By AgencyCAIRO – The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has extended a 10m US dollars financing facility to Azania Bank to expand access to finance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) operating across Tanzania’s export value chains. The facility, provided under Afreximbank’s Export SME Development Programme (ESDP), is intended to enable Azania Bank to offer eligible SMEs working capital and medium-term financing for […]
CAPTION: Journalists cover African Heads of State and business owners who attended the groundbreaking of the $16 billion Dangote East Africa Oil Refinery in Lamu, Kenya, Wednesday, September 30th, 2026. (Courtesy Photo). By Agency LAMU – East African leaders have joined Africa’s richest billionaire, Aliko Dangote for the groundbreaking of the $16 billion Dangote […]
CAPTION: Tanzania’s Minister of Finance, Amb. Khamis Mussa Omar, left, and Qatar’s Minister of Finance, Ali Bin Ahmed Al Kuwari, right, after signing the agreement in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday 29 September 2026. (Courtesy Photo). By AgencyDOHA, QATAR – Tanzania and Qatar signed a Double Taxation Agreement on 29 September 2026 to boost bilateral trade and […]
CAPTION: Confederation of African Football President Patrice Motsepe adress the media recently. (File Photo). By Our reporterNine months before the kick-off of AFCON 2027, uncertainty continues to surround the progress of preparations in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. According to an investigation by Le Monde, CAF may have sounded out several countries in anticipation of a possible replacement […]
CAPTION: President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, 4th left, pose for a photograph with Confederation of African Football delegation at State House Entebbe September 22nd, 2026. (PPU Photo). By Our reporterENTEBBE – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has assured the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Secretary General, Samson Adamu, of Uganda’s commitment to ensuring the country is adequately prepared […]
By Phabian MoukNAIROBI – Disclosed private investment deals in East Africa rose 10 percent to 66 in the seven months to July 2026, from 60 a year earlier. Kenya accounted for 43 of them. Uganda had 12.The count comes from I&M Burbidge Capital’s East Africa Financial Review for July 2026, as reported by the […]
NAIROBI _Tanzania and the United States have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening cooperation in key development sectors, including health, agriculture, energy, minerals, infrastructure, education and tourism. The commitment was made during talks between Deputy Minister for Finance Laurent Luswetula and US Deputy Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs Erin Browne on Friday in Nairobi, Kenya, […]
CAPTION: Ms Kairuki at the Korea-Africa Economic Cooperation (KOAFEC) Ministerial Conference in Seoul on Thursday, September 11th, 2026. (Courtesy Photo). By Our reporterSOUTH KOREA / SEOUL – Tanzania plans to establish artificial intelligence (AI) data centres as the country prepares for wider use of the technology across key sectors of the economy, the Minister for Communication and […]