Global insurance solutions firm Linkham Group based in the UK has officially confirmed completing a deal that will see them acquire a significant stake in Resolution Insurance Kenya. The deal…
Uganda has completely separated mobile money services from the regulation of the Uganda Communications Commission to the Bank of Uganda (BOU).
Under the new regulations, three companies were licensed to conduct…
Total SE has awarded the $1.9 billion deal to construct its Lake Albert oil production Tilenga project in Uganda to a consortium led by British and Chinese firms.
Total, the lead…
The East Africa Community member states have announced plans to explore the potential of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) as a shared payment system.
A Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)…
The African Development Bank Group and the Government of Tanzania have signed loan agreements totalling $140 million to finance the construction of the 50-megawatt Malagarasi hydropower plant in Western Tanzania.
The…
The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority has suspended all flights to and from Somalia. In a notice issued to airmen on Tuesday, the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority said it had suspended…
Kenya and Tanzania have signed a multimillion-dollar deal for a gas pipeline that will run between the coastal cities of Mombasa and Dar es Salaam.
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu made her…
Tanzania is looking forward to signing for a $30 billion Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) project within six months after the country’s president Samia Suluhu Hassan called for a resumption of…
For container traffic, the Port of Mombasa recorded a positive increment of 31,261 TEUs or 30.4% to register 133,904 TEUs in March 2021 against 102,643 witnessed in March 2020.
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved two grants for research that will increase African women’s access to a range of digital financial services.
Kenya recorded a jump in the EAC intra-trade during the third quarter of 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic paved the way for intra-regional trade growth.
Kenya's total volume shipped to East…
Tanzania’s earnings from gold exports rose 34% in 2020 to $ 2.95 billion from $ 2.21 billion recorded in 2019 . In the latest monthly economic review, the Bank of…
FDI contributed 62,876 jobs in Uganda accounting for (18.2%) of total jobs created, while FDI into Tanzania created 46,765 jobs accounting for 47.9% of the total jobs created.
The two leaders will now head to Lamu County to assess the progress of the Lamu Port South Sudan Ethiopia Transport corridor.
Alternatively, for brokers to trade they would have to have “sponsored membership” in a local market where they want to buy stocks.
DTB has appealed the ruling and secured a stay of the execution of the judgement. The lawyers at ENS say until the Ham/DTB decision is set aside, it will be a…
Airtel and MTN Uganda, as well as Stanbic Bank, were the most affected firms.
Kenya Airways resumed international passenger service on August 1 with flights to Britain and Ethiopia while domestic service restarted on July 15 after the service was suspended in March to…
Albert Sigei, CEO CIMERWA Plc, explained that this will be an opportunity for investors to gain exposure into the attractive cement industry with solid growth potential.
While this is not the first cross-listing the country has seen as there are a number of Kenyan firms trading on RSE, KIFC’s existence promotes such investment opportunities within Rwanda’s…