Tanzania Treasury Bills Open to Every Foreign Investor for the First Time
Tanzania Treasury bills and government bonds are open to all non-resident buyers after a July 2026 rule change, with entry...
August 7, 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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Diageo Collects a Record EABL Dividend While Its Exit Stays Frozen
The EABL dividend hands Diageo Sh4.47 billion (US$34.5 million) after a record year, while a Kenyan court order keeps its...
August 7, 2026 Tanzania Misses Its Own Deadline on a US$42 Billion LNG Deal
Tanzania said it would sign the legal framework for its US$42 billion LNG project before June 2026. The deadline passed...
August 6, 2026
Safaricom Ethiopia Races Toward Breakeven With 14.7 Million Customers
Safaricom Ethiopia grew active customers 46% to 14.7 million in the June quarter, halved losses and kept EBITDA breakeven on...
August 6, 2026
Chinese Belt and Road Investment in Africa Hits Record US$33.5 Billion
Chinese Belt and Road investment in Africa jumped 254% to a record US$33.5 billion in H1 2026, two-thirds of global...
August 6, 2026
Invasive Mosquito Pushes Malaria Into Africa’s Cities
Anopheles stephensi is spreading across Africa, breeding in city water tanks. A Djibouti study confirms it carries malaria parasites as...
August 6, 2026
Sudan’s El Obeid Braces for Siege as UN Security Council Meets
Sudan's El Obeid crisis reached the UN Security Council as RSF drones hit the North Kordofan capital and a strike...
August 6, 2026
Ruto Orders a US$23 Monthly Stipend for Kenya’s Village Elders
President William Ruto has ordered a KSh 3,000 monthly stipend for over 106,000 village elders starting in mid-2026, a KSh...
August 4, 2026 Uganda’s Olara Otunnu UN Bid Backed by President Museveni
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni formally endorsed former rival Olara Otunnu as the seventh candidate for UN Secretary-General on 24 July...
August 4, 2026