East Africa

Technology & Information

Kenya's minimum income tax hits startups, CEO says

Tom Collins • MarMarch 4^th, 2021 • 3 min. read

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed speaks at the House of Peoples Representatives in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Trade & Investment

The year ahead: Is East Africa losing its sparkle?

Shoshana Kedem • FebFebruary 22^nd, 2021 • 7 min. read

Supporters of President Museveni celebrate his victory in the streets of Kampala.

Trade & Investment

Economic woes remain after Museveni win

Charlie Mitchell • FebFebruary 11^th, 2021 • 9 min. read

A female African student on the streets of an American city.

Technology & Information

Sharing global know-how for economic growth

Aamera Jiwaji • FebFebruary 11^th, 2021 • 4 min. read

Young welder grinding metal in vocational training centre in Kakuma refugee camp.

Technology & Information

Developing employable skills in Kenya

Aamera Jiwaji • FebFebruary 11^th, 2021 • 5 min. read

Technology & Information

Young African women in STEM: Neema Mduma – machine learning

FebFebruary 10^th, 2021 • 4 min. read

Silhouette of engineer holding a mobile phone with telecommunication antenna and sunset background.

Technology & Information

Liberalisation looms for Ethiopian telecoms

Will McBain • FebFebruary 3^rd, 2021 • 8 min. read

Kenya slumps into first recession in two decades

Tom Collins • JanJanuary 28^th, 2021 • 3 min. read

A scientist checks cannabis plants in a greenhouse. The opportunities for producing legal cannabis in Africa are huge.

Trade & Investment

On a high: Growing cannabis in Uganda

Liam Taylor • JanJanuary 12^th, 2021 • 8 min. read

Left: Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni. Right: Ugandan musician turned politician Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine.

Technology & Information

Uganda orders social media shutdown ahead of election

David Thomas • JanJanuary 11^th, 2021 • 4 min. read