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The announcement of an upcoming KES10bn (US$123.4mn) bond issue by Kenyan mortgage company Housing Finance Ltd (HF) will help to facilitate home buying and housing construction in Kenya... 2010-09-08

The ruling party in semi-autonomous South Sudan, Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM), has agreed to compromise on its insistence on having a southerner in the role of secretary... 2010-08-25

Voters on semi-autonomous Zanzibar endorsed a proposal to amend the archipelago's constitution which will allow rival parties to form a coalition government. The outcome bodes well... 2010-08-25

The Central Bank of Kenya cut interest rates by 75 basis points to 6.0% in an attempt to persuade private banks to reduce their lending rates, which stood at 14.6% in June 2010. Although... 2010-08-24

Uganda's opposition parties are showing tentative signs of unity ahead of 2011 elections, having selected four candidates to vie for the head of their coalition. The chosen candidate... 2010-08-24

In spite of some positive developments on the economic front, perceptions of the DRC's business environment are in sharp decline. Although it is too early to tell the extent of the... 2010-08-19

According to Uganda's Electoral Commission secretary, Sam Rwakoojo, there is UGX53bn (US$23.4mn) that will prevent his organisation from conducting elections planned for 2011. Although... 2010-07-23

Kenya failed to meet its fiscal revenue targets in fiscal year 2009/2010 by KES10.8bn (US$132.2mn), or 2.0%. Despite this shortfall, the overall revenue collected in 2009/2010 represented... 2010-07-22

Troops from the Democratic Republic of Congo have been fighting Ugandan rebels in the eastern part of the country, causing around 25 deaths and the flight of thousands of civilians,... 2010-07-21

Power shortages in Kenya cost the country's firms on average 6.4% each year in lost sales revenue, according to the World Bank. The World Bank recently approved a US$300mn loan for... 2010-06-25