Uganda’s decision to contract Citibank to mobilise funding for its Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) marks a significant turning point for a project that has faced years of delays, largely due…
Airtel Africa and SpaceX have announced the successful testing of data and messaging services using Starlink Mobile in Kenya, marking a significant step towards expanding satellite-to-mobile connectivity across Airtel Africa’s…
As agent banking accelerates across Africa, moving trillions of shillings annually and expanding deep into trading centres, border towns, and island communities, the real challenge is no longer access. It…
Across Africa, the banking hall is no longer the epicentre of financial services. It is the agent kiosk in a trading centre in Arua. The POS terminal inside a hardware…
Afreximbank has extended $50 million in debt financing to African electric mobility company Spiro, as the firm scales up its clean transport infrastructure across the continent. The transaction, first reported…
South African capital, long dominant in Southern Africa and deeply embedded across the continent, is now moving decisively north-east. Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Rwanda are no longer peripheral growth outposts….
When Juliana Kagwa assumed office as Chief Executive Officer of Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) in June 2025, she stepped into one of the most demanding leadership roles, one defined by…
Uganda has moved up to third position in Africa’s financial markets rankings, overtaking Nigeria and consolidating its position as the leading financial market in East Africa. According to the Absa…
Asahi Group Holdings, the Japanese brewing and beverages giant, has picked Absa Bank Kenya PLC, ENS Africa, A&O Shearman and Nomura Holdings to advise on its USD 2.3 billion acquisition…
Let’s start off with why Absa Group is involved in this B20 summit. When we decided to participate in B20, it was largely because we’re a pan-African bank, and this…
