Kenya's StanChart bank rights issue oversubscribed Standard Chartered Bank’s $31 million (Sh2.5billion) rights issue has been oversubscribed by a massive rate of 161 percent.
China in Africa: The lies, the half-truths and facts At the global roundtable on African affairs and international diplomacy, the debate continues on China’s role in Africa’s development.
Why Coca Cola is planning to invest $12bn in Africa by 2020 Having weathered the global financial crisis storm, the firm’s president for East and Central Africa outlines its plans for the future to THE EASTAFRICAN
Interpol closes in on car theft and drug trafficking in East Africa An extensive Interpol operation is under way to cut off international motor vehicle theft and drug trade that finds its way into East African countries from Asia and Europe.
Looking unto the East: Thieving politicians should not go scot-free It would be a truism to state that all political systems have corrupt individuals and institutions.
African leaders face off in a political beauty contest The World Bank’s Africa Development Indicators does not make news, partly because you really have to look for it on the Bank’s site.
Biofuels don't threaten food security - study Production of biofuels does not necessarily constitute a threat to food security, a new study has concluded.
Urban poor no better off after reforms The rich, civil servants and the politicians stand to benefit most from reforms that are geared towards improving life in cities in developing countries.
The long march of Museveni, the war president Over nearly half a century during which he has been a ‘freedom fighter,’ ‘bandit,’ ‘snake,’ and eventually president, Museveni has never shied away from an invitation to arms.
15pc of national budgets to go to health African leaders attending the African Union (AU) Summit in Kampala last week reaffirmed their commitment to the health of women and children.
