Ethiopia Tractor Push Draws a Czech Plan to Train Mechanics
Czech diplomats toured a state training centre in Addis Ababa as the Czech Republic launched a project to build Ethiopia...
September 22, 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.
Czech diplomats toured a state training centre in Addis Ababa as the Czech Republic launched a project to build Ethiopia...
September 22, 2026
The Dangote refinery IPO has not been submitted to Kenya's securities regulator, which on 21 September 2026 told investors to...
September 21, 2026
Museveni to Gen Z: at an 82nd birthday rally in Kampala, Uganda's president urged young people into commercial production in...
September 21, 2026
Uganda's pension fund NSSF says it could finance the Kampala-Jinja Expressway within two years if the government delivers guarantees and...
September 21, 2026
Uganda says private credit must rise to Shs490 trillion (about US$128 billion) by 2040 to build a US$500 billion economy,...
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Caroline Abel resigned as governor of the Central Bank of Seychelles on 16 September 2026 after 14 years. Deputy Brian...
September 20, 2026
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September 20, 2026
Cracks at Karibu Homes in Athi River, Kenya, put owners of 500 units at risk of eviction after county officials...
September 20, 2026
Works and Transport Minister Fred Byamukama has ordered residents off the defunct Koboko airfield in Uganda, with no compensation, before...
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