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An airplane in the sky. African airlines need the immediate injection of cash to avoid insolvency or bankruptcy after making a US$ 8 billion loss in 2020 due to the covid-19 pandemic. www.theexchange.africa

Industry and Trade

Air passengers travel confidence key to salvaging African airlines

by Njenga Hakeenah

Availability of liquidity is the main issue to be addressed for airlines to survive and restart their operations

Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta at the eighth presidential address on the coronavirus pandemic, state house, Nairobi

Kenya’s cessation of movement extended by a further 30 days

Kenyan water start-up quenches peri-urban residents in Nakuru

Kenyan water start-up quenches peri-urban residents in Nakuru

Film on Aga Khan work in Cairo debuts on World Environment Day

Film on Aga Khan work in Cairo debuts on World Environment Day

The state of Kenya’s private sector- Country analysis

The state of Kenya’s private sector- Country analysis

Trending Stories

The East African region lays plans of opening-up

The East African region lays plans of opening-up

MobiGrow

KCB’s MobiGrow targets 200,000 farmers with Sh35 billion Agri-Business loans, training

Majicom: Fusing technology, science, to enhance water access in Tanzania

Majicom: Fusing technology, science, to enhance water access in Tanzania

Ecobank named most Innovative Bank in Africa

Ecobank named most Innovative Bank in Africa

Editor's Pick

The state of Kenya’s private sector- Country analysis

The state of Kenya’s private sector- Country analysis

Equity Group raises its loan loss provision by ten fold to Sh 3 billion

Q1, 2020 The Best of Five – An Analysis

Twin shocks hit Kenya’s food security; millions could face starvation

Twin shocks hit Kenya’s food security; millions could face starvation

Industry & Trade

Investing

Mergers & Acquisition

Film on Aga Khan work in Cairo debuts on World Environment Day

Film on Aga Khan work in Cairo debuts on World Environment Day

by Kimani Chege

In 2005, the landscape of Cairo, Egypt's biggest city changed for the good. Through the Aga Khan Trust for Culture...

Regional Markets

Money Deals

E-vouchers could help transform agriculture and increase food security in Africa. The e-vouchers are used to purchase farm inputs helping support smallholder farmers access capital.

How E-vouchers can enhance Africa’s food security

With such an initiative, smallholder farmers who suffer the brunt...

by Njenga Hakeenah

Sub-Saharan Africa M&A transactions and fees declined in Q1 2020. Africatel Holdings’ US$1.0 billion sale of PT Ventures to Angolan Sonangol in January was the largest deal in the region during the first quarter of 2020. www.theexchange.africa

Sub-Saharan Africa M&A transactions, fees decline in Q1 2020

Investment banking fees in Sub-Saharan Africa reached an estimated US$128.2...

by Njenga Hakeenah

Testing a section of the SGR in Tanzania. Tanzania is edging closer to dominating East Africa’s transport sector with the latest SGR line financing. www.theexchange.africa

Tanzania edges closer to dominating East Africa’s transport with SGR

Tanzania will subject the SGR to its first formal testing...

by Njenga Hakeenah

February 18, 2020

Zimbabwe-China currency swap

Zimbabwe-China currency swap

Zimbabwe signed a currency swap deal with China, hoping to...

by Caroline Muriuki

January 29, 2020

ATMs and cash. With internet access and mobile payments well known, investing in Uganda’s e-commerce will require the government’s and all stakeholders’ input due to the importance of the ICT sector for e-government and e-commerce www.exchange.co.tz

Cost of banking sees Kenyan banks lose customers

For poor households, the cost of running an account makes...

