Last year, African Originals secured $2m in funding to support its ambitions to expand the business in Kenya and beyond Nairobi, Kenya | AGENCIES | When Alexandra Chappate, CEO and founder of Kenya-based craft beverage producer African Originals, started working in Africa’s drinks industry in 2015, she was struck by the huge unmet demand for…
Tanzania is strategically positioned to become East Africa’s leading logistics hub, leveraging its upgraded ports and transport infrastructure, which complement its geographic advantage in connecting the region to global markets. The country’s location on the Indian Ocean allows it to serve landlinked neighbours such as Zambia, Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)….
The TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) PAMOJA 2024 has been as much a story of fans as it has been of football. While stadiums across Nairobi, Dar es Salaam and Kampala have filled to capacity, fan zones set up across East Africa have emerged as a vibrant symbol of the region’s rekindled love for domestic…
Hurricane Erin began moving away from the North Carolina coast on Thursday, turning northeastward after bringing tropical storm conditions to the state’s Outer Banks, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said as it cautioned people not to swim at most U.S. East Coast beaches due to “life-threatening surf and rip currents.” Erin isn’t expected to make…
For years, East African national teams and clubs have struggled to make a mark on the continental stage. Only a handful of clubs have managed to reach the group stages of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League or the TotalEnergies Confederation Cup, while national teams have rarely made deep runs at the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of…
Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News Watch: Parts of US brace for huge waves, flooding as Hurricane Erin churns off East Coast Beach-goers from Florida to New England have been warned to beware of rip currents as Hurricane Erin churns off the US East Coast. While the storm is not expected to make landfall, forecasters have warned…
For the first time in a CAF competition, three co-hosts — Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda — have all advanced to the quarter-finals, sending a powerful message of unity and ambition across East Africa. The co-hosts of the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2024 – have each secured quarter-final berths, a collective achievement that has gripped…
The East African Community (EAC) has made notable progress in easing the movement of people across borders, placing it alongside West Africa’s ECOWAS as a continental leader. Yet, according to Alan Hirsch, Senior Research Fellow at the New South Institute and Emeritus Professor at the University of Cape Town, “there is still a long way…
F6 Group has launched F6 Ventures, a new seed-stage investment firm managing over $90 million in assets across six funds The new VC arm sits alongside Flat6Labs, the well-established startup accelerator, as part of F6 Group’s integrated strategy to support founders and ecosystems The firm is backed by a leadership team with extensive experience in…
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty discussed in a phone call on Thursday 7/8/2025 with Kenya’s Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs, Musalia Mudavadi, recent regional developments in East Africa. According to the Egyptian Foreign Ministry, the two ministers affirmed their commitment to ongoing coordination in regional and international fora to…
