Kenya Writes A Crypto Rulebook—And Recasts Its Fintech Ambition For East Africa
Kenya, the birthplace of mobile money at scale, has taken the next step: it now has a formal rulebook for...
October 25, 2025Eastern 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.
Kenya, the birthplace of mobile money at scale, has taken the next step: it now has a formal rulebook for...
October 25, 2025
Today’s tape tilts firmly toward hard politics, defense posture and market‑shaping policy. Nigeria reshuffled its entire military
October 24, 2025
North Africa advanced on energy and fiscal policy as Morocco formalized self‑generation rules for electricity while Tunisia’s
October 23, 2025
Across the continent, capital markets, fintech expansion, and infrastructure investment dominated Wednesday’s headlines.
October 22, 2025
Egypt moved to build three state-owned data centers and led an EU engagement in Brussels; Morocco adopted organic laws.
October 21, 2025
Cairo published procurement details and logistics guardrails for the Gaza “day‑after” track as Rabat earmarked new money
October 20, 2025
Across the continent this weekend, Egypt advanced Gaza reconstruction logistics while Morocco rolled out its defense-industry rules.
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Cairo intensified preparations for a reopened Rafah corridor and Gaza reconstruction. Morocco’s foreign minister met Russia’s
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Egypt moved its 3,000-MW Europe interconnector toward feasibility as Algeria tightened bank and FX rules; Nigeria struck
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