Quickmart Kenya Grows on Supplier Credit Rather Than Bank Debt
Quickmart Kenya funds new stores from cash and supplier credit rather than bank borrowing, the model behind its proposed Nairobi...
September 25, 2026Section
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Eastern Africa – Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda – is the continent’s fastest-integrating bloc, a hub for tech, logistics, ports and a rising consumer class along the Indian Ocean trade routes. The Rio Times tracks the region’s growth, currencies, infrastructure megaprojects, and the contest among China, the Gulf and the West for influence. This hub gathers our daily Eastern Africa coverage through a business and investment lens.
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Rwanda AI Hub Takes Its Health and Farming Pitch to the UN
The Rwanda AI hub went to a session on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, where the claims in...
September 25, 2026
Uganda Pharmacists Press the State to Bankroll Home-Grown Medicines
Uganda pharmacists have asked the government for a dedicated fund for pharmaceutical research and local manufacturing, at their annual meeting...
September 25, 2026
Rwanda Fodder Scheme Is Small Money Against a Big Dry-Season Milk Gap
The Rwanda fodder scheme earmarks about US$68,000 for youth-run hydroponic fodder, against a national target to more than double daily...
September 25, 2026
Comoros UN Speech Presses France on Mayotte and Counts the Cost of War
The Comoros UN speech on 24 September 2026 restated the claim to Mayotte and set out what a distant war...
September 25, 2026
Somalia UN Speech Promises a Vote as the President’s Term Is Disputed
The Somalia UN speech promised the first one-person-one-vote election since 1969, delivered by a president whose own mandate expired in...
September 25, 2026
Seychelles UN Speech Says Small Islands Should Not Pay for Distant Wars
The Seychelles UN speech on 23 September 2026 argued that small island states should not carry the economic cost of...
September 25, 2026
Ferre Gola Nairobi Concert Lands on Kenya’s Jamhuri Day, 12 December
The Ferre Gola Nairobi concert runs on 12 December 2026 at the ASK arena in Kenya. Ticket tiers, timing and...
September 25, 2026
France to Send Troops to Guard the Saudi Oil Port That Bypasses Hormuz
France will send troops to guard Yanbu, the Saudi Red Sea oil port that lets crude bypass a largely shut...
September 25, 2026