Latest News East Africa

Agribusiness

06/11/2023 at 16h34, by Africa Business+

Pula waits for IFC funding for Series B

The Kenya insurtech run by Thomas Njeru, specialising in parametric microinsurance for farmers, is supported...

Electricity

02/11/2023 at 12h25, by Africa Business+

India’s Lucky Global at work on Ethiopia’s power grid     

The electrical engineering and construction group has won an AfDB-funded contract for medium and low-voltage...

Bank & Insurance

28/10/2023 at 14h23, by Africa Business+

Turaco CEO Ted Pantone: “We want to be the leading insurance company in terms of customers”

The insurtech, operating in East Africa and Nigeria, entered its fourth market, Ghana, by acquiring...

Agribusiness

27/10/2023 at 16h41, by Africa Business+

Ascent Capital and Zoscales Partners bid for Awash Wine Share Co, Ethiopia’s leading wine company 

The two East African capital investors have positioned themselves to buy out their counterpart, 8 Miles,...

Bank

25/10/2023 at 15h42, by Africa Business+

Banque de Crédit de Bujumbura secures dollar funding 

Banque de Crédit de Bujumbura, a minority subsidiary of Bank of Africa and Burundi’s third-largest financial...

Bank

24/10/2023 at 16h45, by Africa Business+

CRDB, Tanzania’s leading bank, wins IFC support for the country’s first green bond

Approved by the market authorities in mid-August, the aim is to raise $300 million over time, of which...

Maritime transport

24/10/2023 at 16h12, by Africa Business+

AGL in line for port of Dar es Salaam extension

An exclusive from Africa Business+.

Industry

23/10/2023 at 16h58, by Africa Business+

Arise IIP awaits $250m from IFC for operations in four countries

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) plans to lend up to €250 million for the developer’s projects...

Construction & Infrastructure

20/10/2023 at 14h20, by Africa Business+

Summa Corporation transforms Rwanda office into a regional hub 

In Rwanda, the Turkish group is currently building the Amahoro Stadium, and in Kenya, it is competing...

News

19/10/2023 at 18h00, by Africa Business+

Winwin completing Agora sports centres in Kenya and looking to Benin next [Free]

Following constructing a dozen sports centres in Côte d’Ivoire, the French company specialising in developing...

Energy

18/10/2023 at 16h42, by Africa Business+

Africa Energy Development Corporation (AEDC) seeks funds to accelerate off-grid development

Already present in Kenya, project developer IPP is venturing throughout the region and intends to explore...

Energy

16/10/2023 at 15h21, by Africa Business+

Kenya estimates nuclear power plant will cost $3.5 billion 

The Kenya Nuclear Power and Energy Agency (NuPEA) is piloting the project.

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