Seychelles Angola Air Services Talks Open With No Flights Agreed
Seychelles Angola air services talks have opened, but nothing is signed and no airline, route or start date has been...
September 3, 2026Topic
Eastern Africa
Kenya Informal Jobs Made Up 87% of New Work in 2025
Kenya informal jobs made up 87.2% of about 822,000 new positions in 2025, official Economic Survey data show, with 18.1...
September 3, 2026
Kigali Is Hosting Africa’s Biggest Farm Investment Meeting This Week
The 20th Africa Food Systems Forum runs in Kigali to 4 September. Last year's Dakar edition drew US$6.14 billion in...
September 2, 2026
Uganda’s Boy King Is Dead at 34, and Tooro Has No Named Heir
King Oyo of Tooro, crowned in Uganda at the age of three and once the world's youngest monarch, has died...
August 29, 2026
Rwanda Will Name 22 Baby Gorillas. Here Is What That Is Worth
Kwita Izina 2026 will name 22 mountain gorilla infants on 4 September at Kinigi, taking Rwanda's total to 460, in...
August 15, 2026
Kenya Shut Its Soda Ash Mine. Tanzania Is Selling the Replacement
Tanzania has opened the Engaruka soda ash project to investors, with proposals closing 18 September, days after Kenya suspended Tata...
August 15, 2026
KCB Profit Jumps 21% as Banks Outside Kenya Carry More Weight
KCB half-year profit rose 20.8% to KSh49.3 billion before tax, with regional banks outside Kenya contributing 27.7% of group earnings...
August 14, 2026
US Backs US$150M Madagascar Rare Earths Mine to Curb China
Madagascar rare earths at Ampasindava drew up to US$4.48 million from Washington's development finance agency, in a move aimed at...
July 31, 2026
Russia Charges Telegram Founder Durov with Facilitating Terrorism
Russia's FSB charged Telegram founder Pavel Durov with facilitating terrorism on 29 July 2026, issuing an international arrest warrant and...
July 30, 2026