Tanzania and South Korea Push US$2.5 Billion Economic Partnership Forward
Tanzania South Korea economic ties enter implementation as Seoul talks accelerate a US$2.5 billion financing framework running through 2028.
September 11, 2026Section
Eastern Africa
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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Kenya Raises Research Licence Fees for First Time in 17 Years
NACOSTI raises Kenya research licence fees from 1 October 2026, the first increase in 17 years. Masters permits rise sixfold...
September 11, 2026
MP Demands Answers on New KCC Sale as Sotik Plant Dues Go Unpaid
Sotik MP Francis Sigei wants Parliament to explain plans to move New KCC to private management, citing unpaid dues at...
September 11, 2026
Somaliland Pushes UN Recognition Drive on Sidelines of General Assembly
Somaliland is using the UN General Assembly season to press 193 states for recognition, leaning on Berbera port access and...
September 10, 2026
Why Africa’s smart cities will also need smarter finance
Kenya’s Konza Technopolis shows how Chinese credit, Italian engineering and local PPPs are reshaping the funding of Africa’s smart cities.
September 10, 2026
Are Africa’s Airlines Destined to Feed Foreign Hubs?
Africa’s airlines face a stark choice: feed Gulf and European hubs or build their own. Ethiopian Airlines shows a different...
September 10, 2026
Natembeya Questions Kenya Crackdown on Foreign Traders
Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya warns Kenya not to confuse regulation with xenophobia as a foreign trader crackdown begins on...
September 10, 2026
Senate Cleared to Probe Kanyotu’s Son Over Kiambu Land Dispute
Kenya’s Senate will investigate a KSh 10 billion Ruiru land dispute tied to ex-spy chief James Kanyotu’s estate and his...
September 10, 2026
Omtatah Sues to Halt US$875,000 Tender Payments in Kenya
Senator Okiya Omtatah has filed suit to stop payments to Savola Investment Limited over a disputed Sh113 million government markets...
September 10, 2026