Kenya’s diaspora remittance inflows reached a historic $5.084 billion in the 2024/25 financial year, surpassing the $5 billion mark for the first time, according to the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK). While growth has moderated to 12.1%, this milestone highlights the country’s ongoing reliance on diaspora capital as a stabilizing force for its economy. Beyond […]
Rwanda’s agricultural productivity could face growing pressure after new data showed that fewer than four in ten farmers used improved seeds in 2025, raising concerns about crop yields, food security, and the country’s long-term agricultural goals. According to the Seasonal Agricultural Survey – Annual Report 2025 by the National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR), […]
Kenya’s position as Africa’s top startup investment destination in 2025 marks a clear shift from earlier years, when Nigeria consistently led the continent in startup funding. The leadership has now firmly shifted to Kenya. In 2025, Kenya attracted nearly $1 billion (Sh126 billion) in startup funding — about 30 percent of all capital invested in […]
China and the African Union (AU) have reaffirmed their strategic partnership, highlighting East Africa as a key region for peace, development, and trade integration during the 9th China–AU Strategic Dialogue in Addis Ababa. The talks, attended by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and AU Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, coincided with the launch of the […]
Rwanda’s agricultural export sector is closing the year on a strong note after generating USD 13.76 million from the export of 9,538 metric tons of agricultural products between December 15 and 19, 2025, according to data released by the National Agricultural Export Development Board (NAEB). The earnings were driven mainly by Rwanda’s traditional export commodities, […]
A Made-in-Uganda electric bus, the Kayoola E-Coach, has completed a 7,125-kilometre journey from Kampala to Cape Town, demonstrating the continent’s growing capabilities in clean transport and regional trade. The trip highlighted the bus’s efficiency, consuming just 0.83 kWh per kilometre, and prevented an estimated 3,240 kg of carbon dioxide emissions. The journey also showcased the […]
The Ministry of Infrastructure has confirmed that Rwanda’s new Centre of Excellence for Aviation Skills (CEAS) will begin operations in 2028, coinciding with the completion of the new Bugesera International Airport, currently under construction. The CEAS, developed by Akagera Aviation, aims to train the next generation of pilots and aviation professionals, offering programs in piloting, […]
Rwanda’s imports from Kenya have plummeted by over 80 percent in the past year, signaling one of the most significant changes in the country’s regional trade patterns, Kigali, December 2025 The National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR) reported in its Formal External Trade in Goods – October 2025 report that imports from Kenya fell […]
Africa’s premier entrepreneurial pitch competition, Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH), is set to return to Kigali from December 12 to 13 at the Kigali Convention Center with a $1.5 million grant prize pool, bringing hundreds of entrepreneurs, investors and ecosystem leaders to the Rwandan capital for a two-day summit and grand finale. The ABH initiative, founded […]