by Njenga Hakeenah

January 10, 2020

Highlights

Air passengers travel confidence key to salvaging African airlines

Kenya’s cessation of movement extended by a further 30 days

Kenyan water start-up quenches peri-urban residents in Nakuru

Film on Aga Khan work in Cairo debuts on World Environment Day

The state of Kenya’s private sector- Country analysis

EABC proposals for regional bloc’s anticipated 2020/21 budgets

Somalia puts more Effort to Flatten Global Pandemic’s Curve

Nigeria economy could drop, says economists

Ecobank named most Innovative Bank in Africa

Digitizing agriculture during the pandemic era

Trending Posts

COVID-19 takes a new dynamic in Tanzania

May 26, 2020

How Aga Khan Academies Mombasa parents transitioned to online learning

Industry and Trade

How Aga Khan Academies Mombasa parents transitioned to online learning

May 15, 2020

The Eastern Africa region. A number of nations in this region are among the Least developed Countries in the world www.exchange.co.tz

Here are East Africa’s least developed countries

November 20, 2018

Tanzania bidding for SGR trains

May 18, 2020

Magufuli quip on Covid-19 tests raises critical questions on imported tests

Industry and Trade

Tanzanian President’s tirade on Covid-19 tests raise critical questions on Chinese test kits

May 4, 2020

Opinion

Somalia puts more Effort to Flatten Global Pandemic’s Curve

Dr. Abdiqani Sheikh Omar is a Senior WASH Strategic Policy Advisor at the Ministry of Energy and Water in Somalia and Former Director General at Ministry of Women and Human Rights

In Somalia, the challenge to contain COVID-19 is staggering. The country's health infrastructure has been gutted by decades of conflict...

Tech & Biz

Techin Africa

Tech & Business

Disruptive Innovations – investing outside the box

It feels very appropriate to talk about investing in disruptive innovation at a time when all of our lives have...

A small vegetable garden which can be used to sufficiently feed a family.

Tech & Business

Addressing conflicts, embracing tech could enhance Africa’s food security

by Njenga Hakeenah

Consequences of conflict also mean that the most affected may not be able to return to productivity if land, equipment...

MACmobile launches ‘live’ streaming of data platform for Kenyan retailers

MACmobile launches ‘live’ streaming of data platform for Kenyan retailers

by Kang'ethe Njoroge

Supply chain software company MACmobile has launched a new platform that can support "live" streaming of formal market retail “sales out”...

MACmobile launches ‘live’ streaming of data platform for Kenyan retailers

MACmobile launches ‘live’ streaming of data platform for Kenyan retailers

by Kang'ethe Njoroge

Supply chain software company MACmobile has launched a new platform that can support "live" streaming of formal market retail “sales out”...

Investing

An airplane in the sky. African airlines need the immediate injection of cash to avoid insolvency or bankruptcy after making a US$ 8 billion loss in 2020 due to the covid-19 pandemic. www.theexchange.africa

Industry and Trade

Air passengers travel confidence key to salvaging African airlines

Availability of liquidity is the main issue to be addressed...

by Njenga Hakeenah

Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta at the eighth presidential address on the coronavirus pandemic, state house, Nairobi

Kenya’s cessation of movement extended by a further 30 days

Kenya moved with speed to put in place measures to...

by Kawira Mutisya

Kenyan water start-up quenches peri-urban residents in Nakuru

Kenyan water start-up quenches peri-urban residents in Nakuru

WellPower, an ambitious and savvy new tech startup, is now...

by Kimani Chege

Must Read

Hunger has afflicted Africans for decades. Biofortification could be the answer to the continent’s nutritional deficiencies and challenges.

Biofortified foods: Answering Africa’s nutritional deficiencies, challenges

Maize is one of the staples in Africa. Many Africans including small children are exposed to aflatoxins from a young age leaving them susceptible to cancers caused by the fungal toxins.

Counting the cost: Aflatoxin invasion and Africa’s food insecurity

Twin shocks hit Kenya’s food security; millions could face starvation

Twin shocks hit Kenya’s food security; millions could face starvation

Aga Khan Academies student receives Princes Diana's award

Youthful inventor lights up menstrual care in Africa

Africa music industry poised for growth

Africa music industry poised for growth

Cheap flights coming to an end?

Cheap flights coming to an end?

Mergers & Acqusition

MMC Africa Law has teamed up with Africa’s international law firm ASAFO & CO to form MMC ASAFO, in a merger likely to shake the continental space.

