Mohammed Dewji Bets $275 Million on Graphite and Resorts
Mohammed Dewji plans $275 million for graphite mining and a Zanzibar island resort, targeting $10 billion in MeTL revenue by...
July 11, 2026Topic
East Africa
Ethiopia Posts a Record $10.7 Billion Year for Exports
Ethiopia exports reached a record $10.7 billion in 2025/26, 114% of target, as coffee earned $3 billion and reforms kept...
July 10, 2026
Dangote Picks Kenya’s Lamu for a $17 Billion Refinery
Dangote Kenya refinery confirmed: Lamu will host a 700,000-barrel-a-day plant costing up to $17 billion, with soil tests and engineering...
July 9, 2026
Ethiopia Passes a Record $14.6 Billion Tax-Financed Budget
Ethiopia budget hits a record 2.34 trillion birr ($14.6 billion) for 2026/27, up 21.3%, with tax revenue covering two-thirds of...
July 9, 2026
Global Investors Court Tanzania in a Trade and Investment Push
A Tanzania investment mission led by Equity Group brought more than 50 global investors to Dar es Salaam to explore...
July 8, 2026
Kenya’s $8.4 Billion Agri-Food Plan Courts Investors
Kenya's agri-food plan seeks KES 1.08 trillion, about $8.4 billion, over five years to expand irrigation, lift yields by half...
July 7, 2026
Dangote Plans Port, Power and Fertiliser Push in Tanzania
Dangote Tanzania plans took shape on June 29: a new port, a 2,000 MW power plant and a urea fertiliser...
July 6, 2026
Ethiopia Builds Africa’s Largest Airport Near Addis
Ethiopia breaks ground on Bishoftu International Airport, Africa's largest airport at $12.5B, targeting 110M passengers yearly by 2030.
July 4, 2026
Kenya’s Distance Runners, the World’s Best, Chase New Records
Kenyan distance runners like Faith Kipyegon and Beatrice Chebet, the world's best, are chasing fresh records across the 2026 athletics...
July 3, 2026