PAPSS is connecting African banks and payment systems to enable faster cross border payments in local currencies and reduce ...

Burundi brought inflation down from 45% to 8.6% through tighter fiscal and monetary policy, but credit and foreign exchange ...

Kenya will begin drilling at South Lokichar on November 1, with Gulf Energy targeting first oil in December and 20,000 ...

Zanzibar earned $1.78 billion from services while importing $839 million of goods. Tourism is financing the islands’ large ...

Tanzania spent $3.43 billion on petroleum imports in the year ending August 2026, up 52%. Here is what the surge means for ...

Tanzania and Rosatom are deepening nuclear ties from Mkuju River uranium mining to workforce development, SMRs and possible ...

Travelling to Tanzania? Learn about mandatory travel insurance from 1 October 2026, who needs it, costs, coverage and entry ...

KEY HIGHLIGHTS: The Electronic Transactions (Mandatory Electronic Payments for Specified Transactions) Order, 2026, Government Notice No. 158C of 2026, effective from 1 July 2026 makes electronic ...

Kenya has confirmed its first imported case of Bundibugyo Ebola Virus Disease, extending the regional footprint of an outbreak that has already spread across large parts of the Democratic Republic of ...

The World Bank’s latest Tanzania Economic Update: Making Jobs Work presents a mixed picture of an economy that is growing strongly but still struggling to convert that growth into better jobs, higher ...

Rwanda has taken a small but potentially important step in changing how its businesses can pay for trade with China. Bank of Kigali has become the first bank headquartered in Rwanda and, according to ...

Ethiopia entered 2026 with one of the strongest economic recovery stories in East Africa. Exports were rising rapidly, foreign exchange availability was improving, inflation was easing, international ...