East Africa
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Former Kenyan prime minister Raila Odinga dies at 80
NAIROBI, October 15, 2025 — Former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga has died at the age of 80, according to a source in Odinga’s office. Indian newspaper Mathrubhumi earlier reported that Odinga,…
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Kampala to host Market Sounding Conference on the Multinational Kenya–Uganda Expressway Project
KAMPALA, October 13, 2025 — The East African Community [EAC], in partnership with the Government of Kenya, Government of Uganda and the African Development Bank [AfDB], will host a Market Sounding Conference…
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Uganda, Somalia strengthen ties at second joint permanent commission in Kampala
KAMPALA, October 10, 2025 – Uganda and Somalia have reaffirmed their commitment to deepening bilateral relations, following the successful conclusion of the Second Session of the Joint Permanent Commission [JPC] and the…
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CIC partners with TDB and Swiss bank, Vontobel to launch the CIC Global Balanced Special Fund
NAIROBI, October 9, 2025 — CIC Insurance Group has partnered with the Trade Development Bank [TDB] for strategic sponsorship to strengthen its offshore positioning through an operational partnership with Swiss private bank Vontobel that is also tasked with…
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SASRA boss quizzed over alleged mismanagement, wrangles at Nandi Teachers SACCO
NAIROBI, October 4, 2025 — Kenya’s SACCO Societies Regulatory Authority [ SASRA ] Acting Chief Executive Officer, David Sandagi has been probed over allegations of financial mismanagement and ownership disputes at Nandi…
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Rwanda: 4,000 Farmers to benefit from new maize and soybean value chains project
KAYONZA, September 27, 2025 – Smallholder farmers in Rwanda’s Kayonza district are set to receive a significant boost as a new project aims to strengthen the maize and soybean value chains, reduce…
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SACCO Supervision Report 2024 unveiled in Nairobi as total assets hit Ksh 1.08trn
NAIROBI, September 25, 2025 —Kenya’s SACCO Supervision Regulatory Authority [SASRA] today released the much-anticipated SACCO Supervision Report 2024, painting a robust and resilient picture of Kenya’s regulated SACCO sector. The report was…
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Cooperative, insurance and financial institutions to begin registration of tobacco farmers in TZ
DODOMA, September 23, 2025 –The Tanzania Cooperative Development Commission [TCDC], the Tanzania Federation of Cooperatives [TFC], the Tanzania Insurance Regulatory Authority [TIRA], the Tanzania Agricultural Insurance Consortium [TAIC], financial institutions, and other…
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Over 40mln people threatened by acute hunger in Eastern Africa
KAMPALA, September 19, 2025 – At least 42 million people face high levels of acute food insecurity this year across six IGAD member states [Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, the Sudan and…
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KCB and Afreximbank in Joint Funding Deal to Operationalize Vipingo Special Economic Zone
NAIROBI, September 19, 2025 — KCB Group, and the African Export-Import Bank Afreximbank have entered a Memorandum of Understanding [MoU] aimed at providing financial and trade facilitation support to investors operating in…
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