Kenya

Lawmakers have refused to do away with interest rate caps that are widely seen as constraining private sector credit

A new contractual dispute has pushed back Uganda's timeline to start oil production to an indeterminate later date

The high cost of MPs salaries and allowances is back in the spotlight as the president rejects a new bill

President Uhuru Kenyatta's signature development plan is foundering in the face of political and economic realities

Concerns over ‘fake news’ persist, but the use of WhatsApp could also help level the political playing field

The government remains determined to transform Kenya through infrastructure expansion, but faces a major debt challenge

Kenya’s finance minister has been arrested, the most senior figure targeted amid a much-vaunted anti-corruption drive

Domestic political tensions dominate the picture, as regional states struggle with longstanding reform challenges