How merged law firms plan to take on Africa

November 11, 2019

Global entertainemnt channel Trace acquires Kenya Qwetu Radio

November 6, 2019

Nigeria’s Access Bank acquires Transnational Bank

November 5, 2019

What you should know on Unilever’s acquisition of Kenyan-Tanzanian firm

October 26, 2019

Countries

Nigeria economy could drop, says economists

Nigeria economy could drop, says economists

Ecobank named most Innovative Bank in Africa

Q1, 2020 The Best of Five – An Analysis

$1.2 billion sought to bail out South African Airways

Economic Growth

Africa Beyond Covid-19: Global Leaders Urge Government and Private Sector Collaboration

Africa Beyond Covid-19: Global Leaders Urge Government and Private Sector Collaboration

Kenyan businessmen call for partial re-opening of the economy amidst Covid-19 pandemic

Central bank report: Inflation, export and import performance in Tanzania

Coronavirus and Tourism, the demise of the African Safari

The Indicator

Kenya’s Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has for the fifth year been feted as the ‘Most Innovative Capital Markets Regulator in Africa 2019’ by the International Finance Magazine.

Why Kenya’s Capital Markets Authority is King in Africa

October 25, 2019

Rwanda leads EAC in global ease of doing business

October 24, 2019

Kenya’s insurance premiums hit US$1.13 billion mark

September 14, 2019

Kenya push for closure of ivory trade

Agribusiness

COVID-19: Kenya’s flower industry on its knees

C-19, Obituary of flowers: An industry in peril

Crop insurance to ensure food security and poverty reduction

Beyond the pandemic: How do we feed our cities and industries- An agricultural insight

Can conservation agriculture boost Africa’s food security?

Energy

AfDB funds Ruzizi IV Hydropower Project

AfDB funds Ruzizi IV Hydropower Project

January 13, 2020

African Development Bank $1m grant to Burundi

January 10, 2020

AfDB funds South Sudan’s capital city power distribution system

November 25, 2019

Distributed Power Africa to power Kenya data centres

November 12, 2019

Infrastructure

An informal settlement in Kenya. Kenyatta's affordable housing plan is being questioned over corruption fears.

Pressure for housing as Kenya’s urbanisation surpasses continent’s average

December 19, 2019

EAC gets key roads in Kenya and Tanzania funded by the AfDB board

December 14, 2019

AfDB funds South Sudan’s capital city power distribution system

November 25, 2019

Top air players feted in Kenya aviation awards

November 19, 2019

Oil & Gas

Swala Oil & Gas Appoints KPMG External Auditor

Coronavirus effect on crude oil: Prices at all time low

Africa Oil & Power conference 2020

January 21, 2020

Equatorial Guinea open capital-intensive projects for investment in 2020

November 29, 2019

Uganda oil refinery gets funding from Africa Finance Corporation

November 25, 2019

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An airplane in the sky. African airlines need the immediate injection of cash to avoid insolvency or bankruptcy after making a US$ 8 billion loss in 2020 due to the covid-19 pandemic. www.theexchange.africa

Air passengers travel confidence key to salvaging African airlines

June 6, 2020

Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta at the eighth presidential address on the coronavirus pandemic, state house, Nairobi

Kenya’s cessation of movement extended by a further 30 days

June 6, 2020

Kenyan water start-up quenches peri-urban residents in Nakuru

Kenyan water start-up quenches peri-urban residents in Nakuru

June 6, 2020

Film on Aga Khan work in Cairo debuts on World Environment Day

Film on Aga Khan work in Cairo debuts on World Environment Day

June 5, 2020

The state of Kenya’s private sector- Country analysis

The state of Kenya’s private sector- Country analysis

June 4, 2020

Kenyan water start-up quenches peri-urban residents in Nakuru

The state of Kenya’s private sector- Country analysis

Digitizing agriculture during the pandemic era

The East African region lays plans of opening-up

Fighting the global pandemic: Importance of information sharing within East Africa

Debt relief, a trap within a trap

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