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Dar es Salaam. CRDB Bank is seeking to strengthen financial and investment linkages between East Africa and the Middle East as it prepares to officially launch its Dubai Representative Office later this month.
CRDB Group chief executive officer and …
CRDB set for official Dubai office launch

… on Digital Trade alongside Kenya and South Africa by … market, with Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda and South Africa identified … launched a dedicated Exports Air Cargo Corridor to East and … United Nations Development Programme. Cargo rates on this corridor are …
FG takes stock of Nigeria’s AfCFTA performance, affirms progress

… -class airport at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA).
KAA … projected growth in passenger and cargo traffic.
“In 2025, … class airport at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to anchor … and international conferences, supporting Kenya’s ambition to become …
KAA: Modern JKIA airport critical as passengers exceed capacity

After three post-pandemic years of an upcycle, it was a mixed bag for the realty sector in 2025, with sales volumes in the residential real estate moderating across top cities, and commercial real estate and institutional investments emerging as standout …
What’s in store for realty sector in 2026? A mixed bag

The war in Sudan is not simply “between two generals, but between two wings of a comprador parasitic capitalist class,” fighting each other against the backdrop of a regional and global contest over Sudan’s land, resources, and geostrategic location on the …
Pavan Kulkarni – The War in Sudan Is ‘Between Two Wings of a Comprador Parasitic Capitalist Class’

… Tanzania as a regional logistics hub. Flagship projects include … revitalise regional trade, reduce logistics costs and strengthen Tanzania … span energy, cement, logistics and manufacturing across East and … million clinker plant in Kenya and a 1,300MW …
Players shaping Tanzania’s economic trajectory in 2026

… world’s most critical shipping lanes, handling roughly 10% … have previously threatened Israeli shipping. For Somaliland, Israeli … call for Ethiopia and Kenya to follow Israel’s … incentives to formalize relations. Kenya, battling spillover instability from …
Israel Recognizes Somaliland: A Strategic Move for Africa’s Future

… standardisation, the report cited the shipping container as a powerful illustration … kilogram weighs the same in Kenya as in Canada. Countries that …
World Bank tasks developing countries on trade expansion, rules

President of Ethiopian Aviation University, Laeke Tadesse, in this interview, speaks about one of Africa’s most accredited aviation institutions, and the need to train more technical personnel to match global demand for manpower development. Chinedu Eze …
Tadesse: Aviation Training Will Boost Manpower Development 

The International Crisis Group has predicted that 2026 is not likely to be less bloody than the year that preceded it, according to a Conflicts to Watch report released on Wednesday.
Critical hotspots in the Middle East region including Israel-Palestine, …
From Sudan to Yemen and Gaza, Middle East wars top the list of conflicts to watch in 2026, report says