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NAIROBI, Kenya — The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has licensed 25 additional Digital Credit Providers (DCPs), raising the total number of regulated digital lenders…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenyans could face higher fuel prices in the coming months as renewed conflict in the Middle East drives up global crude oil…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda has retained its position among the world’s low-income economies despite years of steady economic growth, underscoring the challenge of translating headline…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Success stories dominate conversations about entrepreneurship. Failed ventures rarely receive the same attention. Across Uganda, thousands of small businesses open every year…
NAIROBI, Kenya — President William Ruto has directed county governments to waive business permit fees for beneficiaries of the National Youth Opportunities Towards Advancement (NYOTA) programme…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya could see as many as 2.4 million additional people pushed below the poverty line by the end of 2026 as rising…
LAMU, Kenya — Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote has confirmed that Lamu County will host his long-awaited East African oil refinery, ending months of speculation over…
NAIROBI, Kenya — President William Ruto has signed the Sovereign Wealth Fund Bill into law, paving the way for the creation of Kenya’s first sovereign…
KAMPALA, Uganda — Telecommunications giant MTN Uganda has attributed widespread service disruptions on Saturday to a major power outage at one of its data centres,…
NAIROBI, Kenya — Thousands of jobs could be affected if dozens of companies targeted for deregistration by the government are found to still be operational,…