Kenya Plans US$7.6 Billion Domestic Borrowing in 2026/27
Kenya plans to raise KSh 1.03 trillion (US$7.6 billion) from domestic bonds and Treasury bills in FY2026/27, leaning on local...
July 31, 2026Section
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Africa–Latin America Trade Could Hit US$1 Trillion by 2030
East and West Africa now grow faster than the world average, forming a belt from the Gulf of Guinea to...
July 31, 2026
Cyanide on Tomato Farms Kills 15 Elephants in Kenya’s Amboseli
Amboseli elephant deaths: fifteen died in a month from cyanide in pesticides sprayed on neighbouring tomato farms, Kenya Wildlife Service...
July 31, 2026
US Backs US$150M Madagascar Rare Earths Mine to Curb China
Madagascar rare earths at Ampasindava drew up to US$4.48 million from Washington's development finance agency, in a move aimed at...
July 31, 2026
Tanzania Raises US$100 Million in London for Small Firms
A shilling-denominated bond listed in London on July 25 raised the equivalent of US$100 million for Tanzanian small businesses, with...
July 31, 2026 Kenyans Shift Savings to Special Funds as MMF Yields Decline
Kenya special funds now hold 23.9% of CIS assets as money market funds plunge from 90% to 51.9% share. With...
July 31, 2026
S&P Global Buys Control of a Pan-African Rating Agency
African credit ratings gain a global owner as S&P Global takes a majority stake in Agusto & Co., the Lagos...
July 30, 2026
Ethiopia Copies China’s Textile Park Model to Chase Export Jobs
Ethiopia has built seven textile industrial parks, with nine more planned, as Chinese firms finance and operate most of them...
July 30, 2026
Comoros Wins Its First UNESCO Listing for Six Medinas
The Comoros UNESCO World Heritage listing covers six medinas on two islands, the archipelago's first entry, and it arrives with...
July 30, 2026