East Africa

  • May 7, 2014
  • 7 min read

East Africa banking growth faces integration limits

Kenyan financial institutions are leading efforts to expand banking across the regional East...

East Africa
  • Apr 21, 2014
  • 6 min read

East Africa telecoms sector eyes data-service growth

East Africa, like much of sub-Saharan Africa, has experienced a decade of growth in the mobile...

East Africa
  • Apr 14, 2014
  • 6 min read

Private equity eyes consumer industries in East Africa

Private equity (PE) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) appears to have recovered from its 2012 slump,...

East Africa
  • Apr 11, 2014
  • 2 min read

East Africa's funds need to target transparency

Kenya's acting central bank governor said yesterday that the country's plans were progressing for...

East Africa
  • Feb 25, 2014
  • 7 min read

Security pact feeds East African integration frictions

On February 20, the presidents of Uganda, Rwanda and Kenya signed a mutual defence pact at a...

East Africa
  • Feb 11, 2014
  • 6 min read

East Africa oil export system faces major barriers

Following two new oil discoveries in January, Tullow estimates the overall potential of northern...

East Africa
  • Jan 15, 2014
  • 7 min read

Ethiopia holds greatest hope for East Africa energy

Construction of the Ethiopia-Kenya Electricity Highway -- a 1,068 kilometre cross-border...

East Africa
  • Dec 23, 2013
  • 7 min read

Ethiopian dam may aggravate local border violence

Ethiopia's Gibe III dam in the Omo basin is expected to be complete by late-2014. The dam is...

East Africa