Kenyan Banks Push MSME Lending to KSh424.7 Billion as Credit Costs Fall

Kenya’s banking sector is stepping up financing for small businesses, with new MSME loans rising 30% in the first nine…

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[VIDEO] Kenya’s Drought Deepens Milk Shortage as Farmers and Consumers Feel the Heat

Rising animal feed costs and deteriorating pasture are squeezing dairy production, threatening supplies and pushing up the cost of a…

Kenya Pledges Half Its Fuel Levy to Repay $2.3 Billion in Road Financing

Kenya has committed 12 shillings ($0.09) of the 25-shilling Road Maintenance Levy on every litre of fuel to investors. The…

Rwanda’s $452 Coffee Lot Tops Africa’s October Price Board as Ivorian Growers Get the Least

A single prize-winning batch of Rwandan specialty coffee sold for $452 a kilo, showing the gulf between specialty and mainstream…

Uganda’s Gold Exports Up 69% as Earnings Hit $1.5 Billion

Uganda’s export growth is gathering pace, with gold shipments driving a sharp increase in foreign exchange earnings as the country…

Tanzania’s CRDB Bank Secures $111 Million for SME Lending, Affordable Housing

CRDB also renewed its partnership with the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), covering trade finance, capital markets, structured financing and digital…

Rwanda Secures $18 Million for Cold Storage, Cut Food Losses

For Rwanda, the $18 million facility represents more than an expansion of warehouse capacity, an investment in preserving food, improving…