AfCFTA’s promise hinges on market access for Women-Owned businesses
Women and young entrepreneurs across Africa continue to face barriers to finance, technology and markets that could limit their ability to benefit from the...
COMESA’s $1 Trillion Market faces test as Small Businesses struggle with trade barriers
The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa is seeking to expand regional trade and attract investment across its 21 member states, but persistent...
EAC plans to cut airfares by reclassifying regional flights as domestic
An East African regional lawmaker is seeking parliamentary approval to introduce a bill that would classify qualifying flights between partner states as domestic services,...
Regional lawmakers flag unfinished Burundi Payment Systems Work as grant closes
Burundi had not completed several components of a regional project to integrate East African payment systems when its main grant closed in June, prompting...
World Bank Africa growth forecast rises to 4.3% amid job crisis
Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is expected to strengthen to 4.3% in 2026, but the expansion is still not generating enough jobs or reducing...
Burundi, Rwanda ministers clash anew over FDLR’s role in Congo conflict
Public spat between foreign ministers reopens debate over the armed group, the Washington peace accords, and Burundi's leadership of the African UnionA public exchange...
Burundi risks falling short of 2040 goal without lower business costs, EABC says
Burundi may struggle to reach its goal of becoming an emerging economy by 2040. It might fail if it does not lower the cost...
Ruto’s foreign trader crackdown tests East Africa’s Common Market
President William Ruto's order to shut down foreign-run small businesses in Kenya is raising questions about the future of the East African Community's Common...
UK’s Billy Stewart on Burundi Aid, Coffee Reform and Climate Plans
Billy Stewart is the Development Director at the British High Commission in Kigali and Gitega, where he leads the United Kingdom's development partnership and...
Burundi’s air departures are rising sharply. Where are the passengers going?
Air travel out of Burundi is rising at its fastest pace in years, and a widening gap in passenger traffic through Nairobi suggests a...


