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Uganda's Urban Vendor Crackdown Signals Broader

🇺🇬 Uganda's Urban Vendor Crackdown Signals Broader

Uganda trade -0.95 · 16/03/2026

Across Uganda's major urban centres, a coordinated wave of street vendor evictions is reshaping informal retail operations. In recent weeks, authoriti...

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Uganda's Informal Economy Under Pressure: Street Vendors

🇺🇬 Uganda's Informal Economy Under Pressure: Street Vendors

Uganda trade -0.65 · 16/03/2026

Uganda's informal sector is experiencing unprecedented operational disruption as authorities simultaneously intensify enforcement actions across multi...

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Hafsa Farah: From IT graduate to Mandera town’s only

🇰🇪 Hafsa Farah: From IT graduate to Mandera town’s only

Kenya trade +0.65 · 16/03/2026

At 23 years old, Hafsa Farah represents a quiet but significant shift in East Africa's informal economy. As Mandera town's sole female taxi driver ope...

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Eid ul-Fitr preparations in full swing as Ramadhan nears

🇰🇪 Eid ul-Fitr preparations in full swing as Ramadhan nears

Kenya trade +0.60 · 16/03/2026

East Africa is experiencing a convergence of seasonal economic dynamics and emerging social trends that merit closer attention from European investors...

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Customs Authority introduces use of specialized security

🇱🇾 Customs Authority introduces use of specialized security

Libya trade +0.60 · 16/03/2026

Libya's Customs Authority has taken a notable step toward institutional modernization by implementing specialized security paper for official letters ...

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South Africa: Africa: Trump Watch

🇿🇦 South Africa: Africa: Trump Watch

South Africa trade -0.65 · 16/03/2026

The incoming Trump administration has initiated a sweeping trade investigation targeting South Africa alongside 59 other nations, signalling a dramati...

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UK, allies working on ‘viable’ plan for Hormuz but no NATO

🇳🇬 UK, allies working on ‘viable’ plan for Hormuz but no NATO

Nigeria trade -0.30 · 16/03/2026

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's recent statement that Britain is coordinating with allied nations on reopening the Strait of Hormuz—while explicitly ...

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Fire razes 20 stalls at Maasai Market in Iringa

🇹🇿 Fire razes 20 stalls at Maasai Market in Iringa

Tanzania trade -0.75 · 16/03/2026

A devastating fire at Iringa's Maasai Market, which consumed at least 20 commercial stalls, has reignited concerns about the fragility of East Africa'...

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BFT: Amateur boxers ready for Commonwealth Games

🇹🇿 BFT: Amateur boxers ready for Commonwealth Games

Tanzania trade +0.30 · 16/03/2026

Tanzania is positioning itself as a competitive force in Commonwealth Games boxing, with the Boxing Federation of Tanzania (BFT) publicly confirming t...

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Trump demands others help secure Strait of Hormuz

🇹🇿 Trump demands others help secure Strait of Hormuz

Tanzania trade -0.55 · 16/03/2026

The Trump administration's appeal for international naval assistance to secure the Strait of Hormuz has encountered significant diplomatic resistance,...

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White House plans to announce coalition to escort ships

🇰🇪 White House plans to announce coalition to escort ships

Kenya trade -0.30 · 16/03/2026

The White House is preparing to announce a multinational maritime coalition designed to protect commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, ac...

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The 7th Libya International Food Exhibition will take pla

🇱🇾 The 7th Libya International Food Exhibition will take pla

Libya trade +0.60 · 16/03/2026

Libya's agricultural and food processing sector is preparing for a significant showcase of market opportunity as the 7th Libya International Food Exhi...

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Kabil, Croatian amb. confer on economic cooperation

🇪🇬 Kabil, Croatian amb. confer on economic cooperation

Egypt trade +0.60 · 03/02/2018

Egypt's Ministry of Trade and Industry has intensified bilateral economic discussions with Croatia, signaling a strategic shift in how smaller Europea...

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WINNING MOMENTUM: Blitzboks complete first step to overall

🇿🇦 WINNING MOMENTUM: Blitzboks complete first step to overall

South Africa trade +0.60 · 16/03/2026

South Africa has secured the overall HSBC SVNS Series title following a commanding performance at the New York leg, where the Blitzboks defeated Fiji ...

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Digital license plate shortage delays Uganda vehicle sales

🇺🇬 Digital license plate shortage delays Uganda vehicle sales

Uganda trade -0.70 · 16/03/2026

Uganda's transition to a digitalized vehicle registration system has encountered significant operational friction, with widespread shortages of digita...

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Man Utd strengthen top-four bid, Liverpool held by Spurs

🇺🇬 Man Utd strengthen top-four bid, Liverpool held by Spurs

Uganda trade 0.00 · 16/03/2026

The English Premier League continues to demonstrate why it remains the world's most commercially valuable football competition, with Manchester United...

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Lekki Phase I tops Lagos shortlet revenue with N93.78bn i

🇳🇬 Lekki Phase I tops Lagos shortlet revenue with N93.78bn i

Nigeria trade +0.75 · 16/03/2026

Lagos's short-term rental market is experiencing a dramatic transformation, with Lekki Phase I cementing its position as the continent's most lucrativ...

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Fire breaks out at Toi Market in Kibra, Nairobi

🇰🇪 Fire breaks out at Toi Market in Kibra, Nairobi

Kenya trade -0.80 · 16/03/2026

A significant fire outbreak at Toi Market in Kibra, one of Nairobi's largest informal trading hubs, has reignited concerns about infrastructure defici...

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NNL Super 4 to hold in Ikenne

🇳🇬 NNL Super 4 to hold in Ikenne

Nigeria trade +0.65 · 16/03/2026

Nigeria's National Basketball League (NNL) is making strategic infrastructure and operational moves that underscore the growing professionalization of...

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Chinese mainland visitor arrivals to Singapore up 61pc pct

🇰🇪 Chinese mainland visitor arrivals to Singapore up 61pc pct

Kenya trade +0.70 · 16/03/2026

Singapore's tourism landscape experienced a notable shift in February, with Chinese mainland arrivals surging 61 percent year-on-year, cementing the c...

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