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    Who Is Rostam Azizi, the Tanzanian Billionaire Set to Take Control of Nation Media Group?

    March 11, 2026March 11, 2026 0 Shares
    Tanzanian billionaire businessman Rostam Abdulrasul Azizi is set to become the new majority shareholder of Nation Media Group (NMG) after agreeing to acquire the controlling stake of 54.08% previously held...

    Aga Khan Fund Exits Troubled Nation Media Group After 66 Years, Sells Controlling Stake to Tanzanian Billionaire

    March 10, 2026March 11, 2026 0 Shares
    The Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED) has announced the sale of its controlling stake in Nation Media Group (NMG), bringing to a close a 66-year partnership that helped...

    Kenya, Ethiopia and Tanzania Set to Deliver Africa’s Next Wave of Hotel Supply as Global Brands Expand Across East Africa

    March 10, 2026March 10, 2026 0 Shares
    Eastern Africa is emerging as the continent’s most dynamic hotel development market, with Kenya, Ethiopia and Tanzania set to deliver the next wave of new hospitality supply as global brands...

    Modernising General Insurance: SanlamAllianz CEO Ruth Namuli on Building Uganda’s Insurance Powerhouse with Trust, Innovation, and Scale

    March 10, 2026March 10, 2026 0 Shares
    SanlamAllianz Uganda CEO Ruth Namuli discusses the merger, digital innovation, claims reform, micro-insurance, and the future of general insurance in Uganda.
     Ruth Namuli, Chief Executive Officer of SanlamAllianz General Insurance Uganda, leads the Ugandan arm of Africa’s largest non-banking financial services company.  With over 18 years of experience in the insurance...

    Vivo Puts Two Downtown Kampala Shell Stations up for Sale Amid Congestion Concerns

    March 9, 2026March 9, 2026 0 Shares
    Shell Clock Tower service station on Entebbe Road, one of Vivo Energy’s long-standing fuel outlets in Kampala’s central business district, is among two downtown Shell stations the company has put up for sale.
     Vivo Energy has put two of its prime downtown Kampala Shell service stations up for sale. The stations will be sold on a “where is, as is” basis, which signals...

    CEO Ali Monzer Drives MTN Rwanda from Loss to Profit in Nine Months

    Paul MurungiThe Big StoryNovember 6, 2025November 6, 2025

    After a turbulent 2024 that saw MTN Rwanda plunge into a full-year loss, the company has staged a powerful turnaround under its new Chief Executive Officer, Ali Monzer. The former…

    KPMG 2025 CEO Outlook: Africa’s CEOs Bet on AI, Talent, and Sustainability to Power Next Growth Wave 

    Muhereza KyamuteteraNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryNovember 6, 2025November 6, 2025

    Despite global economic uncertainty and geopolitical tensions, African CEOs are optimistic about their own organisations’ growth prospects. This is according to the KPMG 2025 Africa CEO Outlook Survey, which captures…

    Jack Ngare, Google Cloud’s Technical Director in Nairobi, champions Africa as a cradle of innovation, where resilience, ingenuity, and constraint-driven creativity produce solutions that shape global technology and redefine progress.

    Africa Isn’t a Testing Ground – it’s a Teacher: Jack Ngare on How Data and Technology Have Become Global Breakthroughs

    Jeff WintersThe Big StoryNovember 5, 2025November 5, 2025

    Jack Ngare, Technical Director in Google Cloud’s Office of the CTO in Nairobi, believes Africa’s innovations are not side projects for global companies but lessons that shape how the world…

    From Demography to Digital Power: Rethinking East Africa’s Path to Inclusive Growth

    Kisakye ImaniThe Big StoryNovember 5, 2025November 5, 2025

    Technology is reshaping East Africa’s economy and society. Ambassador Philip Thigo, Special Envoy on Technology for the Republic of Kenya, shares with CEO Magazine how the region can harness its…

    Court orders businessman Karim Hirji’s Imperial Royale Hotel to Refund UGX 5.05 billion and pay UGX 800 million in damages for breach of CHOGM contract

    Paul MurungiLegal & JusticeThe Big StoryNovember 5, 2025November 5, 2025

    The Court of Appeal has upheld a High Court decision ordering Imperial Royale Hotel, one of Kampala’s flagship luxury hotels, to refund government $1.46 million (about UGX 5.05 billion) and…

    Giles Aijukwe is redefining banking through purpose-driven leadership, proving that inclusion and profit can coexist, and that finance, when guided by empathy and vision, empowers lives across Uganda.

    Beyond Profit: Giles Aijukwe – the Letshego Uganda CEO Who Believes in Purpose First

    CEO East Africa MagazineBanking & Financial ServicesThe Big StoryNovember 5, 2025November 11, 2025

    As the CEO of Letshego Uganda, Giles Aijukwe stands at the intersection of ambition and accountability, tasked with delivering financial growth in a sector still playing catch-up on inclusion. In…

    Stanbic Bank Uganda, Standard Bank Group, Stanbic Bank Kenya, Standard Bank East Africa, Stanbic Bank Tanzania, Joshua Oigara, Patrick Mweheire, Mumba Kalifungwa, Standard Bank investments, Stanbic Business Summit, Standard Bank regional growth, Stanbic cross-border banking, Standard Bank Africa strategy, Stanbic Bank leadership, Standard Bank integration

    WE HAVE THE APPETITE, THE PLAN, THE PEOPLE AND THE CAPITAL: Inside Standard Bank East Africa’s Big Push to Become the Region’s Leading Bank

    Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryNovember 4, 2025November 21, 2025

    It began over dinner at Nairobi’s exclusive Muthaiga Club, an establishment where East Africa’s captains of industry often mix business with leisure. As Patrick Mweheire, then Regional Chief Executive of…

    Rwanda readies green exchange window to boost market depth

    Paul MurungiBanking & Financial ServicesEast AfricaThe Big StoryNovember 4, 2025November 4, 2025

    Rwanda is preparing to launch a Green Exchange Window (GEW) later this month, a dedicated platform for trading sustainable investment instruments aimed at expanding the country’s capital markets and attracting…

    From Three Transactions to a Banking Stake: How PesaPal’s 16-Year Grind Earned KCB’s Fintech Bet

    Paul MurungiThe Big StoryNovember 4, 2025November 4, 2025

    Kenya’s largest lender, KCB Group Plc, has taken a calculated leap into the fintech frontier with the acquisition of a minority stake in PesaPal Limited, a leading regional payments company…

    From consul to controversy, former Eswatini Honorary Consul Quillino Bamwine faces a CID probe over alleged UGX 372M land fraud, marking a dramatic fall from diplomacy to dispute. His case exposes the risky crossroads between influence, real estate, and accountability in Uganda’s power corridors.

    Under Police Probe: The Land Deals That Caused Former Eswatini Honorary Consul Quillino Bamwine Problems

    CEO East Africa MagazineThe Big StoryNovember 3, 2025November 3, 2025

    The Police Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) is investigating Quillino Bamwine, who previously served as the Honorary Consul of the Kingdom of Eswatini to Uganda, for allegedly obtaining UGX 372 million…

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