Uganda’s Namayingo Gold Mine Collapse Kills 6 After Ban
Six miners are confirmed dead after an illegal gold mine collapsed in Namayingo District, Uganda, with retrieval operations now formally...
August 4, 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.
Six miners are confirmed dead after an illegal gold mine collapsed in Namayingo District, Uganda, with retrieval operations now formally...
August 4, 2026
Ethiopian state-owned enterprises paid 42% of large-taxpayer revenue in FY2025/26, from a total of about US$3.2 billion, ministry figures show.
August 4, 2026
The Nairobi Securities Exchange has passed Sh4 trillion, about US$31 billion, for the first time, driven by domestic institutional money.
August 4, 2026
The African Development Bank approved €155.99 million (about USh652 billion) on 19 June 2026 to upgrade Arua Airport in northwestern...
August 4, 2026
Rwanda FDA closed eight distilleries and revoked ethanol import licences after methanol-tainted drinks killed 50 people and blinded 100 more...
August 4, 2026
A once-weekly pill combining islatravir and lenacapavir proved non-inferior to daily antiretroviral regimens in two phase 3 trials, with implications...
August 4, 2026
The DP World Mombasa SEZ project covers 535 acres at Jomvu and is worth over KSh 12 billion, with 67...
August 3, 2026
AUSSOM funding runs out when the US stops paying for UN support after December 2026, and troop contributors want up...
August 3, 2026
Amhara region delivers 357 kg of gold to Ethiopia's central bank in a historic first shipment, as the PM claims...
August 1, 2026