Russia-Africa Expo-2025: Spotlighting Africa’s Economic Potentials for Russian Investors

Designed as an investment and entrepreneurial platform, the ‘Russia-Africa Expo-2025. Made in Africa, held in Moscow in mid-October, attracted state officials, investors, and business people from Africa and Russia who are highly interested in...

Canal Plus Set to Enter Ghana Broadband Market

French telecom giant plans fibre rollout in Accra, Kumasi Ghana’s broadband industry is preparing for new competition as French media and telecommunications company Canal Plus plans to launch high speed fibre internet services in Accra and Kumasi...

50,000 Households to Get Free Cooking Gas Kits Courtesy of Rwanda-Saudi Deal

1 On Monday, President Kagame arrived in Riyadh, where he began his visit with a bilateral meeting with His Royal Highness Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, ahead of the 9th edition of the Future Investment Initiative (FII9) Riyadh, Saudi Arabia —...

UN report: Five charts which explain the ‘gap’ in finance for climate adaptation 

Developing countries are receiving just a fraction of the international finance they need to prepare citizens and adapt infrastructure for escalating climate impacts. That is according to the latest adaptation gap report from the UN Environment...

Kigali, ADHI Group Win World Economic Forum Global Public-Private Collaboration Award

1 In a historic first for Africa, Kigali and ADHI Group have been honored by the World Economic Forum (WEF) at the Urban Transformation Summit in San Francisco, receiving the Global Public-Private Collaboration Award. The distinction recognizes a...

PAPSS: The Payment Revolution Driving Africa’s Economic Inte...

In a quiet but powerful shift, Africa is building the financial infrastructure to trade with itself—on its own terms. At the heart of this transformation is the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS), a groundbreaking initiative that’s...

Mining Sector Adds 11,000 New Jobs as Rwanda’s Labour Market Shifts

1 Workers dig at a coltan mine Rutsiro, western Rwanda Rwanda’s mining sector has added 11,000 new jobs over the past year, marking one of the strongest employment rebounds across the country’s industries, according to the latest Labour Force...

Inverness fears becoming ‘Labour’s Rwanda’

As the clouds hung low over Inverness, the shoppers in the high street seemed reluctant to linger. Instead, they scuttled off to avoid getting soaked by the rain, as a busker’s Pink Floyd cover echoed down the sloping parade of shops. A sense of...

PM Nsengiyumva Showcases Rwanda’s Conservation Success at ICCF Gala in Washington

9 PM Dr Justin Nsengiyumva delivering speech t the Gala Washington D.C. — Rwanda’s Prime Minister, Dr. Justin Nsengiyumva, has told global leaders that Rwanda’s steady progress in wildlife conservation demonstrates how environmental protection can...

South Sudan Demands Harmonized Trade to Block Dirty Air conditioners and Fridge Imports

By Kei Emmanuel Duku South Sudan is drawing a hard line in the sand against becoming a dumping ground for polluting, second-hand air conditioners and refrigerators. Government environmental officials are spearheading a regulatory crackdown, but...

BoU Governor Atingi-Ego Earns A– in Global Finance Rankings, Ahead of EAC Peers

By David Mwanje Bank of Uganda Governor Dr. Michael Atingi-Ego has received an A– in the 2025 Global Finance Central Banker Report Cards, placing him among Africa’s top-rated central bankers and ahead of his East African counterparts. Appointed in...

Find out more as Access Holdings confirms amount paid to buy another bank

Access Holdings Plc, the parent company of Access Bank, has completed the acquisition of the National Bank of Kenya A major deal that will strengthen Access Bank’s footprint in East Africa and position the group for expansion in East Africa Access...

PAPSS: The Payment Revolution Driving Africa’s Economic Integration

In a quiet but powerful shift, Africa is building the financial infrastructure to trade with itself—on its own terms. At the heart of this transformation is the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS), a groundbreaking initiative that’s...

New Kenya–Uganda expressway set to transform trade and travel in East Africa

In Kampala’s Sheraton hotel, the air buzzed with rare optimism. Around tables lined with maps, models and coffee cups, Ugandan and Kenyan officials sat side by side with financiers and engineers, united by a single ambition: to build a modern...

Emirates eyes expansion in Kenya as CEPA trade deal, KQ partnership open new skies

Emirates Airline country manager, Christophe Leloup/JACKTONE LAWI Emirates Airlines is banking on the Kenya–UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) and its growing partnership with Kenya Airways to expand its operations in Kenya....

FG, EU sign €10.2m deal to boost local drug production

The Federal Government has signed a €10.2m strategic partnership agreement with the European Union and France to strengthen Nigeria’s pharmaceutical manufacturing capacity and local health systems. The initiative, announced under the EU’s Global...

New platforms seek to boost access to finance for Tanzanian businesses

Dar es Salaam. Advisory and investment banking firm SSC Capital has launched four new financing platforms that seek to address access to capital challenge in Tanzania. The new platforms, Mbadala Agro Fund, TAIN Fund, DealME, and Wengi, are...

Kenya’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Marks a Digital Era Turning Point in Economic Governance

In 2025, as Kenya prepares to launch its first sovereign wealth fund, the idea of saving resource revenues is finally crossing from aspiration to design. The proposed fund, backed by earnings from minerals and petroleum, arrives in a decade marked...

FII9 Panel in Riyadh Explores Humanity, Sustainable Development, Digital Economy 

The ninth annual Future Investment Initiative (FII9) addressed on Tuesday topics related to humanity, tax structures, spending efficiency, and the importance of attracting long-term foreign investment to achieve sustainable development. Moreover,...

Rwandan journalist draws ire of political top brass

Earlier this week, Rwandan social media was awash with divided opinions sparked by Sadate Munyakazi, a Rwandan businessman and a staunch member of the ruling Rwandan Patriotic Front party, who had said that by 2050, Burundians and Congolese would...