PepsiCo’s Big Indian Bottler Enters Kenya With a $32 Million Dairy Deal
Varun Beverages Kenya entry: the Indian PepsiCo bottler is buying DFIL Kenya's dairy, juice and water business for $32 million,...
July 10, 2026Section
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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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Ebola Economic Impact Could Cost Africa $3.6 Billion
The Ebola economic impact could push 985,000 Congolese into poverty, erase 55,000 jobs and cost African economies up to $3.6...
July 10, 2026
Kenya Opens Its Capital Markets to a New Wave of Funds
Kenya capital markets regulator CMA licensed 13 firms and schemes and 26 sub-funds, adding a Shariah-compliant REIT manager and payroll-based...
July 9, 2026
Dangote Picks Kenya’s Lamu for a $17 Billion Refinery
Dangote Kenya refinery confirmed: Lamu will host a 700,000-barrel-a-day plant costing up to $17 billion, with soil tests and engineering...
July 9, 2026
Ethiopia Passes a Record $14.6 Billion Tax-Financed Budget
Ethiopia budget hits a record 2.34 trillion birr ($14.6 billion) for 2026/27, up 21.3%, with tax revenue covering two-thirds of...
July 9, 2026
Starlink Kenya Halts New Signups as Network Hits Capacity
Starlink Kenya has stopped new signups in Nairobi, Mombasa and five more counties after demand outran capacity, sending would-be users...
July 8, 2026
Ethiopia’s ‘Sunday Morning’ Wins at Annecy, Draws Disney
Ethiopian animation lands a breakthrough: Addis Ababa short Sunday Morning won two awards at Annecy's MIFA and drew a Disney...
July 8, 2026
Global Investors Court Tanzania in a Trade and Investment Push
A Tanzania investment mission led by Equity Group brought more than 50 global investors to Dar es Salaam to explore...
July 8, 2026
Congo Ebola Outbreak Passes 450 Deaths as It Spreads
The Congo Ebola outbreak has passed 450 deaths and 1,460 cases, and the WHO warns the epidemic is still spreading...
July 7, 2026