{Former President Mwai Kibaki, who ended President Daniel Moi's 24-year rule, has died at the age of 90, State House announced on Friday.}

{Rwanda’s central bank says it is processing a licence application by Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA) to enter the country by March.} Rwanda’s central bank governor John Rwangombwa was quoted in a Rwandan publication saying the National Bank of Rwanda is in the final stages of licensing the Kenyan headquartered CBA to operate in the […]

{There is something therapeutic and pleasant about visiting Kigali. It is the sheer orderliness, cleanliness and a strong feeling of safety and security that welcomes a visitor to the city.} There is an apparent commitment by the Rwandese to do things correctly by willingly following their own policies, laws and rules. In Rwanda, there is […]

{Kenya is seeking fresh negotiations with Rwandan and Ugandan traders as the government seeks to cut the compensation bill arising from the post-election violence that rocked the country eight years ago.} The traders, through regional lobby East African Business Council (EABC), had earlier settled for Sh4.75 billion ($47.5 million) after the Kibaki administration convinced them […]

{Rwanda has joined Sudan in requiring Kenyan banks to inject additional billions into the subsidiaries after the regulator National Bank of Rwanda (NBR) issued new minimum capital requirements.} New guidelines by Rwanda’s financial watchdog have given the banks a year to raise capital buffers by up to 2.5 per cent of their deposits to improve […]