Uganda MPs Demand Answers on Late School Land Titles
Uganda's auditors found 196 of 212 land titles for a US$500 million World Bank schools and clinics programme came late,...
October 1, 2026Section
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Kenya Demands Exporters’ Paperwork for Imports at Port
Since 1 September, Kenya makes importers hold an export declaration from the seller's country. Agents say Mombasa car releases stalled;...
October 1, 2026
Kenya Leads Boat Operator Training Push for 9 Nations
Nine African states could share one boat operator training standard after Mombasa talks validated a Kenya-written course for ferry and...
October 1, 2026
Tanzania and Qatar Sign Tax Treaty on Double Taxation
Tanzania and gas-rich Qatar signed a double-taxation treaty on 29 September. Tanzania has only nine such treaties in force —...
October 1, 2026
South African Miner MC Mining Halves Loss to US$17.8M
South Africa's MC Mining cut its loss to US$17.8 million as a Chinese group took control, yet holds US$2.9 million...
October 1, 2026
SIB Profit Rises 9% as Côte d’Ivoire Bank Lending Grows
A Moroccan-owned bank in Côte d'Ivoire earned US$55.5 million in six months, up 9 percent, as its charges for bad...
October 1, 2026
How Seychelles Lives on Tourism and Tuna
The Seychelles economy explained: Africa’s richest country per head earns about US$19,400 a person from tourism and tuna, yet imports...
October 1, 2026
World Bank Arm Backs Airtel Money IPO With US$90M
The World Bank's private-sector arm will buy up to US$90 million in Airtel Money's London IPO, priced at 196 pence;...
October 1, 2026
Uganda Orders Audit of Lubowa Hospital After MPs Barred
Uganda's Parliament ordered an audit of a delayed specialist hospital after MPs were locked out. The opposition puts public spending...
October 1, 2026