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...

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....

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...

Blood spilled in Sudan can be seen from space. Nobody can feign ignorance about what’s going on

It unfolded in plain sight over 18 months. The city of El Fasher in the Darfur region of Sudan, besieged by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), fell to the militia group last week, and what has followed is a catastrophe. Mass killings are under way....

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...

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...

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,...

Nigerians denounce US invasion threat

From Abdullateef Aliyu (Lagos), Joshua Odeyemi, Dalhatu Liman, Baba Martins (Abuja), Muhammed Ibrahim Yaba (Kaduna) & Eyo Charles (Calabar) Many Nigerians, including diplomats, lawyers and regional groups, have denounced American President Donald...

Tanzania president Hassan wins with more than 97% of vote

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan won the country's disputed election with 97.66 percent of the vote, according to official results announced early Saturday, in a rare landslide victory in the region. The result is likely to amplify the...

Trump's tariff threat not working with Putin? US president 'has another card'

Eyeing adding a ninth war resolution to his list, US President Donald Trump on Sunday explained why he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin remains unwilling to end the Ukraine war – despite Trump’s repeated threats, including tariffs, which...

MAS launches $15 million grant to spur financial institutions to participate in carbon markets

SINGAPORE – The Republic’s central bank is setting aside $15 million to equip financial institutions here with the resources they need to get involved in the country’s emerging carbon trading sector. Financial institutions include banks, financial...

New push to expand access to finance for Rwandan farmers

MUCKRAKER: Adios Queen Elizabeth II, kindly pass regards to Mugabe

MUGABE, QUEEN ELIZABETH Our President was in Kenya this week to witness a peaceful transfer of power, a field in which he is a leading international expert. Witnessing William Ruto taking the instruments of power from his predecessor, Uhuru...

Illicit PRC-linked Finance Enables Arms Diversion in Africa

Executive Summary: Judicial cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in Nigeria confirm that citizens from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) are active in both resource extraction and digital offshore laundering networks, connecting...

Labour’s spent 16 months on sticking-plaster solutions & recycled ideas – here’s why they should bring back Rwanda plan

ON immigration, Keir Starmer’s Labour have gone from pre-election fantasy to post-election fiasco. From cliché and soundbite to a world of reverse logic and U-turns. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! Rwanda plan is the only policy with a...

Ghana’s Film Archives Could Be Economic Assets Says Experts

Ghana’s decaying film reels, videotapes, and early television recordings aren’t just fading memories, they’re untapped economic assets that could generate revenue through tourism, education, and digital licensing. That message resonated strongly...

Bank of Kigali pledges increased support in coffee sector

Co-operative Bank backs summit strengthening port sector

Director of Corporate and Institutional Banking at Co-operative Bank, Lydia Rono, during the ITLS summit in Mombasa on October 28, 2025/HANDOUTCo-operative Bank of Kenya has reaffirmed its commitment to the maritime and logistics sector by...

Reflections by S.M.A: Rethinking School Placement Crisis

Every year, like clockwork, a familiar national drama unfolds across Ghana. It’s that season of anxious parents, teary-eyed children, long queues at cyber cafés, and countless phone calls to “someone who knows someone”. The Computerised School...