium Submits $850-Million Bid for Ethiopia Permit much less than …

Mazi is an electric mobility startup Venture builder Satgana announced its first portfolio startup from Nairobi, Kenya, Mazi Mobility, to address the public transport industry’s issues by electrifying the motorcycle …

Invest Africa the leading business and investment platform for African markets, and Absa Group, one of Africa’s largest diversified financial services groups, are pleased to announce a strategic collaboration, aimed …

FAO welcomes new allocation to aid surveillance and control in the Horn of Africa The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, has …