Most funded startups in Kenya: 10 companies to watch
Kenya is rapidly becoming a leader in the startup scene, with nearly 400 startups founded in the country. It...
East Africa
Corruption and greed: How Kenya’s President Ruto lost favour with ‘hustlers’
Kenya’s President William Ruto rode to power on anger among low-income Kenyans against the previous regime – in which...
Ethiopia opens banking sector to foreign lenders. What next?
The Ethiopian government is looking to allow foreign banks to set up local subsidiaries and foreigners to acquire shares...
SK Macharia vs Kenyan authorities: The battle for Directline Assurance
Samuel Kamau Macharia, the owner of Royal Media Services (RMS), has been making headlines for all the wrong reasons...
Ditching the dollar: DR Congo’s central bank enforces franc-only e-payments
The Central Bank of Congo (BCC) has issued a new mandate requiring all Electronic Payment Terminals (EPTs) in the...
South Korea gives loans to Ethiopia and Tanzania for key mineral rights
Tanzania and Ethiopia have signed loan agreements with South Korea, securing billions of dollars in funding as part of...
Abandoned by the West, Uganda seeks new development partners
Uganda is seeking new development partners to fund programs that have fallen off after Western multilateral lenders including the...
DRC vs Apple: Kinshasa to sue iPhone-maker in US and France
You probably have heard this before; your computer or laptop contains at least one component produced using minerals from...
Architect Keren’s reflections on turning her crocheting hobby into a business
Business ideas can come from unexpected moments and habits. It could be from wanting to get busy, or wanting...
Mohamed Jaffer: The reclusive billionaire who control the flow of grains into East Africa
In February 2024, a court of appeal sitting in Nairobi ended Mohamed Jaffer’s two-decade monopoly of handling grains at...