Kifaru Exim SEZ Debuts at Tatu City, Unlocking Export Opportunities for SMEs
Kenya’s export ambitions have received a boost with the launch of Kifaru Exim SEZ Ltd at Tatu City, a facility designed to equip Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) with the infrastructure and incentives needed [...]
Kenya Courts California Investors, Set to Host UC Davis-Backed Transport Research Hub
Kenya is set to host a new Africa Center of Excellence in Sustainable Transport, headquartered in Nairobi and supported by the University of California, Davis. Kenya is using the partnership [...]End of an Era as DT Dobie Goes into Liquidation
CFAO Mobility Kenya has appointed an official liquidator for DT Dobie, kickstarting the process of formally winding up the iconic car dealer brand more than two years after it transferred [...]EAC-ECOWAS Trade Doubles as Region Records Trade Surplus in Q1 2025
The share of East African Community (EAC) trade with the West African-bloc ECOWAS nearly doubled in the first quarter of 2025, rising from 0.7% to 1.3% in the period, highlighting expanding commercial ties and increasing momentum in [...]From Aid to Trade: Charting Africa's Self-Reliant Future
The recent decision by the United States to freeze foreign aid programs across Africa has sent shockwaves through the continent. In this opinion piece backed by decades of facilitating trade [...]Kenya, Iran to Resolve Tea Export Ban in 60 Days After Quality Scandal
Kenya and Iran have set a 60-day deadline to settle a tea export row, aiming to reopen one of Kenya’s key markets and revive earnings for farmers and exporters hit [...]
Tanzania’s Trader Ban Triggers Regional Tensions as EAC Presses for Policy Reversal
The East African Community (EAC) is facing renewed internal tensions following Tanzania’s decision to bar foreign nationals from participating in several business sectors, a move regional leaders warn could undermine [...]Strengthening Africa-Caribbean Trade and Investment in an Era of Global Trade Disruption
In an era marked by global economic uncertainty, geopolitical tensions and fragmented supply chains, Africa and the Caribbean are at a critical juncture. Most Caribbean countries now face a blanket [...]
Port of Mombasa Posts 8.1% Rise in Cargo Volumes in First Six Months of 2025
The Port of Mombasa has posted robust growth in cargo and container volumes in the first half of 2025, defying global shipping headwinds to maintain its upward trajectory. “We are [...]Africa’s Quiet Resilience in a Fragmented Global Economy
Amid escalating geopolitical tensions and a slowing global economy, Africa is quietly emerging as an unlikely standout in global trade, particularly through stronger-than-expected export growth in the first quarter of [...]Kenya’s Export Competitiveness Falls by 40% Over Two Decades as Economic Transformation Stalls
Once vaunted as East Africa’s export nerve center, Kenya now lags behind a growing cadre of nimbler African economies such as Mozambique, Rwanda, Senegal, and Cameroon in global export competitiveness. [...]StanChart, British Investor Launch US$100Mn Trade Finance Facility for Kenyan, Tanzanian Firms
The Standard Chartered Bank and British International Investment (BII), a UK development finance institution, have signed a US$100 million trade finance agreement aimed at expanding access to capital for businesses [...]
