07/31/2019

China debt issue overblown, says Afrexim chief

Kenya’s public debt as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) has increased to above 55 percent from 42 percent when President Uhuru Kenyatta took office in 2013.

07/28/2019

Uncertainty clouds Kenyan bank’s bond

It was on the strength of this plan that it successfully applied for an extension of the repayment period of the debt, which matured on July 22, for three months.

07/25/2019

Ghana, best investment destination in Africa — Dr Bawumia

Addressing the Canada-Ghana Economic Summit organised by the Canada-Africa Strategic Investment Group Inc. in Vancouver, Canada, last Monday, Dr Bawumia added that recent economic developments in Ghana also presented huge opportunities for diverse investm

07/25/2019

Social pensions and accountability in Uganda

In the first districts it was introduced, all older people above the age of 65 were eligible for the scheme, except in Karamoja where the age of eligibility was lowered to 60 years to reflect the lower life expectancy.

07/24/2019

How Africa’s technology drive is being hijacked

In one sense, the latest technology is having more of an impact in many African nations simply because development is overall behind the likes of the US, where many of these Silicon Valley innovations originate from.