UN Commission Backs Mauritius Claim to 147,000 km² of Seabed Off Rodrigues
Mauritius secured UN recognition of a 147,000 km² extended continental shelf around Rodrigues Island on 30 July 2026, boosting seabed...
August 16, 2026Eastern 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.
Mauritius secured UN recognition of a 147,000 km² extended continental shelf around Rodrigues Island on 30 July 2026, boosting seabed...
August 16, 2026
Kenya borrowing plan for 2026/27 sets out a US$815 million Eurobond and US$881 million from Japan, with a panda bond...
August 16, 2026
Absa Life Assurance Kenya sale confirmed: Absa Group offloads 63.32% stakes in two Kenyan insurers to a Mudavadi-linked firm for...
August 15, 2026
Kenya's budget deficit is set to widen to about US$8.9 billion (KSh1.15 trillion) in 2026/27, as weak revenue and heavy...
August 15, 2026
Kenya diesel prices fell Sh5 per litre from August 15, 2026 while petrol and kerosene held steady, as EPRA cited...
August 15, 2026
Kwita Izina 2026 will name 22 mountain gorilla infants on 4 September at Kinigi, taking Rwanda's total to 460, in...
August 15, 2026
Tanzania has opened the Engaruka soda ash project to investors, with proposals closing 18 September, days after Kenya suspended Tata...
August 15, 2026
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
Stanbic Bank Tanzania launched direct yuan settlement on Aug. 12, 2026, letting businesses trade with China without converting through the...
August 14, 2026