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Tanzania became the first East African nation to reopen its schools, businesses and ports of entry, charting a new path...

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Kenya

Kenya National Debt now over half of GDP

July 3, 2020

Kenya is heavily in debt; granted it is not the only East African country to find itself neck deep in...

Money Deals

Tanzanian money (World Atlas)- The Exchange

How well are you prepared for pay cut amidst the Global pandemic?

The job market is ever dynamic; continuously changing as a result...

by Maureen Murori

July 2, 2020

Exponential Growth in Cyber Security Risks in East Africa

In this column called “The Indicator,” we will be taking...

by Indicator

July 3, 2020

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...

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...

April 15, 2020

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...

February 18, 2020

Highlights

Tanzania tourism sector reviving post covid-19

Africa’s food security relies on climate smart agriculture

Gold price slightly down against dollar

The changing face of South Sudan

Tanzania: Automotive sector attracting investment

Nigeria oil industry on brink of collapse

Zimbabwe: We need money, just print it

11 African countries to be allowed to enter the EU

June 26, 2020

Tanzania

What Tanzania’s 2020/2021 budget says

June 15, 2020

Kenya has a mobile phone penetration of over 90 percent and a penetration of over 60 percent of smartphones.

Health

Redefining the health system in Africa after the pandemic

June 8, 2020

East Africa

Somalia: Promises of black gold

June 15, 2020

Investing

A look at Foodledoodle, Kenya’s premier cloud kitchen

June 17, 2020

Opinion

What Africa’s “new normal” looks like, post Pandemic!

by Opinion

June 26, 2020

Digital Medicine in Africa - The Exchange

Opinion

President Obama’s chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel once said “you never want a serious crisis to go to waste. It...

Kenyan internet buyers would rather get high-quality technical services from 'affordable' providers than pay extra for 'lavish’ brands. Internet, consumers prefer low-cost services www.theexchange.africa

Local internet exchange points good for Africa’s digital economy

June 25, 2020

Local IXPs are a critical piece of technical infrastructure that improves internet access.

The robots being used in Rwanda to limit the spread of the coronavirus. Rwanda is setting the pace on the continent in embedding technology in its healthcare sector.www.theexchange.africa

Rwanda edges closer to claiming Africa’s tech hub position

June 23, 2020

The country has for long been using drones to deliver blood to hospitals in the hilly nation.

Disruptive Innovations – investing outside the box

by Opinion

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.

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

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

Investing

Tanzania became the first East African nation to reopen its schools, businesses and ports of entry, charting a new path in the management of the Corona Virus.
Photo by FlightLink

Tourism and Wildlife

Tanzania tourism sector reviving post covid-19

Tanzania became the first East African nation to reopen its...

Olive Sabila Chemutai tends to her tomatoes on her homestead in Kapseror Village, Kapchorwa,Uganda, on 11th March, 2008. Landcare,which has received funding from AUSAID, provide training and support to farmers on Mount Elgon to help combat the effects of soil erosion and environmental damage.

Agribusiness

Africa’s food security relies on climate smart agriculture

There has not been a more demanding time for Africa...

Industry and Trade

Gold price slightly down against dollar

U.S. dollar is muscling it up against gold, but the...

Must Read

African free trade zone launch pushed to January

June 24, 2020

Uganda, Rwanda record reduced trade flows

June 18, 2020

An agricultural field. Kenya has failed consistently on implementing the Maputo protocol which calls for 10 per cent allocation of the national budget in agriculture development. www.theexchange.africa

Kenya penny pinches for the agriculture sector despite promise

June 13, 2020

Helios Towers slates $450 million expansion plans in Africa

June 12, 2020

$8 billion revenue loss for Africa’s aviation

June 17, 2020

Food prices have become volatile due to the covid-19 pandemic impacts. This risks deepening food insecurity and malnutrition. www.theexchange.africa

Poorer, hungrier Africans increase with pandemic impact

June 10, 2020

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

Kenya seeking ‘way out’ of China SGR debt

July 3, 2020

Fish farming: A new opportunity for youth in Tanzania

Kenya losing billions annually to counterfeit

World Bank funds Somalia’s fight against locusts

June 30, 2020

Economic Growth

A large arch concrete dam. There are several power generation projects planned to increase access to electricity in Africa. www.theexchange.africa

Africa’s mega power generation projects to light up Dark Continent

Africa’s mini-grid sector offers huge investment opportunities

It’s time Africa mechanises agriculture to meet food demand

June 26, 2020

Recession and what it means for Africa

June 23, 2020

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

May 26, 2020

Agribusiness

Kenya to launch Agribusiness programmes to support youth involvement in agriculture

June 8, 2020

Horticulture exports gaining momentum

Africa’s post-harvest losses and poverty eradication conundrum

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

Energy

How Africa will achieve universal electricity access

June 22, 2020

Africa’s long journey to clean energy access keeps aborting

June 23, 2020

Ethiopia, Egypt, and Sudan set for Blue Nile dam agreement this January

January 16, 2020

South Africa’s miners decry power crisis crippling business

January 15, 2020

Infrastructure

A seaport. East Africa is undertaking several mega projects ranging from port expansions to railway systems and airports. www.theexchange.africa

Largest infrastructure projects in East Africa

Connecting Africa through ambitious transport infrastructure projects