Lawrence Baraza
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East Africa
U.S, EU Pressure Mounts on Tanzania Over Deadly Post-Election Unrest
Tanzania is facing mounting international pressure following a wave of violent unrest that erupted around the country’s October 29 elections,…
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Corporate
Why State Sidelined Local Investors in a Ksh.244 Billion Safaricom Shares Offload
Kenya’s decision to offload a 15% stake in Safaricom to Vodafone for Ksh.204.3 billion ($1.57 billion), rising to Ksh.244.5 billion…
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East Africa
Ethiopia’s Tad Motors Launches its Electric Cars in Kenya
Tad Motors officially entered Kenya’s electric vehicle market with the launch of its first Electric Vehicle lineup, which was unveiled…
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Kenya
Superior Homes to Construct New Housing Units in Kiambu’s Northlands
Superior Homes Kenya has launched their latest housing project, dubbed The Orchards at Northlands, within Northlands City, sitting on 25…
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Kenya
CBK’s New KESONIA Loan Pricing Model Explained in Simple Terms as it Takes Effect December
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has introduced a new way for banks to calculate loan interest rates, using a…
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Corporate
Vodacom Introduces New Feature for Tanzanians to Transact Globally Using M-Pesa
Vodacom Tanzania has introduced M-Pesa Global Payment, which will allow more than 22 million M-Pesa users to pay merchants in…
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Corporate
African Firms Using Standard Bank Can Now Pay Chinese Suppliers in Yuan; Here’s What We Know
Standard Bank, Africa’s largest bank by assets, has become the first bank on the continent to connect directly to China’s…
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Technology
Safaricom Upgrades its M-Pesa as API Transactions Hit 25%
Safaricom is working to keep M-Pesa at the centre of Kenya’s digital payments, even as more transactions shift from consumer…
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Corporate
Safaricom Launches First Tranche of Ksh.5 Billion Fixed-Rate Green Notes Under MTN Programme
Safaricom PLC has officially launched the first tranche of its Ksh.15 billion Fixed-Rate Green Notes under its Ksh.40 billion Medium-Term…
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Corporate
NSE Halts Trading of East African Portland Cement Shares
The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) has halted trading of East African Portland Cement PLC (EAPC) shares following the circulation of…
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